Soundscape Studios. Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Has anyone heard of this practice? I was just on a consumer forum, and some guys were talking about pumping pink noise, or bass heavy music for 24 hrs. into headphones to "burn them in" and supposedly make them sound better. This sounds absurd to me - anybody hear of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rylos Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Unlike the idea that some people have about "burning in" power cords to make the music sound better, "burning in" headphones might possibly make a tiny bit of difference. Possibly. Tiny. Would depend on the construction of the diaphragms. Most likely it falls into the category of "ways to make yourself believe that you actually can make the sound better by painting stuff different colors or chanting to it for an hour before you use it". If you want a real laugh check this out: power snakes . These guys think that itty-bitty nuances in the powerline voltage (which is already jumping around to the tune of over a hundred volts) can actually make a difference in the sound quality. Maybe they would be better served by replacing the filter capacitors in their amp's power supply. "shit" happens. Success Takes Focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Horne Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Originally posted by Soundscape Studios: Has anyone heard of this practice? I was just on a consumer forum, and some guys were talking about pumping pink noise, or bass heavy music for 24 hrs. into headphones to "burn them in" and supposedly make them sound better. This sounds absurd to me - anybody hear of this?It sounds absurd to me as well. This was probably started by the same people who claim to hear a difference when using Monster Cable or those who can hear differences between a $50 CD player and a $500 CD player. I'd bet a lot of money if you were to take 10 headphones and 'burn in' five of them, no one would be able to consistently tell which were which. The bottom line is, if there is a difference, it should be measurable. If it's not measurable, then maybe the difference doesn't exist. I always liked reading reviews by Hirsch and Houck in Stereo Review, they always gave no nonsense reviews. Are those guys still testing equipment? No guitarists were harmed during the making of this message. In general, harmonic complexity is inversely proportional to the ratio between chording and non-chording instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdman Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Originally posted by Soundscape Studios: Has anyone heard of this practice? I was just on a consumer forum, and some guys were talking about pumping pink noise, or bass heavy music for 24 hrs. into headphones to "burn them in" and supposedly make them sound better. This sounds absurd to me - anybody hear of this?The best way to do this is put them on with the ear cushions removed and then apply 10000 volts across the left and right inputs. It is unlikely you will hear any distortion or noise from them after you apply this procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete psingpy Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Can't comment myself. I've heard the same discussion about a need to break in Sennheiser HD600's. There was some talk on the Nichols Recording forum I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petros Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 What about the claim that speakers break in after about 10-20 hours of use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoron13 Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 on the other side, I've got hd 280pros, and I'm wondering: if I bring em in to work, will 8hrs a day of wear/use destroy them? I don't mean that I'll listen loudly, just that 40hrs a week, before (home)studio work will wear them out quickly...any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundscape Studios. Posted September 25, 2003 Author Share Posted September 25, 2003 Originally posted by schmoron13: on the other side, I've got hd 280pros, and I'm wondering: if I bring em in to work, will 8hrs a day of wear/use destroy them? I don't mean that I'll listen loudly, just that 40hrs a week, before (home)studio work will wear them out quickly...any thoughts?No way man - I have the 280's and they are made to be used. The amount of usage you are talking about is fairly normal by pro standards. The 280's should go for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rylos Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 What about the claim that speakers break in after about 10-20 hours of use? Maybe they're talking about the speakers with the cheap junk stereos that people buy nowdays, that simply BREAK after 10-20 hours of use? "shit" happens. Success Takes Focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phait Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 on the other side, I've got hd 280pros, and I'm wondering: if I bring em in to work, will 8hrs a day of wear/use destroy them? *hands you a tiny spoon and a pack of Q-Tips* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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