freezing your components and cables?

[tec333]

http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue21/goffinterview.htm

I came accross this on the web. Since I am quite new to this, I would like to know what people think of this. Is this just all B.S.?

Tec

[Chris D]

Funny, and interesting...

It was my understanding in the past that cryogenics CAN add value to many metallic objects and IS used by multiple manufacturers, however, I thought it was only during the manufacturing process of shaping and forming the metal.

I'd have to question the capability or value of using cryogenics AFTER a product has been manufactured and assembled.

[Alaric]

It works on connecting rods-the critter between the piston and crankshaft in an engine.

[Chris D]

Aha! That's right... that's one of the places that I've heard of using cryogenics before. But again, itsn't that during the manufacturing process Alaric? And not aftermarket?

[tec333]

I see how this would work well for a component like a forged alluminum or titatnium rod. Since this piece is subjected to heat, stress and etc. I can see this being performed after production as a treatment.

But for electronics - to make it sound better?

[wkhanna]

Brake rotors, cam shafts, tranny gears and a bunch of other car/motor stuff too. It has a way of ‘finishing’ the tempering process. Swiss watch makers used to bury their metal in caves in the Alps for years before they would make parts from it. It is not ‘snake oil’, it is actually proven to change the properties of ferrous metals.

However, i have never heard of it changing the electrical properties of metal. But at Absolute Zero, there is theoretically no resistance, so let’s one of us volunteer to put our system in a tub of liquid nitrogen and see if improves the SQ!

[dyazdani]

It was my understanding in the past that cryogenics CAN add value to many metallic objects and IS used by multiple manufacturers, however, I thought it was only during the manufacturing process of shaping and forming the metal.

I'd have to question the capability or value of using cryogenics AFTER a product has been manufactured and assembled.

That is my understanding as well. I'm not sure what physical impact a cryo treatment would have on a metal after forming. I don't believe in it, but many people do...

[brac]

You can pay like $800 and they will freeze the barrel of your favorite rifle. This is after manufacture?? But still you knows if it does anything...
Brac

[brac]

Ok,
I send it my cat if it lives they can do my AMPS>>>

[r100gs]

I turn the heat off at night.

[Chris D]

Again, Aha! We're on to something here... for true sound performance, cool your theater to -20 degrees Fahrenheit before playing anything, and it will sound better. (?)

Okay, even if it doesn't sound better, you won't be able to tell, because you'll be shivering so much.

[Alaric]

hmmmmm...

Wouldn't the air density at -20F affect the sound waves? I would think lower frequencies would have a harder time moving through the more tightly packed molecules.
As for super-cooling engine parts , I believe BMW uses the technique , along with "fracturing" rod caps for a stronger joint.
Also , the Cray supercomputers use liquid nitrogen to keep the processors at 0 degrees because of the almost resistance-free properties. Perhaps freezing the innards would create a good effect , but my amp actually sounds better after it warms up . The manufacturers who see this thread are probably cringing right now after decades of designing equipment that works at room temp! If nothing else we'll keep 'em on their toes!