Pdreher,
Per the folks at Shunyata, even previously broken in CX cords need to settle for a couple of days of continuous playing before they reach optimal performance levels. That said, I have bought a number of "demos" and it's worth inquiring if it was a cable that was "demo'd" once as a loaner or used constantly in the store. Often a loaner has no more than a couple of dozen hours on it. If they can't tell you an approximate number of days or weeks of use...you may still be facing break in.(sorry) These cables are nice out of the box but go through a really wretched phase between 50 -100 hours. And Guidocorona is right that they really don't reach maximum performance until 300 or so....some say even more...but it depends on the resolutuion of one's system.
I'm convinced some people are underwhelmed by power cords because they are too quick to assess. I recommend leaving them in one place for a week or two and then removing them. That will tell you everything you need to know.
Per the folks at Shunyata, even previously broken in CX cords need to settle for a couple of days of continuous playing before they reach optimal performance levels. That said, I have bought a number of "demos" and it's worth inquiring if it was a cable that was "demo'd" once as a loaner or used constantly in the store. Often a loaner has no more than a couple of dozen hours on it. If they can't tell you an approximate number of days or weeks of use...you may still be facing break in.(sorry) These cables are nice out of the box but go through a really wretched phase between 50 -100 hours. And Guidocorona is right that they really don't reach maximum performance until 300 or so....some say even more...but it depends on the resolutuion of one's system.
I'm convinced some people are underwhelmed by power cords because they are too quick to assess. I recommend leaving them in one place for a week or two and then removing them. That will tell you everything you need to know.