I would highly recommend the Purist Audio Design System Enhancer CD-ROM. All you do is play it on your CD player for 74 minutes and your cables and everything else in the signal path are broken in.
Cable Burn In Problem
I'm trying out some interconnects, XLR. Problem is, I don't want to put 100+ hours on my CD laser, or my preamp tubes, or my hot-running, electric-consuming power amp.
The only solution I se is this. It is possible for me to find some old tubes to put in the preamp (which has balanced and rca inputs and outputs), and have that running into the turned off power amp. Supposedly just the connection is enough, but, of course, the preamp has to be on and have signal going through it.
I don't have any source to hook to the preamp except my digital player, which again, I don't want to put this mechanical and laser life on.
I do have an old receiver, but it has only rca's, so it is useless.
Any possible suggestions?
The only solution I se is this. It is possible for me to find some old tubes to put in the preamp (which has balanced and rca inputs and outputs), and have that running into the turned off power amp. Supposedly just the connection is enough, but, of course, the preamp has to be on and have signal going through it.
I don't have any source to hook to the preamp except my digital player, which again, I don't want to put this mechanical and laser life on.
I do have an old receiver, but it has only rca's, so it is useless.
Any possible suggestions?