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Do speaker cables need a burn in period?

I have heard some say that speaker cables do need a 'burn in', and some say that its totally BS.
What say you?


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glupson
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Eloquent is not the enemy of truth at all. It is just nicer and more coherent way of expressing it. Think of it as "truth with a style" rather than "truth with whining".

Whatever the truth about burn-in ends up being, it is, except for manufacturers, only of academic importance.


I am not sure where did Marx land from in all of this. He lived way before speakers and amplifiers, I think.

andy2
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Yes, since the truth is never pretty or eloquent.
glupson
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Huh, those are some depressing views. And incorrect in many other people’s views.

andy2
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A friend of mine once told me to never argue with a woman.  They don't use logic and just going to frustrate you.  I don't argue with woman a lot but I see similarity arguing with the non believers.
glupson
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Again, I am in neither camp on this burn-in issue, so I can somewhat objectively tell you that both sides seem entrenched in the same way. Same pattern with different prefix. If you have a firm belief in existence of burn-in, arguing with someone who has a firm belief in its non-existence will lead you nowhere, except for frustration. The only ones you could try to explain your views to are those with no loyalty to either camp. However, you may need to accept their doubts and questions as legitimate, too. So far, most of the burn-in proponents answers to challenging questions have been "it is that way, you just do not get it, shame on you" kind. Who would go for that?
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