... what is Settling Time in cables and interconnects...

22 hrs8min12 seconds settling time.Enjoy!!

How much time do you have.? We haven’t even talked about vibration and static electrical charges and their effects on cables. It all depends on where you get off the whole cable thing as to how much effort and cost you’re willing to commit to the cable project. Then we come to the Tweaks. The creams, the sprays, the cable wraps, the suspensions, the....😬

I have found owning a Audiostore in the U.K  that the dielectric 
type and thickness much more so dictates breakin then thewire itself.Teflon by far the biggest offender as the same thing applies 
in Teflon capacitors especially VH Audio for example.
3-400 hours is usually sufficient .
digital can take sometimes longer because of  the small amount of voltages applied.

@justvintagestuff what does TNSHO mean?   And could you point to the thread where you found this topic as I am interested.

There is always a tension on forums between new members and old members regarding discussions which have happened before.  Older members seem intolerant of newer members wishing to open debates again.   I don’t understand why older members can’t just ignore the thread and move on, as you say.   But for whatever reason they seem unable to do this and instead want to tell you what you should or shouldn’t post, their seniority (in terms of posting numbers or years on the forum) giving them the right to do so.  Often you’ll be told to go and search for a previous debate  on the subject as if that had not occurred to you.  

Best to ignore and post what you want to post.  If it’s a controversial debate then the people who are exhausted debating can keep away.