Purely subjective and personal taste. No one here can tell you what's "best"
Probably the most contentious subject.
New cables...
After having run the new cables for most of yesterday and all of today, I can definitely say that I now hear a difference. I'm not sure what adjectives to use, but there is even greater clarity than what was there before. Given the number of cables that were changed simultaneously, it would be difficult to say which one made the most impact, but I'm inclined the think that the speaker cables and the phono pre amp cable are likely the biggest contributors to the improved sound. I can only imagine that with additional break-in, the sound will improve more. I believe the break-in period for cables to be in the 100 hour range. If I'm wrong about that, please feel free to chime in. |
A few comments that I'd like to make and I agree with your conclusion other than I have no idea which cables made the largest impact. IMO it takes perhaps 150 hours of use and non-movement of all cabling for the system to settle in. I know this is a debated theory but you know what I have found to be true for myself. It's very had to tell what differences the cabling makes if you made more than one change at a time. I realize when we purchase new cabling etc no one wants to wait for one item to break in before we add the next new piece. I truly believe with a lot more hours of playtime you will hear an additional improvement. |
@lak I did the same on mine, but mine is even wors.. I added the XLRs end to end so I would have them burned in too at the same time. Now I did have my Valhalla broken in already since I had them for a month already and left my equipment on 24/7 for a few weeks and then 3 days with the burn in cd. I currently adding more XLRs, Power cords, and USB Cables. Next week my DIY xangsane 9003ag speaker wires will be in, and the following week my Odin 2 Gold speaker cables will be in.
Gonna be some serious listening going on to see which combo of wires I like the best. Then start allover again with the surrounds.😀 |
+1 @lak a day or two is not enough for cable breakin. 150-200hrs is somewhat standard. |