Freezer Cryoed Cables...

I don't know about the freezing the cables, but seeing that there're some merit to freezing cds, I decided to experiment . I put a copy of Kind of Blue in a zip-loc bag in the freezer for 24hrs, then in the fridge covered with a terry cloth for another 24, then room temperature for 3 hours.
I've used track # 5 "Flamenco Sketches" as a tester for quite sometime now. I've probably listened to it hundreds of times. On first impression, the openning bass line was more immediate, snappier, and "woodsier". The trumpet then came on and the sound was definitely smoother, more body, and better focus. The sound overall, and pardon my inadequacy of capturing the changes, was livelier, more prat, smoother, more transparent, and better extentions at the top end. The one drawback that I've noticed is that there seems to be some loss at the bottom end.
I was very skeptical, and heard about this for quite some time now, but finally decided to give it a try. I'm not sure if the effect is permanent or if I will do this for all my cds, but there are definite noticeable changes. Anyone tried cryoeing a cd?

Associated equipments:
Bat Vk-d5
Bat Vk-5i
Belcanto Evo2
Merlins Vsm-m
Purist cables.
Bpt 3.5 Sig.

Rpatrick, I think it is fine if you have discovered a tweak that you like. It costs nothing, and if it makes you happy, that is great.

Personally, I am quite skeptical of the technical veracity of this technique because it wouldn't seem to lower temps enough to make a molecular change. Also, I would be very afraid to freeze my expensive gear anyway. So, I'm not going to try it, but I won't ridicule you either.

It's your gear, and you can do with it what you like.

Twl- I agree completely. The only point I'd like to clarify is, I don't think anyone is saying it changes the metal molecularly(or at least I hope not)- your austenite and martensite will remain the same. The difference some are experiencing- IMO- has to do with a subtle shrinkage of the wire itself.

Mhu, if you freeze that CD one more time you will hear an even better improvement then you you are hearing now......Richard

Mhu: I have been cryoing CD's for about a year now. One person's "dramatic" is another person's "subtle", but I would say that cryoing will give you a bigger performance boost than freezing. On a scale of 1-10, 1 being subtle and 10 being dramatic, I'd put the freezer tweak around 3 and cryoing around 6.5 to 7. I would say that bass performance is quite a bit more improved with cryo than freezing, but the biggest enhancement with cryo is a significant reduction in glare and edge. Freezing does it to a minor extent, but cryo gets you quite a bit further down the line in that regard as well as improved transparency.