How long for an HDMI cable to break in.

I’m terrified to jump into this lively discussion but I have a 1 meter hdmi going from my transport to my dac for I2S.  How would I know if the length of the cable was an issue?  Sound degradation?   It sounds great but I’ve seen a couple of times now that a 1 meter HDMI for i2s can cause issues but nobody says what this issues could be.  

I’m terrified to jump into this lively discussion but I have a 1 meter hdmi going from my transport to my dac for I2S.  How would I know if the length of the cable was an issue?  Sound degradation?   It sounds great but I’ve seen a couple of times now that a 1 meter HDMI for i2s can cause issues but nobody says what this issues could be.  

@richardbrand 

Thanks!

@jhill387 

How would I know if the length of the cable was an issue?

Yep, you are listening for sound degradation.  Easiest way to find out what this sounds like is to switch in longer HDMI cables until the degradation is obvious.

When HDMI cables are used as intended for HDMI, it is easy to see the effects of overlong or poor quality cables on video.  Blockiness on the screen, dropped frames, noise.  HDMI is designed for an error rate of about 1 in a billion bits which I think translates to about 70 CDs per error!

@roxyy1927

Yes, you were bamboozled.

Sound quality wise a bog standard HDMI cable doesn’t differ from a super expensive one.  The more expensive one might have connections less prone to slipping, which HDMI cables are particularly prone to do.  Nor does the cable require any break in.  The 1s and 0s flying down the pike don’t care how much use has preceded them.