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Best interconnect burn-in method

I think I know the answer to this, but I just wanted to double check with everyone.  I am in the process of burning in an XLR interconnect.  The interconnect is between the DAC and the integrated amp.  I am using a laptop as the source, and it is connecting via USB cable to the DAC.  Is it true that I am still burning in the XLR IC if I leave the integrated amp turned off while playing music continuously on my laptop with the DAC turned on?  Thank you for your input.

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randy-11
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a better idea would be to educate oneself in the areas of science that affect sound and its reproduction (as well as how to do subjective testing) - I recognize that is difficult but it will pay off 

some things matter a lot, and some not at all
schubert
4,867 posts
 
Brain is all important, study neuroscience and that alone .
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geoffkait
14,147 posts
 
You’re both waaay off. You need to study mind matter interaction and evolution, especially evolution as it pertains to survival skills and sensory perception. Everything else, all the typical things audiophiles take for granted, are not even close. But gee, where does one go to find out how the immediate surroundings affect hearing and about evolution of the senses and survival? The biggest thing in audio and you can’t even find any textbooks about it. 😩

schubert
4,867 posts
 
YOU , are dead wrong .
Music is an innate element in humans like sex, found in all cultures and all times , and like sex not subject to evolution .
Things may very but due to culture not evolution .

Hard to write a book on a non-existent topic .

stfoth
435 posts
 
@Schubert. If some of what qualifies as "music," anymore, can serve as a guide, I’d submit that it is subject to de/bi/Omni-directional evolution.

You may suggest that it’s just cultural, but that might lead off a chicken-or-egg baited cliff. Culture can affect evolution--or at least selection.

Anyway, I agree that the most important component is between the ears.  In many instances, I think that is actually what is burning-in when some new gear is added.
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