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Conditioning/Burn-In Method

DISCLAIMER
Potentially controversial subject matter ahead. Thus post is recommended for mature audiences only. If you're in the school of thought that cables are voodoo, this post is not for you, please move among.

Now, to business.

I'm in the process of working in a set of Signal Cable Silver Resolution XLR interconnects between my DAC, Preamp and Amplifier. So far, I probably have only 20 hours or so of play, and if memory serves, Frank recommends 60 hours or more. Given the difference in amplitude from DAC to Preamp, and from Preamp to Amplifier, do you guys think it might be worth swapping them out (rotating them) to help balance and perhaps accelerate the process?

Thanks in advance!

parabolic

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gdnrbob
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Perhaps I should add a disclaimer, but...

Why is it so odious to just let thing break in, in their own time.
Is 60, 200, 500 hours so long?
I have found that just listening and hearing small differences, sometimes big differences, to be very satisfying.
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gdnrbob
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Perhaps this is an Almarg question:
Does the cable need to be run at a high volume?
I mean that music is dynamic, having loud and soft passages.
Wouldn't running the system on a low volume when you need to work still accomplish the goal?
gdnrbob
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There are tube CD players?
Thanks Al. As always, good info.

Do cable cookers provide a varying output signal that mimics music or just a fixed signal?
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gdnrbob
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I only discovered that there are tube CD today, though they seem to be older models. Learned something new.
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