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Cable Break-in....again?

I recently purchased a used set of cables. According to the prior owner, the cables had been given roughly 120 hours of play time (the required break-in time according to the manufacturer). However, it seems that once I install the cables in my system, I can hear them break-in again, as if they were new.

Do you think that once a cable (either speaker or interconnect) has been disconnected for a period of time, they require another break-in period?
louisl
ratsb0dd
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Ridgestreetaudio,

Wow. That was authoritative...cable burn is real. Doesn't matter what anyone thinks...it is real, like it or not.

no, RSAD did offer special meds if required so everyone can enjoy the effect of break-in with cables.:)

steve
ridgestreetaudio
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Dear Sadone....
Wow. That was authoritative....

I wasn't trying to be authorative. Why did you see it that way? Please don't answer...I really don't care what you probably have to say seeing that you missed the point of my post anyway.

Cheers!

Robert
RSAD
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shadorne
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Robert,

Apologies if I came across a bit abrupt...you are right...I see now that you were just making a comment in a light hearted way and I took it more seriously than you intended. ( I see the end of your post was a bit tongue-in-cheek ) I was just trying to get a discussion going and I can see you don't want to go there. Nevermind.

In any case, there is never much fun in taking things too seriously, which maybe I did.

I understand that the lack of anything but anecdotal evidence on the benefits of exotic speaker cables will never prevent some audiophiles from dramatically increasing enjoyment from their audio system when they install these new wires; whatever the cause, good fortune to those who do, and enjoy!
ridgestreetaudio
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Thanks Shadorne. I appreciate that. ROCK on my friend.

Robert
RSAD
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raytheprinter
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OK,for you guys that dont believe in breakin,explain this;I let a gentleman at work who has a modest system and loves jazz and classical,borrow a pair of Signal cable Analog2 ICs that have been in constant use for 1 yr.,to replace the IC that came with his CDplayer,(he has never even heard about break-in) to make a long story shorter,,,he loved what he heard!So he buys a brand new pr,installs them,comes over to me at work a couple days later all panicky,,,they sound terrible,,,they cant be the same cable as the one you lent me!,they must have changed the way they make them,,,,im going to send it back,,i cant believe this!! SAME CABLE,,,a few weeks later he is happy and cant believe what happened,,,,So,,,please explain this guys!
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