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Phono Cable Breakin

Looking for a little help here.

I have a new phono cable coming in and given I only listen to my main stereo only an hour or 2 a day, it will take months for the cable to get to it's recommended break-in time.

So, can I just hook it up to my TV, which runs a good 12 hours a day or my garage stereo which I can run longer without using the tube life on my main stereo?

If I can do the TV, I can hit the recommend time in a week.

I don't know if I believe in break-in time, but I do like removing all doubts,

Thanks

 

 

 

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knotscott
806 posts
 

I don’t believe there is a set length of time for burn in. If there was, it’d vary quite bit from model to model. I’m sure it can be anywhere from 2 to 200 hours. Also many people don’t believe there is a burn in time, but I’m not one of them! Put as many hours on them via any means that you can, but I’d most certainly want to get them into my main system as soon as I could. Nothing wrong with enjoying them before they’re at their very best.

ddzstereo
84 posts
 

So, can I just hook it up to my TV, which runs a good 12 hours a day or my garage stereo which I can run longer without using the tube life on my main stereo?

Yes you can

rodman99999
5,988 posts
 

    I bought a cheapo DVD player*, with which to season interconnects.

    Saves the tubes in my BAT CDP.

    Connected to any old receiver/preamp: nothing else need be powered up, to complete the circuit.

    Playing the White, Pink, and Brown Noise cuts of the Ayre Irrational, But Efficacious disc, on repeat, does the trick, after a few days.

*ie:https://www.amazon.com/s?k=dvd+player&crid=1UMRUQ4QUFZDC&sprefix=%2Caps%2C140&ref=nb_sb_ss_recent_1_0_recent

 

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