I realized that the new-to-me C700s probably didn't have a lot of hours on them so I thought I would try cooking them overnight. My recipe is pink noise set at slightly higher than normal listening levels. I let them go for nearly 11 hours. So what did I get? Quite a nice change indeed! Those ever-present mids calmed down a bit producing a more balanced sound. Still natural sounding but not so overly warm. With that came along some detail. I'm hearing wonderful instrument separation. Queued up Beethoven's 6th and could hear good instrument placement as well. Not expansive mind you but certainly impressive for canalphones at this price point.
The more I listen to these the more I like them especially after my overnight burning session. Consider me a fan. My poor M5s have been getting less listening time because of these little gems.
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