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"World's Best Cables" vs Audioquest interconnects

I've heard many great things about "World's Best Cables". At such low price, these alleged giant killers are a no brainer, so I ordered two pairs. When the shipment arrived, I connected one pair from my phono stage to my preamp, and another pair from my preamp to my power amp.

These cables replaced my trusty old Audioquest interconnects.

First listening impressions: extremely lean sound. Details etched in space, almost as if a strong laser beam is outlining them.

Santana I, side 1: almost unlistenable. The highs are piercing, the soundstage is flat, the splash cymbals sound like trash cans. Made my head hurt.

Switching back to my Audioquest cables: my god, what a relief! The sound is back to its good old sound of music. Everything sounds natural again.

Now, the "World's Best Cables" come with the users manual that claims that the cables need to be burned in for 175 hours. Should I give them the benefit of the doubt and suffer 175 hours, or is that just an audio myth about cables burn-in?

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crazybookman
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alfa100
221 posts
 

I believe in burn in.   Please burn in the cable and hear for yourself.  The bass always comes in during burn in. The sound will change many times  during burn in. Will drive you nuts.  But worth it.  

crazybookman OP
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Some people mentioned that I haven't disclosed which Worlds Best Cables was I discussing in the post. That despite the fact that in the post I provided the DIRECT LINK to the cables I purchased.

Help me out here. What other evidence could I possibly provide here besides the DIRECT LINK ->

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seanheis1
624 posts
 

Thank you for link. That cable I believe is their low cost option using Mogami microphone cable. If cables are easily detectible by your ears, Mogami makes a design for its intended purpose (hi-fi). I posted link below. This WBC version also uses hi-fi boutique silver connectors.

Curious, what Audioquest RCAs do you use? I went from Tower to Big Sur and felt there was a noticeable, but minor improvement.

 

orgillian197
119 posts
 

Every time I see a comment from someone 100% sure that nobody can hear a difference between burned in and brand new cables, I am reminded of those surveys where many couldn't tell the difference between 128 kbps MP3s and 24 / 96 kHz flac (or wavs) files. We all don't have the same quality of hearing nor focus on the same parts of the music being played, hence legitimate confusion / disagreement.

fredcdobbs
128 posts
 

I tested a bunch of Worlds Best Cables and this one was excellent for the very lo price. 

https://www.amazon.com/Foot-RCA-Cable-Pair-Interconnect/dp/B01I37YL92/ref=sr_1_21?crid=3M1QSDC33DH7C&keywords=gotham+cable&qid=1651974444&sprefix=gotham+cable%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-21

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