Cable burn in question

NotaSuv
NotaSuv Posts: 3,858
edited October 2008 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I know you can use a Cd player set on repeat to burn in interconnects..Can one use a Direct TV HD receiver the same way? If the receiver is on and connected to a pre amp and the pre amp is set to TV, would this have the same effect as using a CD player ,as it also could be left on for days........
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,781
    edited September 2008
    If the receiver is on and connected to a pre amp and the pre amp is set to TV, would this have the same effect as using a CD player ,as it also could be left on for days........

    It depends. If you think it will have the same effect it will, if not, it won't work as well.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited September 2008
    WilliamM2 wrote: »
    It depends. If you think it will have the same effect it will, if not, it won't work as well.

    :confused:
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited September 2008
    My girlfriend and daughter watches alot of movies(lifetime & spongebob), reality shows and listen to directvs xm radio so I put my IC cables between the tv and sat. box and I leave then for a week.( about 50 hours)
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited September 2008
    Yes, that'll work fine.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,858
    edited September 2008
    Thanks all.......figured it would do the same.....and since the wife always has her set on......
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,858
    edited September 2008
    WilliamM2 wrote: »
    It depends. If you think it will have the same effect it will, if not, it won't work as well.

    WOW really lost me on that reply...............
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited September 2008
    NotaSuv wrote: »
    WOW really lost me on that reply...............

    William believes all cables sound the same, and there is no such thing as burnin.
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,858
    edited September 2008
    ben62670 wrote: »
    William believes all cables sound the same, and there is no such thing as burnin.

    I was that naive once too :rolleyes:
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited September 2008
    NotaSuv wrote: »
    I was that naive once too :rolleyes:

    I believe some people just can't hear it. 9 times out of 10 people describe the same exact thing when switching to my cables:)
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,055
    edited September 2008
    ben62670 wrote: »
    I believe some people just can't hear it. 9 times out of 10 people describe the same exact thing when switching to my cables:)


    One day I will try yours! just no need to replace anything right now.
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  • Logic 7
    Logic 7 Posts: 127
    edited October 2008
    I believe in suing good cables but have never heard of burning them in. Speakers maybe but cables?
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited October 2008
    Willow wrote: »
    One day I will try yours!

    This just doesn't sound right man! You wanting to try Ben's "Cable." Something we should know? :D
    No excuses!
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,205
    edited October 2008
    Strong Bad wrote: »
    This just doesn't sound right man! You wanting to try Ben's "Cable." Something we should know? :D
    Very Funny! I needed that laugh, so thanks! :D
    Alea jacta est!
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited October 2008
    Strong Bad wrote: »
    This just doesn't sound right man! You wanting to try Ben's "Cable." Something we should know? :D

    I'm next in line...:eek:
    Jake
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited October 2008
    NotaSuv wrote: »
    Thanks all.......figured it would do the same.....and since the wife always has her set on......

    But then you have to disturb the cables when you disconnect them and put them where you want them. Then your copper molecules will be in a different position than what they were during burn in.
    Never Forget
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited October 2008
    PolkThug wrote: »
    Then your copper molecules will be in a different position than what they were during burn in.
    yeah thats what I was thinking too.:D
    Testing
    Testing
    Testing
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  • phuz
    phuz Posts: 2,372
    edited October 2008
    WilliamM2 wrote: »
    It depends. If you think it will have the same effect it will, if not, it won't work as well.

    Schrödinger's Cables. :p:p:p
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,858
    edited October 2008
    PolkThug wrote: »
    But then you have to disturb the cables when you disconnect them and put them where you want them. Then your copper molecules will be in a different position than what they were during burn in.

    I had to buy a specially charged shammie made from spun zenonite crystals......this insures that the copper molecules assume the correct molecular structure needed for the bestest sound.....and they let me pay the shammie off over 60 months..... score :D
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  • kolyan2k
    kolyan2k Posts: 259
    edited October 2008
    ben62670 wrote: »
    William believes all cables sound the same, and there is no such thing as burnin.

    thats not a believe....its a fact.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2008
    Suuuuure they do.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,205
    edited October 2008
    kolyan2k wrote: »
    thats not a believe....its a fact.
    Cheeky!
    Alea jacta est!
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  • Hawkeye
    Hawkeye Posts: 1,313
    edited October 2008
    While I believe a cable can add or subtract something from the overall sound of a system, I have never believed in cable "burn-in". I think it is more of my ears burning in to the new sound of the new cable.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited October 2008
    I tried burning in my ears once, but I think the voltage I used was too high. :eek:
    Jake
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