Copper Speaker Cable
March 15th, 2010What does ‘break in’ time mean for high-end audio cables?
Q: I am considering upgrading my stereo system’s wiring and many of the high-end gold, silver or copper audio speaker or connector cables require a ‘break in’ period apparently.
Just what is this ‘break in’ stuff all about? Why is it required and just how am I supposed to break them in? Can the cables be damaged if I don’t do it right or at all?
Thanks for the advice ‘he who must hold the remote’
…but still will an 18 gage speakers wire really sound as good as $30-a-foot high-tech stuff? I mean, regardless of the companies promotional hype about ‘break in’ …won’t a heavier cable with heavier jacks, pure alloys and better shielding have a noticeable improvement in overall sound quality somehow?
A: Active electronics can have a break-in period. Passive cables really don’t. Break-in applies most to loudspeakers (which have moving parts) and displays (which have light sources). Boxes like amplifiers and preamps, especially vacuum tube models but to some extent solid state models, will also have a break-in time.
Talk of break-in with passive items like cables is mostly mumbo-jumbo. It is more likely that your ears will break in: psychoacoustically you will get accustomed to the sound of any new component, including cable.
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