Interconnect and Speaker Cable Burn In


I am attempting to burn in a pair of interconnects and speaker cables and after reading the forums have a question

Do I need a load at the other end of the cable - or can I just hook them up to a cd player or old receiver? Same for speaker cables - do I need to speakers or some load on the other end.

I am looking to burn in cables without 24/7 of music on or spending to much money ($50 or less would be great), as well as not put undue mileage on higher end gear (vs old receiver or cd player).

Any suggestions would be much appreciated - keep in mind that I am somewhat technically challenged.
jwales
Yes indeed, you need a load connected and music playing.

For the life of me, I cannot understand this break-in thing. Not because I am a EE and should refute such "nonsense" but because I am an objectivist who has experienced break-in several times! It is the craziest thing. At this point, I am pretty much certain it is the cable changing in some manner. I have developed a bunch of techincal theories about what might be happening to try to rationalize it. It all makes sense but not in the audible frequency domain, and yet...

Of course, it takes a high level of system resolution to really notice. I couldn't really tell until my system had improved sufficiently - so your mileage may vary.

Arthur
I will burn them in for you on MY Audiodharma Cable Cooker PRO 2.5 for you for.............FREE. Of course you would have to pay shipping but otherwise I wouldn't charge my fellow audio buddies for something like that. Let me know if your interested.

Regards,
John
Me too. Just reimburse the shipping costs.
I also own a Audiodharma Cable Cooker. We need to help each other out.
If they're super nice (expensive) cables send them to me. I'll hook them to my system and send them back when I'm satisfied they're sufficiently cooked.
I'll split shipping cost!