Do speaker cables need a burn in period?

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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.  

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

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.   

It doesn't cost them that much at all. A little bit of research and time on these threads shows a number of cable makers that do it as part of their doing business, without raising their prices. Others charge a nominal fee.

All the best,
Nonoise

It doesn't cost them that much at all.

Let's say it takes 300hr to fully break-in a cables.  I highly doubt 300hr is something free.  Unless you have someone and a bunch of equipment working for you for free. 

A little bit of research and time

 
It has nothing to do with research.  It's just dollar and sense.  Where I came from, if I have to use some equipment and have to hire someone doing something for me, it costs money.   No way around it.    

Now, as for those you claim do not charge extra money for breaking-in, they already took that into account in term of the total cost of the cables.  Also I would guess those are only very high end cable.

If you sell cheap cables only $80 a pair and if you offer break-in for free, I think you'll declare bankruptcy very soon.