Do speaker cables need a burn in period?

I'll be dammed! That certainly explains my experience using speaker cables and IC's. Took a long time to figure out why they sounded bright/edgy 'today' and perfectly fine 'tomorrow'. Unlike electronics though, I did not experience a reversal in the wires when the equipment was off for a few days. So much for A/B testimonials!

Discrete components like Resistors, Capacitors and Semiconductors definitely need burn in. And Burn-in in the electronics industry is done to isolate and identify failures, as most defective components will fail within the first 24 hours. However Copper does not! Copper is a natural element, and it’s physical and electronic characteristics don’t change, simply because you pass current through it. All speaker cables do is move electrons from one atom to another when there is a difference of potential (voltage) applied. There is NOTHING to burn in, PERIOD! BTW, I have an education in Electronics and 40 years in the Audio Industry. This false theory is nothing more than Marketing Mumbo Jumbo created by Dishonorable people to sell crap  (Overkill Speaker Cables) to unsuspecting, uneducated victims!

This false theory is nothing more than Marketing Mumbo Jumbo created by Dishonorable people to sell crap (Overkill Speaker Cables) to unsuspecting, uneducated victims!

I don’t understand how cable burn in helps sell cables? If I were a cable manufacturer, if it weren’t for cable burn in, people wouldn’t buy my cables?I would think people buy cables for the sound quality. I don’t think they care about burn in. In fact, it’s better if the cables do not need burn in because they can enjoy the cables right away, instead having to wait for 300hrs.

I hate to judge before all the facts are in but it appears the bobbyd38 dude hasn’t been paying very close attention to how this thread has developed. Hint: we’re off the copper thinggie. We’re onto the dielectric thinggie now.