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Hearing, break-in etc...etc, etc, etc,

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I often wonder whether the burn in/break in of an audio component, or cable, or anything other than a physically dynamic item is a reality.

For example, why is it that we never hear anyone say that a cable, amplifier, cd player, sounded worse after a period of, what they refer to as "burn in"?

Do designers and manufacturers "burn in" the individual components, then test them, then decide which would be best for an audio product? We can all imagine how a speaker driver, or phono cartridge, would need some "break in", but can we imagine a "Research and Development" department of any company "burning in" each chip, transistor, or WHATEVER, and then determining what components to install in their latest release?

What do you think?

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