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Old 05-15-2008, 12:33 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Did you know that if a burnt-in cable was unused for, like, month, it burns-out and must be re-burned-in?

Just read that...
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Old 05-15-2008, 02:36 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Did you know that if a burnt-in cable was unused for, like, month, it burns-out and must be re-burned-in?

Nope, didn't know that. Still don't. But now I've heard it.

To 'know' it implies knowledge, and at this point I do not even have belief, nevermind knowledge.

Where did you read this?
Was there evidence or data to back up this assertion?

It is an interesting concept though.
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Nope, thats all new to me.
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Yes, I found it by accident when I switched to different conductors within the same Valhalla cable. Those conductors were not used for many months and it took a few days of burn-in until it sounded as good as before.
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Nope, but it's close. Unfortunately it's not in English, so the link will be useless.
Also, the whole system which was burned-in for classical music, will be spoiled and trashed if some rap played through it.
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More importantly, some overzealous audiophiles will burn in their system for excessive periods of time, leading to a condition known as "overburning." You can tell you have overburning if the sound feels too revealing and too transparent, or your house is on fire.
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Also, the whole system which was burned-in for classical music, will be spoiled and trashed if some rap played through it.
Is it because rap doesn't have as much high frequencies?

Even though I mostly listen to 192kbps mp3, I use WAV to keep my system burned in because it has higher frequencies.
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