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

My Recent Experience
I have recently installed new Speaker cables, Interconnects,and Power cable ... all from the same US manufacturer. all at the same time
Recommended burn in time 200hrs
What i found was:-
Up to 10hrs .. not very impressive
Approximately 20hrs .. amazing mid and treble (low end still quite light)
Around 40 - 50 hrs .. in comes the low end and impressive separation of instruments and very realistic soundstage 
At 80hrs .. Beyond any doubt these cables are incredible 
At 100+ ..  Never enjoyed recorded music so much 
So yes, giving cables a reasonable time to "burn in" has worked for me

Thanks to the members with the humorous and Tongue in Cheek posts
Just loved the humour



 

It's possible to be humorous without belittling or disrespecting another's opinion.  Interesting thread for sure and I had some good laughs myself...

Well, let’s not get too crazy. 🤗

Once upon a time this thread was about settling time (rather than burn-in), i.e. time a fully burned-in cable needed to settle after it was disconnected and/or moved.

a thread going off topic !!!   it actually seems most here equate the 2