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Do Interconnects need to "warm up"?

My system is left on most of the time and sometimes on standby. I noticed that when I first start to listen the sound is a bit bright. All of my IC's are balanced and single ended Silver Streaks, the components are Krell. It seems to take almost a half hour before the system seems to calm down where it then sounds smooth and sweet. So I was wondering, is it possible that IC's may need to warm up as some equipment does - your thoughts? Thanks!
rpg
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dave_b
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Yes, everything sounds better after being played awhile. FYI, pure silver cables are not the most musical choice:O)
wolf_garcia
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Like a good wine it needs to breathe...or something.
isochronism
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With such an important discussion, I am suprised the more experienced here, did not mention the very necessary cable "stretch" after warm up ..... especially before a fortississimo!
tmsorosk
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Rpg ... Iv'e found the same thing with My Levinson/ Ayre setup . It seems even if equipment is left on , it takes a couple of hours at the very least for things to settle in before the swing and flow return . I like Wolfs analogy .
audiofeil
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>>06-11-11: Dave_b
pure silver cables are not the most musical choice<<

Wrong.

Actually the geometry, conductor purity, and dielectric are vastly more germane to the sonic signature than the conductor material itself.
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