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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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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

 

ghdprentice
6,382 posts
 

Phono cables are a real problem. Yes, break in is very real. You want well over 100 hours before drawing any conclusions on sound. 200 hours is safer. The signal strength on a phono cable is minuscule and the effect on a system can be substantial, so I recommend hook it up to your TV. Get lots of hours on it.

 

I have broken in dozens of interconnects and cables over the last fifty years. Heard the change on each.

tablejockey
3,776 posts
 

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

Stay off audio forums, and simply enjoy your system.

secretguy
1,582 posts
 

LOL

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stereo5
6,261 posts
 

I use the Isotek/Esoteric, burn in enhancer CD on all my new cables for at least 100 hours.  Very effective. 

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