More 'Audiophile' bullsh*t

[Dromedary66]

AW111 said:

I made it about halfway through the review.
If the cables take about 3 weeks of use to "bed in", do they get better or worse after more time?
If I was selling them, I would definitely give them a "service life" equating to about 2 years of typical use, after which "the quality starts to degrade", so you'd better replace them.

For those who can't wait 3 weeks they can use the Blue Horizon ProBurn Cable Conditioning System that "reduces the burn-in time of all cables, and also fully prepares them like no music ever can. Proburn does more than simply synthesise music; using specially-developed technology, the unit generates a sequence of unique ultra-low frequencies to penetrate the core of the conductor, and ultra-high frequencies that penetrate both the conductor and the dielectric."

A veritable bargain at £695.00



https://www.futureshop.co.uk/blue-horizon-proburn-...

[AW111]

Dromedary66 said:

For those who can't wait 3 weeks they can use the Blue Horizon ProBurn Cable Conditioning System that "reduces the burn-in time of all cables, and also fully prepares them like no music ever can. Proburn does more than simply synthesise music; using specially-developed technology, the unit generates a sequence of unique ultra-low frequencies to penetrate the core of the conductor, and ultra-high frequencies that penetrate both the conductor and the dielectric."

A veritable bargain at £695.00



https://www.futureshop.co.uk/blue-horizon-proburn-...

The nasty side of me wonders if using this box with components and/or speakers attached will destroy them.
You probably plug the cables to the box and leave the other end un-terminated.

[Morningside]

Zod said:

Miocene said:

Gobel's top end speaker is somewhat intimidating

I cannot believe that those speaker cables are on the floor and not on precious wood isolating blocks,

Made me think of this. Virtual pint if you know what the image refers to.

[jmorgan]

Maxell tapes advert?

[jmorgan]

AW111 said:

Dromedary66 said:

For those who can't wait 3 weeks they can use the Blue Horizon ProBurn Cable Conditioning System that "reduces the burn-in time of all cables, and also fully prepares them like no music ever can. Proburn does more than simply synthesise music; using specially-developed technology, the unit generates a sequence of unique ultra-low frequencies to penetrate the core of the conductor, and ultra-high frequencies that penetrate both the conductor and the dielectric."

A veritable bargain at £695.00



https://www.futureshop.co.uk/blue-horizon-proburn-...

The nasty side of me wonders if using this box with components and/or speakers attached will destroy them.
You probably plug the cables to the box and leave the other end un-terminated.

They say what exactly is inside the box, reverse engineer and flog it for, oh, £7 for the case and say £6 for the connectors and a few quid for the gubbins inside...... finger in the air, £30.

[Morningside]

jmorgan said:

Maxell tapes advert?

Yup

[jmorgan]

The one on the TVR is far better.......

(make mine an orange juice, teetotal...)

[TonyRPH]

Dromedary66 said:

For those who can't wait 3 weeks they can use the Blue Horizon ProBurn Cable Conditioning System that "reduces the burn-in time of all cables, and also fully prepares them like no music ever can. Proburn does more than simply synthesise music; using specially-developed technology, the unit generates a sequence of unique ultra-low frequencies to penetrate the core of the conductor, and ultra-high frequencies that penetrate both the conductor and the dielectric."

A veritable bargain at £695.00



https://www.futureshop.co.uk/blue-horizon-proburn-...

This really has my bullst meter way off the scale.

Included in the specification:

"Keeps cables performing at their best – condition them for a period of 24 hours, every six to eight weeks, to nullify any negative charges and static problem"

If anybody buys into this crap then they need their bloody head testing.

[Heres Johnny]

Which air freshener are people using at the moment? I'm finding the fabreeze thai orchid to giving a more balanced and almost zen like feel to my listening

[jmorgan]

Heres Johnny said:

Which air freshener are people using at the moment? I'm finding the fabreeze thai orchid to giving a more balanced and almost zen like feel to my listening

Heinz.

[jmorgan]

Beans means.....

Very fragrant.

[B17NNS]

jmorgan said:

Beans means.....

Improved bottom end and bass response

[curlyks2]

AW111 said:

The nasty side of me wonders if using this box with components and/or speakers attached will destroy them.
You probably plug the cables to the box and leave the other end un-terminated.

Nope, but the cable direction clearly matters...

The_Proburn_Manual said:

Manual available here, which sadly doesn't include a circuit diagram.

[jmorgan]

Hang on, is the PSU in that box any old shonky Maplins special providing ordinary DC, not unobtanium DC?

[curlyks2]

jmorgan said:

Hang on, is the PSU in that box any old shonky Maplins special providing ordinary DC, not unobtanium DC?

Not quite... it's 16VAC at 200mA, which should be enough to:

Proburn_Overview said:

force electrons into all areas of the cable

[TonyRPH]

It's interesting to note that the company mentioned in the manual (Blue Horizon Ideas LTD) has been dissolved...

[andy_s]

Dromedary66 said:

AW111 said:

I made it about halfway through the review.
If the cables take about 3 weeks of use to "bed in", do they get better or worse after more time?
If I was selling them, I would definitely give them a "service life" equating to about 2 years of typical use, after which "the quality starts to degrade", so you'd better replace them.

For those who can't wait 3 weeks they can use the Blue Horizon ProBurn Cable Conditioning System that "reduces the burn-in time of all cables, and also fully prepares them like no music ever can. Proburn does more than simply synthesise music; using specially-developed technology, the unit generates a sequence of unique ultra-low frequencies to penetrate the core of the conductor, and ultra-high frequencies that penetrate both the conductor and the dielectric."

A veritable bargain at £695.00



https://www.futureshop.co.uk/blue-horizon-proburn-...

That's like those explosive detectors flogged in Iraq at 20k a pop that were actually just a car aerial stuck to a handle.

[jmorgan]

curlyks2 said:

jmorgan said:

Hang on, is the PSU in that box any old shonky Maplins special providing ordinary DC, not unobtanium DC?

Not quite... it's 16VAC at 200mA, which should be enough to:

Proburn_Overview said:

force electrons into all areas of the cable

My bad.

[Miocene]

But how do you burn in the Proburn? Surely they've got that covered too?

[B17NNS]

Miocene said:

But how do you burn in the Proburn? Surely they've got that covered too?

That's what the Proburn Burnmaster Pro 3000 is for.