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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
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.
mceljo
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Audiofeil - I would take what Dave_b to mean that silver is not the most musical conductor material all other things being equal. While this may be a difficult claim to make since it's unlikely to find identical cables, your response about geometry, purity and deilectrics have nothing to do with a claim about a material choice being superior. What is your experience with, say, silver vs. copper conductors?
isochronism
2,893 posts
 
Silver not a "musical" conductor?? How is the Alabama State electric chair wired?? Hmmmm...
isochronism
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(already cooked) me bad
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