For me the Reign 24 took some getting use to or some may call it burn in. It was a bit sharp or had a etch to it at first. So I put the headphones down ant let them play for a few hours. After that I came back the etch was gone. However, it still had a sharpness to it. So I just ran some pink noise over night and until I got home from work the next day. Boy O Boy did that work. Trevor told me he only put like 2 or 3 hours on it because he wanted to get it shipped out. Please note. I never experienced this upon receiving any other cable from Trev.
Do I believe in burn in now? Hell yeah. For these Regin 24 cables anyway. After about 2 days of "burn in". I really hate using that term. Whatever. It really did tame the cable down. As of right now this is my favorite cable and the best cable I ever heard so far. It sure didn't start out that way. All the Norn2s and Skuld 4 I got from Trev previously sound good right out the box. The Reign 24 is a special cable and like other things that's special it deserves lots of attention. Like tubes they don't sound their best unless they've been warmed up for a few hours. This cable needs a burn in period.
Trevor is getting a lot of business now it seems. For him to stay ahead of his orders I really don't think he has the time to let these cable burn it properly. No fault of his. Just remember if you decide to get a Reign 24 give it the time to warm up or burn in. I don't know about the small Reign cables. I 'll see about them soon enough.
I will be getting the Reign 24 for all my flagship headphones. HD800, T1 and the mighty HE-6
Thanks Trevor for a job well done.