Molecular alignment of cables

[ShaneR]

I have been informed of a process that treats cables and amplifiers and improves sound.

The process consisits of slowly cooling the cable or amp down to approx -200oC over an 8 hr period and then slowly raising the temeprature up to approx. 100-150oc then coolinfg agian and repeating the process 3 times.

The results of this process are said to align the molecular structure of any metal or polymer thereby removing any streesess casused by heating or extrusion, hence improving sound quality.

Has anyone heard of such a process, if so, can you tell me more?

 

[Rob Babcock]

It's called "Cryotreating" and is quite profitable.

 

[Unregistered]

Sounds bogus to me. Repeated cooling and heating to extreme temperatures is bound to cause more problems than simply leaving it at normal room temperature.

 

[Rip Van Woofer]

When Rob said it was "profitable", I'm sure he meant in monetary terms to the vendor!

Totally bogus otherwise. Cryotreating is used legitimately to strengthen and temper metals and metal parts (disk brake rotors for race cars, for example) but has nothing to do with electrical conductivity.

 

[jeffsg4mac]

It is sort of a reverse tempering, and while tempering is good for glass and swords, it has no useful audio purposes. If however, you were to keep the temperature of the cable low enough that it became a super-conductor, then maybe you could hear some benefit.

 

[WmAx]

If however, you were to keep the temperature of the cable low enough that it became a super-conductor, then maybe you could hear some benefit.

The one problem I have with this supposition: normal conductors, properly desigened and used within the scope of their parameters have not been demonstrated to insert audible phenomena. Pre-established perceptual testing that cites known thresholds for distortions(s), signal:noise, etc. do not support the theory either.

-Chris