Oh I sent some razors too and I now shave my head too and usually only get one use. I've gotten two already on the first one tried and will try it another time.
I put all the cables back on and listened to the usual five recordings I know best. Right away I was hearing new detail not heard before (these are recordings I've heard 1,000 plus times) The overall tonal balance remained the same but the HF seemed clearer and more succinct. It was also quite apparent the image was a little wider and taller*.
So after playing the five I decided to try the coaxial digital cable instead of the Silflex glass TosLink cable. (you can see it in Dusters post below this one) I was afraid to cryo that. Perhaps Duster can chime in on whether to cryo it or not if you know.
So with the Digital coaxial in place the same five were played. First noticed was more bass. After listening to the five I found its HF that used to be tamer than the TosLink had changed and was about the same in level but with some unwanted harshness not heard on the TosLink.
So cryo did change it and mostly for the better. I'm going to play the digital source 24/7 through the cable for a few weeks and try it again. I do not think the cryo made the cable worse, it did change it and mostly for the better even in a quick listen. I'll see what happens over a longer time.
So as usual cryo has provided immediate benefit. The shipping to and from actually was more than the cryo service (which was under $100) since the packages were also insured for over $3K and sent 2-day priority via the post office.
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* image height is easy to hear and is extremely recording dependent. Well I guess EVERYTHING is recording dependent. The height also became much easier to detect once I got a cathedral ceiling that is 12.5 feet at the apex which is where the mono image lives.
