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Is it safe to cover the side sound holes on Grado headphones?

post #1 of 5
7/16/06 at 1:27am
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I am trying to burn in my headphones, but the only place to do so is in the computer room, so it bothers a lot of people. Is covering them (with say socks or something) safe?
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post #2 of 5
7/16/06 at 1:31am
I can't see how that would be unsafe in any way. I used to do that when I burned in grado's

Make sure theres no lint that could get in though
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post #3 of 5
7/16/06 at 1:34am
I've covered mine up too and it's never caused a problem. Just don't wrap them so tight that no air can escape from the cups.
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post #4 of 5
7/16/06 at 1:35am
Shouldn't hurt them at all. But make sure the socks are clean- the pads will pick up odors.

When I've done burn-in, I've left my headphones under pillows. I don't know if that's possible for you there, but it works fine. Also, you could leave them in a drawer with an iPod or other source.
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post #5 of 5
7/16/06 at 1:51am
You could also wrap them up with a few towels. Works pretty good to block the sound from escaping.
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