Do speaker cables need a burn in period?

rdwv: maybe in your time you ran into Bill Kenney who wrote this:http://www.tempoelectric.com/Wire_and_Cable_Facts.pdf

One can reasonably extract from his findings that what connectors and RCA jacks can do a signal can do the exact same thing to wires once differences are introduced (different metallurgy, alloys, coatings, dielectrics, etc.)

I find it funny that those who adhere to strict measurements always discount the smaller differences in measurements or who cite even smaller, extraneous phenomena as the reason. It's a great fallback position.

I've always trusted my ears, even when I hear a difference. I've never had the occasion to doubt my senses until coming upon sites like this, only to realize that fundamentalists exist in all manner of discipline, and to treat them with caution, like I do with all the other disciplines. 

All the best,
Nonoise

@rldwv   WOW!  You already have me moving to a retirement home! :)

As a FYI, I plan on taking my Dynaudio Contour 20's to the retirement home, I just hope they don't mind the JL subwoofer. :)

I could not agree more with your comment:

All us doubters are saying is "prove it". I don’t know how else you can prove it without a measurement. Most engineers embrace the adage "In God We Trust, all others bring data".

azbrd

@geoffkait

Please explain to us minions how a particle of light, a photon, can be transferred over copper (or silver for that matter)??

>>>>I guess you would have to know that everything that’s in the electromagnetic spectrum, including visible light, which is actually an extremely small portion, is comprised of photons. It’s pretty obvious visible light cannot travel through most solid materials except transparent ones like water, polycarbonate, glass and clear plastic. The electrical signal and the audio signal, are also in the electromagnetic spectrum, but can travel through copper or silver. I bet you thought the signal was electrons, right?

Wow...I can’t imagine anybody could possibly think my post about talking to Morrow about preferring the sound of non broken-in cables was anything beyond describing a funny conversation where the Morrow dude displayed a sense of humor. How tightly are we wound around here? (rhetorical question, please treat as such). Maybe I’m the one missing the humor in the response, so forget I mentioned it. Thanks. Also, I bristle at the subject of age being a factor in hearing comprehension, although this could simply be some sort of itch. I can’t surf like I did at 16, but my wave knowledge is still there (proven last week on a surfing vacation). In any case, I’ve noted elsewhere that some amazing audio professionals, some of whom I’ve known, like Bob Clearmountain, Bob Ludwig, Elliot Schiener, et al, are all respected geezers still doing GREAT work using their elderly earballs. I mix live concerts for geniuses who, amazingly, like my work, and at this point I’m the oldest I’ve ever been. This could simply be due to luck, but I don’t care...too old...and I don’t listen to my rig at a particularly loud level, I don’t think...maybe I do...wait...what were we talking about? Regarding cables, after running into (almost literally) Bill Low at a local Audio Salon, he pointed out the bi wire advantages of his Rocket cables so I bought a pair...they're clearly directional as one end says "speaker" and has four plugs...what more proof do you need?

Interesting read.  It has absolutely nothing to do with this discussion, other than to point out that you need to make sure your connections are as tight as you can get them and don't use aluminum (which starts oxidizing very quickly).  Talking about phase shift without specifying the frequencies used is useless, and in this case, apocryphal. 

But I will guarantee you that the phenomena I mentioned are FAR more measurable than what your are talking about.

That being said, trust your ears and enjoy your cables.