Cable Burn In


I'm new here and new to the audiophile world. I recently acquired what seems to be a really high end system that is about 15 years old. Love it. Starting to head down the audiophile rabbit hole I'm afraid.

But, I have to laugh (quietly) at some of what I'm learning and hearing about high fidelity.

The system has really nice cables throughout but I needed another set of RCA cables. I bit the bullet and bought what seems to be a good pair from World's Best Cables. I'm sure they're not the best you can get and don't look as beefy as the Transparent RCA cables that were also with this system. But, no sense bringing a nice system down to save $10 on a set of RCA cables, I guess.

Anyway, in a big white card on the front of the package there was this note: In big red letters "Attention!". Below that "Please Allow 175 hours of Burn-in Time for optimal performance."

I know I'm showing my ignorance but this struck me as funny. I could just see one audiophile showing off his new $15k system to another audiophile and saying "Well, I know it sounds like crap now but its just that my RCA cables aren't burned-in yet. Just come back in 7.29 days and it will sound awesome."
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Next up, the top ten things that affect sound quality. Independent variables we call em. Who wants to go first?
Top ten:
Alive? or deceased?
Sitting in jail, stuck at work? Or free as a bird?
Paid the rent/taxes?, or out in the street?
Working electricity? Or in the dark with a candle?
Own something that can play music? or just whistling in the wind?
Awake! or sleeping?
Sober? or drunk/high?
In the mood to play music?, or go out and........?
Turn on the music machine(s) or get distracted.....?
Playing music.