For Your Edification and Enjoyment re "Burn In", etc.

A while back, when I last visited the topic of burn in of cables, I contacted the company that makes the Audio Dharma cable cooker and requested  a demo. I tried to get a reply several times, and never heard back from the company. Perhaps the company would wish for a commitment to a review, and I could do that in order to procure a unit. 

If the company would be wiling to send me a unit, I will conduct a straight comparison, similar to the one that I did for the recent article, and will do a proper article on it. If the unit works as advertised, and cables really can be "cooked" so as to cause a different sonic signature, then I wish to assess this through my direct comparison evaluation. I think I am on solid ground with the presumption that if the cooked cables have efficacy, then they should sound discernibly different from the uncooked ones. If they do not, then it would be strong evidence that cooking cables is not efficacious and does not result in a change in sound.

I would like to hear from the company in this regard. I will attempt to contact the company once again, and if anyone has connections with the company, tell them that I am seeking an evaluation of one of their units. I could do XLR or RCA. One would think that if there is easily identifiable change to the sonic character of a cable through use of this device, then the company should be happy to allow me to conduct such a review.  I have enough equipment to conduct a comparison with identical amps and cables. 

So what about Caps, cartridges, valves or speakers. Are you still maintaining they sound right straight out of the box?

I have sent a review request to audioexcellence in AZ, laying out clearly my intent to test the cooker in regards to cooked vs. uncooked cables in direct listening comparison. I shared the link to my article, as I wish to respect the company and not attempt to spring a surprise article on them. That would be duplicitous and in conflict with my principles.

I pointed out to the company that this is an opportunity to demonstrate the efficacy of the product, and that there is a possibility I would be embarrassed publicly in having to declare its efficacy. I am open to that possibility, as I cannot state definitively that cookers cannot change the cable; I have not used one. Now, I intend on doing so. 

I guess you for obvious reasons don‘t want to answer my question

Here is one thing that I noticed about certain materials. Silver and silver clad are a real bummer to get broke in, plain and simple. I just thought silver cable was an expensive toy. I had 100 feet of pure silver # 12 with teflon covers. USAF surplus. Its 60 years old now. That cable took YEARS to break in. I’d use it, get pissed, and toss it in the cable box. This went on for 8 or 9 years, on 2 10 foot pieces.

The cable wars lit up.. EVERYONE was talking cables.. Me I used SC copper then, for the bass and a SC stinger wire (Cable wire RG56 stripped, no shielding just the stinger and the white cover for mids). It worked GREAT and still does. BTW.

My rich buddy brings over some pure silver stinger cable, silicone and cotton. I was floored.. That was a game changer for me...

I get the silver cable I had out and used it for extension cord for two months on my well pumps. They broke in to the point I could hear a good change. I was getting into ribbons at the time Infinity, Apogee, and VMPS.

That is when I learned, some things take a long long time to SETTLE, and to break in. The user needs to learn a LOT of patience.. Those cables took close to 10 years before they sounded GREAT and are actually my reference set of cables, to compare against. The funny part is a good hard run for 200 - 300 hours would have taught me a good lesson way back when.

This is a fun way and a good way to test cables. Just hook up one cable. I always hook up the left. 2 week at least, then the right two week later. IF you can’t hear the difference. TRUST me it’s not the cable.. LOL

BUT it will show you what I’m talking about.. Some folks don’t need to do that.. BUT I like to do it that way.. It’s a fun way....

Respect..