the record spot:stephennic:
Hi,
When I first got the chords, they seem a lttle closed in. I contacted chord and they told me to give it a good 100 hrs, I did and it made all the difference- the soundstage opened up and revealed more detail, bass tightened up, top end sweeter and more open and mids more vivid but still rich with good soundstage depth.
This may sound silly but put the interconnects in the other way, sometimes that can make a difference especially if they are directional. Yes the Nordost is good and very detailed and clear but can be bright on the wrong system.
Cheers
Steve.
100 hours? For a 1m cable? Which does nothing bar permit a signal to go from A to B? Have Chord given any explanation why 100 hours and not, say, 20? Or 500? Or 2? Or whatever...? And how could you tell what they sounded like originally after 100 hours, save for buying a brand new pair and trying them out against the 'burned in' ones?
Hi recordspot,
I dont want to hijack the thread, but I have to say with a lot of cables I have bought over the years have improved with burn in. For eg the Nordost BH interconnect new sounded bright, hard and I was fatigued after a few minutes listening. I didnt listen to it a gain I let it sit playing on the system for a few days over a couple of weeks. Sat down one day again and had a listen, more open smoother more natural and lost most of that hard edge, and I didnt get fatigued.
I dont think it was placibo effect, the difference was obvious. I dont have scientific evidence just my ears and from talking to a few hifi mates, hifi shops and the mags I read etc.
Cheers
Steve.