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Do Interconnects need to "warm up"?

My system is left on most of the time and sometimes on standby. I noticed that when I first start to listen the sound is a bit bright. All of my IC's are balanced and single ended Silver Streaks, the components are Krell. It seems to take almost a half hour before the system seems to calm down where it then sounds smooth and sweet. So I was wondering, is it possible that IC's may need to warm up as some equipment does - your thoughts? Thanks!
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ted_d
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Cynics and peeps with an agenda aside, I have never heard anything that did not "Warm Up" in the audio chain. This goes doubly for cables.

Yours in music,
Ted Denney III
Lead Designer, Synergistic Research Inc.
ted_d
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Prior to doing a show (CES, RMAF, T.H.E. Show Newport, ect) we get the system together we are going to use for the venue and set it up at our factory at least ONE MONTH prior to the show and leave it on repeat 24/7 while changing the material on a daily basis. Then we ship all components, speakers and cables to the venue for set up. The first day we just get everything in place and put the system on repeat. It always sounds dark muddy and closed in and we don't sweat it. The next day the system has opened up dramatically and this is when I begin to fine tune speaker placement and then acoustics. Then with each successive day the system sounds better and better until the last day when it always sounds its best.

System warm up, cable warm up it's all the same. Biased cables like my Actively Shielded cables suffer less but all cables / components / speaker sound better when they are used on a regular basis.

Yours in music,
Ted Denney III
Lead Designer, Synergistic Research Inc.
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