Can you measure speaker wire parameters before and after burn in, so we know?
Let your ears be the judge.
Otherwise, you can use this simple formula:
t = g * w * l * (Fs / pi)
whereas:
t = time in microseconds
g = wire gauge
w = amplifier power in milliwatts
l = length of speaker cable in mm
Fs = sample freq of digital source in Hz
Otherwise, you can use this simple formula:
t = g * w * l * (Fs / pi)
whereas:
t = time in microseconds
g = wire gauge
w = amplifier power in milliwatts
l = length of speaker cable in mm
Fs = sample freq of digital source in Hz
THE constructive comment is NO BURN IN IN CABLES, period.
Save your and our time, Forum bandwidth, etc.
who cares about that?
Electrons travel along the full copper surface at audio frequencies, not a few atoms of surface rust.
If someone is telling you that speaker wire takes improve then please also ask yourself if they are in any way attempting to sell speaker wire, my bet is they are or have bought some at an inflated price and have been told it will take time for it to improve your system, by the time you realise it has done eff all, they are long gone.
Where did you pull that "equation" from?
What is the scientific background behind it?
Any peer reviewed papers about it?
What is the supposed burn in effect anyway?
I suggest you buy this speaker wire from 'guru' mcgowan, its a bargain at ~$80k and it comes pre-burned in. You only have to burn in yourself.
https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/why-this-constant-upgrading.394620/post-7240311
Might be 😱
In which case I suggest mine: play loud 120dB Music (preferably Punk, Drum´n Bass, Free Jazz trumpet solos or Musique Concrête) until your ears ring; consider cable burnt-in after 120 hours of that.
Your ears will DEFINITELY be burnt by then, any cable you use afterwards will share the improvement.
In which case I suggest mine: play loud 120dB Music (preferably Punk, Drum´n Bass, Free Jazz trumpet solos or Musique Concrête) until your ears ring; consider cable burnt-in after 120 hours of that.
Your ears will DEFINITELY be burnt by then, any cable you use afterwards will share the improvement.
Copper oxidizes to bright green surface. Easy to spot. Single core transformer wire is lacquered/enameled and will not rust. Otherwise transformers would not last decades.
Multiple brand flexible wires are enclosed in plastic wrap, sealed from air and oxigen. Will not rust unless deffective.
Now open ends, thats a different story...
Keep those soldered to gold plated connector and you are fine.
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Burn-in should be part of your routine maintainance because any cables left unused for a prolonged period of time become "stagnant".
That must be true 'cos I read it here:
https://nordost.com/blog/what-is-ca...s the cables and expedite the burn-in process.
That must be true 'cos I read it here:
https://nordost.com/blog/what-is-ca...s the cables and expedite the burn-in process.
Usually I gently quick burn-in my speaker cables between the poles of a 12V cranking battery, after the highly non-linear distorting dielectric have evaporated away the burn-in process is completed resulting in a much more transparent sound.
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