Interconnect Break In?

Interestingly, I just bought my first set of SR cables (used Euphoria x SC’s) and find them quite compelling. I have not dabbled in SC’s of any great length after having used Fideliums for almost 4 years.

I realized I do like a little more analytical sound (had to admit to myself that I do - first step to recovery, ha). I like having the details I have strived for come through smooth and musical. And I was quite surprised that the SR SC’s gave me so much more than the Cerious Matrix I have been using for 6 months.

I should listen to you folks more because someone recommended SR to me over a year ago and I was just not able to zero in on one of their levels and understand it enough so moved on.

I recently changed my IC’s to Siltech and they did deliver even quieter backgrounds as promised and are very smooth. But when I tried Siltech SC’s they veiled the music. That was odd but enough for me to finally research the top brands again for something commensurate with the Siltechs. I splurged and grabbed a deal on some Euphoria X’s and, while still exploring them, I find them shaking my paradigm about how good I THOUGHT my sound WAS.

Live and learn. Check my Tennessee system page for my cable journey.

Gentlemen there are alot of great answers, GoodLuck.

my RECENT experience - Bought new D'Agostino amps/preamp and Cardas (Clear Beyond) interconnect cables (pre-amp to amp, phono pre-amp to pre amp. Instructions in Cardas box clearly state ""through use (after 150-200 hours) the dielectric materials will build up a uniform charge.  As this happens, the sound & spatial imaging will improve, and details will become more clear."  I played a record with no break in and the sound was noticeably less precise than my old gear (as a note - this was with a record I know by heart.)  I plugged new phono preamp to preamp cable into my tuner to break in, then ran system (at low volume level) for 200 hours (continually for over a week.)  Replugged phono-preamp cable back into phono preamp.  Then I tried the same record again.  It sounded like the world changed.  Depth, detail, bass tightness all improved dramatically.  I am a believer!

"Instructions in Cardas box clearly state ""through use (after 150-200 hours) the dielectric materials will build up a uniform charge” 

-that only can be true for cheap dielectric, which cures (hardens) with time, faster at high temperatures.. audio signals are low level AC signals, not affecting dielectric at all. more expensive dielectrics used for stable testing results use time-stable dielectrics (Polytetrafluoroethylene  PTFE, Gore cables, etc).