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Speltz Anti-cable needs break-in period?

I received a pair of Anti-cables a few days ago, and I have been using it for about 10 hours now.

It's obviously less bass, less soundstage, and a bit harsher sound while many ppl say anti-cables sound awesome right from the box.

What do you guys think?
I used transparent music link before.

I hope it gets better soon..
realprober

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tvad
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11-05-06: Mrtennis
the speltz interconnect and speaker cables need a minimum of 300
hours and preferably 500 hours before critical evaluation.

since the cable has virtually no dielectric, the cables need a re-breaking
in whenever they are moved from one link to another.
Everything I have ever read regarding cable break-in attributes the
break-in one hears to the dialectric material on the cable, and not to the
wire itself. With this in mind, MrT's comment above makes no sense to
me whatsoever.

Please educate me.
tvad
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11-06-06: Mrtennis
it makes sense to me that a conductor needs hours of signal before it
sounds its best.

paul speltz will tell you his cables sound somewhat "edgy"
when they have no hours on them. he will suggest that they need break
in. perhaps you can ask him for an explanation.

I understand the cables may require several hundred hours of break-in
when new.

However, the point you made on 11/05 was that the cables required
additional break-in beyond the 300-500 mark, after the cables had
been moved from their original position. This is what makes no sense to
me, and this was not addressed in your reply today.
tvad
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11-07-06: Mrtennis
i have personally experienced a change in sound when i removed the anti cable interconnect from a link between digital source and preamp and connected it to another preamp and cd player.
Mrtennis, if I understand this post correctly, you removed a pair of interconnects from components A and B and then connected the wire between components C and D. If this is true, don't you suppose that a change in sound after connecting the pair of interconnects to components C & D is most likely attributable to the different electronics than to the wire?
tvad
9,467 posts
 
11-07-06: Mrtennis
...if you pass a signal through pair one from C to D for about 168 hours,
the performance of the two cables should be the same.blockquote>About 168 hours?

Uncle.
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