Do speaker cables need a burn in period?


I have heard some say that speaker cables do need a 'burn in', and some say that its totally BS.
What say you?


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stevecham
And, what the heck do FUSES have to do with SPEAKER CABLES anyway? The direction the wire was pulled? In any of these studies was the resistance correlated with direction of wire pull? I thought so.

>>>>>You need to pay more careful attention, sir. These questions have already been addressed.
stevecham
None of those numbers in that first set of data for FUSE direction 1 vs. 2 are qualifed as statistically significant. We’re talking differences in microOhm and there should be at least three measurements per trial so that a standard deviation is calculated. But of course, a single number stands as "accurate."

The directionality in our subjective minds is far more compelling than any microOhm differences. I’ll bet no one on earth can hear such differences, only if THEY WANT TO.

>>>>Again, you’re not paying careful attention. The differences in measured resistance, while small, were consistent in that they correlated to the direction of the wire pull. And - as I already mentioned - the measured differences are consistent with listening tests. God gave you two ears and one mouth for a reason. The differences are not (rpt not) insignificant, in any case. I.e., the differences are not (rpt not) random.

Besides, you can eliminate psychological causes by careful testing, no?

glupson
Direction does not matter. I tried. Next thread, please.

>>>>>Operator error noted. Try harder.