Do speaker cables need a burn in period?


I have heard some say that speaker cables do need a 'burn in', and some say that its totally BS.
What say you?


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Terminology like drastically improves or radically improves or transforms performance are what is known as puffing. There is no prohibition against puffing. Just so that you know. Besides, it’s not like burning in cables is a product or anything.  Give me a break! The term drastic improvement, even if someone at Nordost said it, perhaps some English major, who knows, hardly justifies a long philosophical diatribe. Ironically, IIRC Nordost is not (rpt not) on board the directionality train, maybe they had an epiphany recently, so skeptics take note. OK, let the inquisition continue.

Besides, it’s not like burning in cables is a product or anything give me a break!



LOL. The very link you are referring to as "puffing" is promoting just such a product:

"However, the best solution is to treat your cables using a designated cable burn-in device such as Nordost’s Vidar.:


Geoff, do you ever just slow down to test your claims with reality?
I noticed the post you removed was rather rashly inaccurate as well.
(Uh...it was Nordost’s "blog" on Nordost’s official site, promoting a Nordost product) ;-)

Also, there is no dilemma posed by comments or claims by high end manufacturers. That’s what you skeptical philosophical guys call a Strawman argument. Please give us a break.
Uh, that’s why I removed it, Professor. Duh! Maybe you need some more coffee.
@prof

" Do we just accept that any hypothesis can be floated, and then decided by appeal to subjective impressions? "
Uhhhh, no.

But throwing around claims gleaned from the application of half-baked and mis-applied protocols isn't the answer either.
Though do agree with you that some crystal clear clarity would be awfully nice.