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post #1 of 27
4/9/09 at 9:26pm
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I am pretty new to the world of hi end headphones, and I was a little unsure about this whole "Burn-in" dealio.

However, I went to the music library here on campus, and when I went to use a computer, I realized that all the computer stations had SR-60's on them! I plugged a set into my iPhone to listen to some tunes, and I immediately noticed how much warmer and more mellow the sound was than my SR-325is's which I just received last week.

I take it that this is because of the hundreds more hours that have been put into the 60's at the library. It almost made me want to take a pair....
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post #2 of 27
4/9/09 at 9:38pm
Or perhaps it's because the SR60 and SR325i are completely different kinds of Grado sounds?
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post #3 of 27
4/9/09 at 9:40pm
Nice music library

Could be due to burn in or could be because you like the sound signature of the SR-60 more than the 325is
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post #4 of 27
4/9/09 at 9:45pm
It probably takes about 2-3 weeks to 'burn in' depending on your usage. However, SR325i does not sound the same as SR60 and I am not sure it has the same level of warmth as SR-60.
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post #5 of 27
4/9/09 at 9:47pm
I would say that it is just the 325i. It has a much brighter sound than the 60.
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post #6 of 27
4/9/09 at 11:54pm
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Originally Posted by tintin47 View Post
I would say that it is just the 325i. It has a much brighter sound than the 60.
ditto
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post #7 of 27
4/10/09 at 12:10am
To be totally honest, I prefer the SR-60 to the 325i. It just isn't as euphoric... it's clean and clinical but not in the same pleasurable and tuned way that the MS2i is.
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post #8 of 27
4/10/09 at 11:02pm
For me, Grados improve with burn in - without a doubt. Running pink noise for 24 hours made a difference
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post #9 of 27
4/10/09 at 11:59pm
thats a pretty weird music library..
im not sure why open headphones but i can only imagine overlapping sound leakages from everywhere at once
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post #10 of 27
4/11/09 at 12:25am
the 325i is a very bright headphone. however, new, they are pretty unbearable. mine became listenable at ~200hrs. i just had them playing music all day for a while. now they sound amazing. probably required about 500hrs to totally settle.
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post #11 of 27
4/11/09 at 2:58am
Take a brand new SR325i and then take a SR325i bought from Craigslist (over a year old, used). The two will sound noticeably different, since one contains a set of transducers which were used and 'broken-in', netting a mellower and more effortless sound. Sure, you can take into account that the 325i is a bright headphone compared to others in its price range, but, IMO, break-in cannot be overlooked; Especially with a Grado.
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post #12 of 27
4/11/09 at 12:53pm
I am also curious about this as I am in the process of burning in my SR80is... right out of the box, I found them so bright they actually hurt to listen to at a decent volume. I thought "good god, if these are warmer than the SR60s, I can't imagine what those must be like!

After about 8 hrs. of music and 10 hrs of pink noise they sound much more relaxed and rounded, but I am still hoping for a little more warmth...

Has anyone had exp. burning-in the 80is? Should I be doing or listening for anything in particular?
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post #13 of 27
4/11/09 at 2:48pm
Having owned SR-80s back in 2007, I can tell you that they share the same drivers as the 80i and need at least 100 hours of loud music or pink noise, or preferably both. They become a different headphone in this time.
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post #14 of 27
4/11/09 at 3:12pm
I was made a true believer in burn-in after witnessing the change that my 325i went through after 20+ hours of listening in between several days of pink noise and spot frequency tones from 10 Hz. to 20 kHz at low volume.
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post #15 of 27
7/14/10 at 4:02am

How long would a pair of SR80i's take to burn in?

 

I got my hands on some and I'm quite disappointed over my other

headphones. Should I just leave them playing music all day?

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