Do speaker cables need a burn in period?

Andy2, you’d be surprise to know that what you say is what I do when listening for auditory clues of music I’m familiar with. I don’t prejudge the cables. I look for differences in presentation.

It can be done one right after the other or even weeks or months apart when the clues I listen for are still, and always there. It’s easy to notice.

Again, you posted when I was composing. 

blah, blah, blah

betrays some serious intellect.

All the best,
Nonoise

nonoise,

Do you think that a 30 something gauge, single silver wire IC in a basically air dielectric can’t sound demonstrably different form a run of the mill, copper stranded Blue Jeans IC?

Do you mean is it possible to choose a wire that simply has the wrong specs for the job demanded of it, such that it will alter the signal vs one with sufficient specs? Of course that’s the case. Choose a 50 foot long 30 awg speaker wire vs a 10 awg wire and of course it's possible to experience audible attenuation at certain frequencies.

That is so obvious I’d hoped I didn’t have to add that caveat (which is why I left it out).

I’d presumed you were talking about sonic differences between cables assuming they all have similar specifications necessary for where you are going to use them.

Presuming that is what you meant, can you explain how a non-defective cable would alter the sound to "one note bass?"

I get that you *think* you have heard this; I’m asking what could possibly explain it (aside from incompetence in choosing the right cable for the job?)

Uh, Nonoise, my Irish ancestors got drunk and woke up in the Florida Territories. No, really. And, being Irish, they VOLUNTEERED to fight in every war since. 👀

Nonoise is resorting to changing the topic now that he realizes he's wrong.

Prof, do yourself a favor and check out the specs on a set of Darwin Truth II ICs and a pair of Blue Jean Cables ICs and you'll get it. The Darwins are well within spec and yet they sound demonstrably better.

So, no, I don't mean for you to chose a wire that has the wrong specs for the job. For you to infer that that was what I implied is intentionally misleading. You're better than that. Or are you?

It's those small differences (when strictly adhering to only measurements) that accounts for some of the differences in sound. Adding in construction techniques and materials used accounts for what doesn't fall into the measurements.

And, leave out the mentioning of great lengths needed to incur a measured difference as I know that when it comes to measurements. I wish I didn't need to add that caveat (but had to leave it in).

As for your last statement, I'd say your hackles are up.

All the best,
Nonoise