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Re: real magic would be...

The original poster used cable as an example. I didn't realize that's strictly what you were talking about, sorry... my bad.

Whether break-in occurs in a conductor and its insulation is beyond my area of expertise, nor do I have the listening experience to make an informed judgment. When I made the switch to Goertz cable years ago, I was pleased enough with the results that I haven't worried about cables since. They sounded great from the start, so I didn't even consider listening for any "break in" effects either. It might be interesting to compare one of my old cables to a brand new one one of these days, but until that time... I dunno.

The only things I can go on are are the well informed opinions of certain people, many of whom say cable break-in is a real phenomenon. On the surface, yeah, it seems hard to believe... but
given the complex nature of current flow, signal propagation, electron movement, etcetera, I'd be foolish to deny the possibility. After all, I do know that very slight changes in a system can be audible.

However, I do agree with you that the "break in" (acclimation) occurring between a listener's ears is of a much greater magnitude than anything that could happen with a cable. The most tweakable component in an audio system IS the listener!


-Anthony


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