Myths and legends are so pervasive. I was talking to somebody yesterday that told me that the contractor that was installing his new home theatre explained that it would not sound good until the monster speaker wire "burned in". Now, I assume that this fellow was implying that the impeadance of the cable would change over time, presumably getting lower, so that the power transfer to the speaker would be more efficient. I'm skeptical. While I'm an electrical engineer, I'll admit I'm not an expert on the time varying affect of modest current spikes on low impeadance cable. However, I cannot fathom a disceranble, audible difference occuring over time due to speaker wire "burnning in". I'm faced all the time with myths put forth as if they are "facts". One of my favorites is what I've seen is the warning at gas stations about using your cell phone. Oh, I'm sure that a long, long time ago in a land far, far away (typically India) somebody said that they heard of somebody who had what looked like a cell phone, that was dropped, and a spark came out, that could have caused an explosion. Please. I've seen people smoking while they are filling their tank! Now, I'm supposed to not have a phone call while I'm filling my tank?? This is absurd.