Beware of the cable claiming long burn in period.


Almost all the audio equipment including speaker need burn in time.

But I had bad experience with one digital cable recently.

Some people blew the horn on it and claimed burn in time more than 100 hours.

Out of box it had lot of details but etched.

After 8 weeks (around 200 hours) it got little bit better but its overall performance is not better than other digital cable that I have had.

Now it is too late to return it.

Beware of any cable claiming more than 50 hours of burn in time.

The chance is high that you will waste your time and money.
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Showing 4 responses by twoleftears

This just reminds me of the Morrow thread from a little while ago.

When the return period is shorter than the break-in period, you know there's a problem.

If manufacturers stand behind their claims that their cables sound better after significant burn-in, then they should, as standard practice, offer those products fully burnt-in, not as some optional, add-on, and always more costly extra.  Who else brings a product to market that's only 90% there?  (On second thoughts, don't answer that...)

@fsonicsmith I thought you got and liked AQ Water.

I search Firewire and all I get is pages of computer cabling.

7 hours a day, each and every day, without fail, for 60 days, is not my definition of "easy to do".  Besides, if a product is not performing properly at the moment of its sale, why are you selling it?  Purchasers should have 60 days to perform listening tests, swopping in and out cables, etc., not to sweat over bringing it to perfect ripeness.