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In Reply to: RE: Oyaide R1 outlet update. posted by alan m. kafton on August 29, 2016 at 19:21:27
Thanks Alan. Good to know. First time I've cooked an outlet.
I have the original version. Can't remember exactly when I got it, but it has to be 13 or 14 years ago. It's cooked a LOT of cables over the years, and still works perfectly. A testament to good build quality, for sure. My usual routine has been about 5 days for power cords and speaker cables, and 3 days for interconnects. Real scientific timing, I know, but to my ears has been the sweet spot with the unit I have. I figured the longer the better for an outlet (can't really "overcook" it), so appreciate your advice on the duration!
Bill
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Hey, Bill....if you're still using the original 2.0 version, it will be 16 years old in December! I looked up your invoice. Extremely happy it's still going strong. :--}
Your "routine" as far as conditioning times is spot-on. With some variance for wire gauge and amount of dielectric materials, your conditioning times are very close to the general guidelines on my FAQ page. The greater the wire gauge & amount of dielectric material, the more Cooking a cable will need.
While I don't think that a full two weeks is necessary for a duplex, it couldn't hurt it, as the materials will need to settle in regardless. A brand-new unit, with the improved circuitry and Extended Frequency Sweep, would do a better job overall, but that's another discussion.
Wow, so that particular Cooker is from December 2000? That's even older than ours, which is from 2003. Again, one of my biggest regrets is that the Cooker was not yet invented, when I started out in cable madness in the late-80s and early-90s. On occasion, some audiophile will send me a wire/cable from as far back as the 60s. But as far as high-end audio cables, we do receive a few from the early-90s. It turns out that, without the Cooker, we were only getting maybe 25% of what each cable was capable of. IOW, those cables weren't as bad, inaccurate, or colored as we previously had thought or assumed.Anyway, our Cooker has been in pretty much constant use, throughout its 13-year lifetime. From throwaway patchcords to car-priced models, this Cooker has treated hundreds of thousands of dollars of products and bulk wire. Now we are on to Ethernet cables, such as the AudioQuest Forest RJ/E, above.
I'm not in the business of taking away anyone's pleasure. However, even if one is happy with his untreated cables, he'd be multiple times happier, if he'd Cook his wares.
-Lummy The Loch Monster
Edits: 08/30/16 08/30/16
If only I could get my wife to cook that much for that long, all would be right with the world. :)
Alan,
You have a FAQ page? I don't remember one 16 years ago. :)
Seriously, it's hard to believe it's been that long. Guess I need to see what's new in cooking land, huh?
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