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In Reply to: well.... posted by Enchantment1.6s on April 2, 2007 at 19:04:23:
If they came directly from VD, then the cabling did not have enough Cooking time (in my experience and opinion). VD (and many other manufacturers) pre-condition their cables to a certain point (sometimes only 24--48 hours) so they are not "raw", and subsequently recommend further conditioning. Unfortunately, the conditioning offered via one's system, or via a refrigerator, is not as intense as the Cooker's multiplex signal, but not everyone has access to the unit.Your protocol, while not ideal, is certainly better than simply running the cable in your system. The idea is to stress the materials as much as possible, and you are changing it up quite a bit with your methodology.
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I know some people have had VD cook their cables 8 days before shipping.
How many days? That is wholly dependent on the VD model. The heavier the gauge, the greater amount of dielectric material, the longer they must be conditioned. On VD's better models, I have no doubt that 7 or 8 days is a must. It is even possible that the new Genesis could require more. This is not the norm....most (new) speaker cabling and power cabling requires (at least) 3 to 4 days, sometimes a little more for heavier power cabling such as Synergistic. Nordost requires less time. As a comparison, I condition Acrolink P-4030 for 4 1/2 days. VD's are definitely heavier in gauge and material.
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....makes cables sound dull and lifeless, but this is easily remedied by putting signal through them (normal current draw for power cables, music signal for everything else). Depending on how much they were over-Cooked, the cables might only need an hour or two, a few hours, or even a couple of days....it's all dependent on how much "overtime" they were given (and the gauge of the conductors as well). If end users are conscientious, this phenomenon rarely occurs. Cooking-and-listening tests are always recommended to achieve the best results.
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