Power Cable Break In - Such a Change!

asctim,

Don’t think it too much. Unplugging the cabling probably has some effect, I have never noticed much about just moving them around. However, once I route the cables it is rare that I move them.

ozzy

I don’t think about it too much. I do try to be gentle with cables because they certainly can suffer from wear and tear if they’re moved around a lot, mainly from the casing or insulator getting worn out. If a copper or silver strand is thin enough it can be flexed adequately to get it plugged in or unplugged without causing any significant crystal deformation. Enough cycles of flex below deformation can eventually lead to structural changes but you should be able to get millions, or maybe billions or even perhaps trillions of non deformation flexes out of a wire before it starts to degrade in a significant way. That’s why springs in scales can stay accurate for so long. For me, deformation that leads to obvious work hardening and embrittlement occurs with solid core wires, or multi strand when I’m working with bare wire ends and clamping them down into the amp or speaker.

Ozzy,

I had the same experience you described  using lesser priced Audioquest power cords and conditioner unit

Ozzy,

I had the same experience you described using lesser priced Audioquest power cords and conditioner unit. I am using a blizzard power cable from the wall plugged into the audio quest 1200 conditioner.

Sorry, no break in needed for power cables. Other audio equipment yes but AC power cables absolutely not.🙃