|
Cable Asylum Interconnects, speaker wire, power cords. Ask the Cable Guys. |
|
|
|
Cable Asylum Interconnects, speaker wire, power cords. Ask the Cable Guys. |
|
In Reply to: Re: Cable Burn-in Question posted by cporada@cabnr.unr.edu on November 30, 2006 at 17:09:10:
Not all "cable burners" operate in the same fashion, nor do they produce the same results. I think that you can find a few books worth of info in the archives here and at Agon on the subject.With that in mind, my experience is that a cable will never sound as good as it can unless it is used with a good quality cable burner. I use a Mobie and a couple of other DIY devices of my own design for such purposes.
The key here is to get the voltage up to a point that is well above what the cabling would ever see during normal use. This helps to form the dielectric in the cabling and "condition" the crystal structure of the metal conductors. You don't want to go too high on voltage, and more importantly, current levels must be kept reasonable too. This means terminating the cable into an impedance that will be equivalent to, or just BARELY less than what it would normally see. Digital cables normally operate into a nominal 75 ohm load with RCA / XLR based interconnects typically see at least a 5K ohm load. Speaker cables can easily see a 2 ohm load ( maybe lower ) and as far as power cords go, you need a somewhat heavy load on them. Several hundred watts of consumption works best.
My experience is that a solid 30 day "burn in" for interconnects on such a device nets very audible sonic gains. This is basically the same conclusion that Bob Crump came to prior to his passing. Having said that, Bob and i both noticed that some cables simply sound like crapola, regardless of how long you cook them for. In my experience, some silver / silver plated cabling will always sound harsh and bright no matter how long it is "burned in" for, what brand it is or what it costs.
I've burned in cables that people have had in their systems for many, many years and hours of use. In every single case, i've always been told that the results were not only very noticeable, but also quite superior. In one instance, i had a dealer do comparisons using identical cabling i.e. some that was brand new, some cabling that had been used for a long time and some cabling that i had "burned in" for them. In every instance, they always prefered the "burned in" cabling and were easily able to identify it from the other two. After hearing these differences for themselves and demonstrating the differences for customers, the dealer ended up purchasing a "burner" for their own use. In the long run, it was a cheap investment that helped to better serve their customers. Sean
>
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Follow Ups
- Cable burn-in / cable cookers - Sean 01:16:27 12/01/06 (0)
Top of Page ]
[ Contact Us ]
[ Support/Wish List ]
[ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]