Freezer Cryoed Cables...

Quote of Richard from hometheatertalk.com:

"Scott, I have a vintage sony str-v5 receiver with Walker Audio: super silver treatment on everything inside, some Sound Dynamics rts 9 speakers with gr-research gr-t2 tweeters and Sonicaps caps with super silver treatment, Bravo D2 DVD player with super silver treatment on everything inside, Dakiom feedback stabilizers with super silver treatment, hook up to everything, Mi-Rollers under everything"

This system is hardly "hi-end". The Bravo D2 DVD player has gotten ripped, both here and in the press, for it's incredible bad sonic performance. IMO, Sound Dynamics speakers are mid-fi at best.

In addition, on www.hometheatertalk.com, you indicated that you took apart you speakers and froze the drivers. This can not be good for the rubber surrounds.

Richard, I do believe that you are here differences after freezing your equipment. The constant temperature changes have got to be doing a lot of damage to it.

Also, on www.hometheatertalk.com, you said that the equipment doesn't matter and that you could achieve "hi-end" performance from tweaks alone. IMO, you can spend the rest of your life tweaking your equipment, but its going to take a lot of tweaking, a whole lot of tweaking, to get this system up to "high-end" standards. It would be cheaper and easier to just go out and buy some better equipment.

Prpixel, I am enjoying my system now more and more each day, and that's all that counts. If you feel better because your components cost a lot more, more power to you!..........Richard

I don't know about the freezing the cables, but seeing that there're some merit to freezing cds, I decided to experiment . I put a copy of Kind of Blue in a zip-loc bag in the freezer for 24hrs, then in the fridge covered with a terry cloth for another 24, then room temperature for 3 hours.
I've used track # 5 "Flamenco Sketches" as a tester for quite sometime now. I've probably listened to it hundreds of times. On first impression, the openning bass line was more immediate, snappier, and "woodsier". The trumpet then came on and the sound was definitely smoother, more body, and better focus. The sound overall, and pardon my inadequacy of capturing the changes, was livelier, more prat, smoother, more transparent, and better extentions at the top end. The one drawback that I've noticed is that there seems to be some loss at the bottom end.
I was very skeptical, and heard about this for quite some time now, but finally decided to give it a try. I'm not sure if the effect is permanent or if I will do this for all my cds, but there are definite noticeable changes. Anyone tried cryoeing a cd?

Associated equipments:
Bat Vk-d5
Bat Vk-5i
Belcanto Evo2
Merlins Vsm-m
Purist cables.
Bpt 3.5 Sig.

Rpatrick, I think it is fine if you have discovered a tweak that you like. It costs nothing, and if it makes you happy, that is great.

Personally, I am quite skeptical of the technical veracity of this technique because it wouldn't seem to lower temps enough to make a molecular change. Also, I would be very afraid to freeze my expensive gear anyway. So, I'm not going to try it, but I won't ridicule you either.

It's your gear, and you can do with it what you like.

Twl- I agree completely. The only point I'd like to clarify is, I don't think anyone is saying it changes the metal molecularly(or at least I hope not)- your austenite and martensite will remain the same. The difference some are experiencing- IMO- has to do with a subtle shrinkage of the wire itself.