How much does volume matter when breaking in amps and cables?

Yeah, who needs David Hafler, Peter Walker, Sid Smith, Bill Johnson, Frank Van Alstine, Ralph Karsten, Tim deParavicini, Nelson Pass, Roger Modjeski, and all the other great designers and builders of hi-fi electronics? We have self-appointed amateur audiophile arbiters who REALLY understand music reproduction. and are not shy of proclaiming what is "true". Funny how some of them seldom mention what music they actually listen to. Many electronic designers are (or were if RIP) also often themselves musicians.

If they don’t believe in fuses, power cords or wire directionality who needs em? End of story. Call it Old School or stick in the mud, whatever. You’re a lot better at name dropping than I am, so you get A+ for that. 🤗

If you want to do the same thing for no cost take a 12-24 volt AC wall wart, cut off the plug and go to it on your cables. Its going to do the same thing

...Sort of....

What happens in that case, is there ends up being an approximate 60hz-sh lumpiness to the sound, for about 100hrs. Typical break-in scenarios...

If black holes were real why weren’t they discovered in the 1950’s?

If gravity waves were real why weren’t they discovered in the 1950’s?

I don’t think these analogies are at all apt to the situation. Audiophiles were dedicated listeners in the 1950’s and more technically knowledgable than most are now. People built their own amps, technical articles had "meat" not fluff. Read "Audio" reprints from the 1950s.

We needed the Hubble and other things to find black holes. We needed nothing but our ears to hear break-in in the 1950s. Audiophiles weren't as gullable then. They demanded real stuff, real advances and they didn't spend money like it was water back then. This hobby has really gotten so out of hand it sickens me.

@ramtubes  Here's hopin' you feel better soon! 👨🏼‍⚕️