Freezer Cryoed Cables...

Danlib1,

I must be spending too much time at Audio Asylum as I was more than a little tweaked by Thsalmon's comment. Good-natured humor is great, tired platitudes are, well, tired platitudes.

I'll try an' chill some homey. :-)

The improvement may be caused by simply removing and replacing the cables. I found this to be very effective - I assume it cleans something off the connections which builds up slowly over time and gradually degrades the sound without your noticing.

It seems unlikely that freezing them would make much difference, but I've heard other tweeks that I didn't think would work work. Many cables probably get frozen brand new in box in transport to the store, if they are shipped during the winter.

On the other side of the coin, what about cryoed cables/outlets/tubes that are shipped to hot climate areas in the heat of the summer. Does the molecular structure of the metal conductors revert back to their pre-cryo state? Do folks pay extra for expedited shipping in dry ice???

I have lots of experience with real cryo. That being said, I have never placed any of my equipment or wire in the freezer. What I have done, previous to any cryo of wire in my system, is throw CD's into the freezer for a few days (ie. 24-48 hours). For those willing to try this, I think you many of you will be surprised at audible improvements. The question is whether this "treatment" has the staying power, or the total effect, of real cryo. IMHO it does not, but throwing CD's into the freezer is something that anyone can do at any time, and this is a tweak that has actually been discussed in different forums for at least a few years. So my suggestion to the skeptics would be at least to try some "frozen" CD's and then report back.

Hdm, this cd tweak does it leave condensation on the disc as it warms up? I have heard of this tweak for years, yet never gave it a try. The moisture thought just came to mind.