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Do speaker cables need a burn in period?

I have heard some say that speaker cables do need a 'burn in', and some say that its totally BS.
What say you?


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twoleftears
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Four: mismatch between the electrical parameters of your new cables and your existing equipment.  Highly praised cables in certain systems will sound like crap.

Can you leave your system playing 24 hrs/day, at a low level?  With just a couple of hours a day, break-in will take for ever.

hickamore
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Aha, thanks. Do you think the burn-in CD mentioned by some here will speed the process? Apparently it costs only $20 as against $1K+ for Cable Cooker. I do leave FM radio playing during most waking hours: analog tuner, tuned to NPR, which includes some quality musical programming. 
atdavid
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catmandude4 posts10-27-2019 8:42pmI read somewhere that soaking your speaker wire in cat urine for 24 to 48 hours will eliminate the need for "burn in". Something about the pheromones in the urine acting as a catalyst that causes the copper to deionize allowing the copper atoms to perfectly align in a way that provides purer harmonic resonance. Be careful not to let them soak for too long though, otherwise they begin to produce an annoying hiss.  

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nonoise
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Kidding aside, if speaker wire "burn in" is really required, wouldn't it make sense for the manufacturers to "pre-burn" the wire before shipping?
If one has been around for the last several years, they'd know that there are cable companies that provide burn in services.

All the best,
Nonoise


andy2
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Kidding aside, if speaker wire "burn in" is really required, wouldn't it make sense for the manufacturers to "pre-burn" the wire before shipping?
It would cost them quite a bit of money so I doubt they would do it.   


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