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The molecular level explanation of "cable burn-in"

According to one cable seller

"The insulation (or dielectric) will absorb energy from the conductor when a current is flowing (i.e. when music is playing). This energy-absorption causes the dielectric's molecules to re-arrange themselves from a random order into a uniform order. When the molecules have been rearranged, the dielectric will absorb less energy & consequently cause less distortion."

So it’s the plastic polymer (as dielectric insulation) to undergo some sort of molecular rearrangements to minimize the distortion. Probably one of the greatest scientific discoveries ever!

“Many premium AC cords constrict or compress the audio transient as their characteristic impedance restricts the transient current.”

We all know impedance restricts current but how possibly “many” premium AC cords constrict/compress the audio transient (when not carrying audio signal)? Then again is it achieved by this molecular rearrangements of the cable insulation?

Unfortunately there are no measurement data or mathematical formulas to be found to back up this amazing scientific discovery. Simply “it happens”. So I came up with a formula for them.

∆E = P - SoT

∆E: energy absorbed by dielectric

P: energy (power) drawn from wall outlet

So : Smake Oile

T: Dielectric Transition Temperature

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unreceivedogma
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@liquidsound 
Well, I've been called names before, but this takes the cake. 🤯

rodman99999
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           I always thought we were supposed to leave cookies!

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@theskipperthree
I am with mahgister: too long by a factor of 5, and if it was really that funny, ok.

Life is short. Jokes: shorter still, preferably.

I must confess my jokes are not always good but short most of the times..

I plead guilty though of writing  too long post...

 

 

«My God!  Can i say the bible is too long»-- Groucho Marx 🤓

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mahgister
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A joke like a cable must be well insulated and not too long and never cheap.😊

A joke is way better if a bit twisted.

The set of Poynting vectors of a joke is your actual smile when you said it and the potential smiles of others receiving it.

rodman99999
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@retrocrownfan -

My point is the same as Paul from PS Audio. Even as a maker of high end gear, he clearly states “nobody hears the signal” and the single most important investment in your system is your speakers, because they create the sound pressure that moves your ear drums.

       And yet: Paul recognizes/realizes that, "capacitors and dielectrics" DO change their characteristics, over time and with use.

                  https://www.psaudio.com/blogs/pauls-posts/the-break-in-myth

Just like an oft copied page run through as a copy of a copy of a copy, each step reimages the original.

...“can you just res-up this 80k jpeg to use on my 40 ft bus graphic?”

      NOT the same as trying to increase the size of a digital image, with a limited number of pixels and retain resolution!

      An analog musical signal's voltage and/or current is increased, in every gain stage.   That's WHY: the more faithfully the signal's innate properties are retained in the process and the cleaner the power (from the wall, cord, fuse and PS), the more faithfully the resultant signal, when it reaches your speakers for reproduction.

       More akin to the images of an IMAX, 35mm film being increased in size, to fill the huge screen, on which it's viewed.

        If the bulb that produces the light is compromised, or the lens is dirty: the image won't have it's intended resolution, regardless of it's original clarity.

      

 

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