Do speaker cables need a burn in period?

blueranger,

"It could be better called by some scientific name years from now."

No need to wait for years. You already gave one suggestion.

Sometimes, it is better to call things the way they are and not what seems mysterious. Many things on these threads are just like "burn-in". Even if it exists, it is wrong. Nothing is burning, especially not anyone's ears. If someone would constantly call you a greenranger, you would, at some point, say "what is wrong with you".

Whatever way you can lead the new naming is fine, as long as it is a logical one.

It is, kind of, funny to read about "things that haven't been discovered yet". For now, they are just a fantasy. Once they get discovered, they become a "thing". I do not doubt that someone may, one day, explain many things we are arguing about here. Including "burn-in" of the speaker cables. The tricky truth for half of the participants is that someone may disprove it, too. For now, it is "it will be discovered" as an indisputable truth. Many things in science have been finally discovered, but many have been discovered to be hoaxes, so to say. I hope to live to see the unraveling of the "burn-in" enigma.

Maybe glubson should call NASA or AES or MIT and see if they’d be interested in getting involved in researching cable burn in. In fact I nominate glubson to be the official cable burn in coordinator. Be sure and report back when you have the answer. 👨‍🚀 And while you’re at it see if they can get to the bottom of fuse directionality, why cryogenics improves the sound, and why premium fuses improve the sound. We’re all dying to know.

I am not sure glubson is interested in the truth.