question about wire break in


I am a newbie so bear with me. What is actually breaking in when you guys talk about breaking in speaker or phono cables? Is there something that starts to align? I am just missing something.
lmr
I do not know. Most of the stuff written is theory. making something up to allow folks to stop worrying.
All I can say is when I bought a new 7 meter pair of Kimber Hero balanced IC they sucked. Actually sounded horrible when first connected and used. Bright thin sound, Yuck.
Took a few days and they cleared up.
Why I have no real knowledge. If I had to make something up I would say it was the insulation.. or maybe the metal crystal boundaries or something..
Dielectric Absorption is far from a theory and, as anyone that knows anything about cables is aware; they all exhibit capacitance. Much of what takes place(over time), is a stabilization of the, "charge" that the cable's dielectric assumes. Those with air, vacuum or actively biased dielectrics do not seem to take as long to stabilize, which would support that conclusion. Still; there seem to be other things taking place, within the conductors themselves. Most cables, when moved or left without voltages/signals present, will require some time to stabilize again.