Question regarding burn-in


I fear that this may be a stupid question, but I'm still a neophyte in the high-end world ...

If I want to burn in an interconnect between my preamp and power amp by playing a source for a number of continuous hours (24? 48? 96?), does the power amp need to be powered up?

Additionally, any suggestions on the burn-in process would be helpful. I've been looking for a reference article, but haven't found anything that provides much detail.

Thanks,

Martin
mjdrabik

Showing 2 responses by jedinite24

I have a question about the duration and method of burning in speaker cables. I was on the Zu Audio website and saw their new Mission line of speaker cables. I'm very interested in them. I read that they require 200-400 hours of break/burn-in. My dad gave me an old receiver that I really don't care about along with some cheap speakers awhile ago. I was going to connect the receiver to the speakers with the Mission speaker cables and let the receiver play music from misc radio stations 24/7 for 10-17 days straight at a low volume so I don't disturb my family. This way I'll know the Mission speaker cables are broken in when I fully audition them and I can make a timely decision on them and if necessary return them within their 60 day time frame.

Would this properly break-in the speaker cables? Does the volume need to be turned up to a certain level to ensure the speaker wire is getting enough current passed through it so that it is being broken in? I'm hoping I can leave it at a low volume. I read some where some time ago certain cable manufacturer breaks-in cables via their burn in devices they do 8 hours on and then 8 hours off for a couple of days. I was wondering if I should do the same.

Thanks in advance everyone.
Rodman99999

Thanks for the assist. I had to put in my own spin on your burn-in tip. I couldn't take listening to rap or hop hop stations by me. I had it on for a couple of hours but I'm just not a fan of the rappers out there. Plus they play Eminem over and over and over. I like some of his stuff but to hear it constantly wasn't for me.

I found some Drum and Bass CDs as well as some Ministry of Sound and MixMag club CDs I've been playing 24/7. I've got another couple of hours to go before I'm above 200 then I'll put the speaker cables I was burning in into my main system.

Thanks again.