Do speaker cables need a burn in period?

geoffkait,

The difference is that claims you have made about wires/fuses and their effects lose validity when supporting statements are based on fabrication.

In short, your claims regarding directionality and its effects have been deemed worthless in discussion about audio reproduction.

@blueranger - you make an interesting point.  I read a piece by Harry Pearson (RIP) in the Absolute Sound decades ago where he basically said that there are unexplainable truths/realities in Audio reproduction due to the limitations of our scientific knowledge.  He asked the question about whether we, audiophile hobbyists, felt that science had/has ALL the answers at this point.  He obviously felt it didn't.  While, to this day, I'm still undecided I'll admit that he's still got me wondering!;)

stevesham
Ah, again, the process of belief trumps all, always, every time and then some.

Keep believing the nonsense and you will hear whatever you want to hear.

But, it’s not science. Never was and never will be.

>>>It certainly appears you’ve psyched yourself out, sir. You are deluded that you have some sort of mind over matter ability. Take two placebos and see me in the morning. I’ll be the judge of what’s science, if you don’t mind. I don’t know what a lot of people use the expression our understanding of science, as if we all have the same knowledge. Besides even knowledgeable scientists can disagree. You don’t think they’re all cookie cutouts, do you?

you make an interesting point. I read a piece by Harry Pearson (RIP) in the Absolute Sound decades ago where he basically said that there are unexplainable truths/realities in Audio reproduction due to the limitations of our scientific knowledge. He asked the question about whether we, audiophile hobbyists, felt that science had/has ALL the answers at this point. He obviously felt it didn't. While, to this day, I'm still undecided I'll admit that he's still got me wondering!;)

I actually believe differences from our listening experience can be measured, but our hearing is very complicated and it's hard to devise a measurement technique.  

In the case of cable burn in, it can be measured, but you need very sophisticated equipment which can cost a lot of money and it's not like it's a survival matter so people don't trouble doing it.  If they can hear the difference and it can be explained by basic physics then it's good enough for them.  

Even if you have the equipment, you need to have extensive knowledge in physics and electrical engineering so it's not like push a button kind of thing.  I once saw a website that measure jitter on a bunch of DAC and concluded that cables don't matter.  I mean it's like comparing difference cars using 0-60 number.  Our hearing is much more sophisticated that can be measured by some basic parameters.

Give me a break. Harry Pearson didn’t know anything about science or about was or wasn’t possible. He was an English major. He was a nice guy, though.