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Unplugging / replugging Anti Cables Changes things

I recently had to move my Linn LK140 power amp sideway by 6 inches to make some room. I had to unplug my Anti Cables from the power amp.

When I replug my cables back to the amp, the previous sumptious and open sound of this beautiful cable were gone. Instead, it now sounded congested and somewhat masked.

After over 10 hours of playing, the openness of the previous sound came back a bit, but not fully. I have been playing the amp for well over 50 hrs now, the previous sumptuous open sound of the Anti Cables (when I had over 200 hrs of continuous playing unplugged) never fully returned.

Has anyone experience this strange phenomenon ?
vaioy

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plato
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When you say you "moved the amp 6-inches sideways to make some room," does that mean you put some other component right next to the amp? If so, that could be your problem.

I have some Anti-Cables and have plugged and unplugged them a bunch of times and never noticed a difference in sound quality...
plato
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If you've changed ANYTHING else, I'd look there first... If you haven't changed anything else, two possibilities exist: 1) You're imagining the change in sound, or 2) The performance of one of the components in your audio chain is deteriorating.

In the case of #1, I simply suggest that you imagine it sounds like it used to; and for #2 (that will be more difficult to track down), but if you use any tube gear maybe a tube or tubes are showing signs of aging/deterioration.

I highly doubt that what you described is the result of plugging and unplugging cables... Normally, a system sounds better after cables are unplugged and then plugged back in (at least in my experience).
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