Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Cables, Power, Tweaks, Speakers, Accessories (DBT-Free Forum) › Does every pair of headphones need a different cable to sound good?
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Does every pair of headphones need a different cable to sound good? - Page 5

post #61 of 73
10/8/10 at 4:52pm

Today, the new IE8's arrived and are now in the burn-in process.

 

Yippee!

 

It's well reported the change which take place in IE8's, burned in vs straight out of the box.  For burn-in, I just run music through the IEM's and keep the battery charged.

 

And considering this hobby is about obsessing, it's okay to obsess.

 

"Yeah baby!"

 

Reply
post #62 of 73
10/9/10 at 8:59am
Thread Starter 

Yeah...why not, i'll just try it out and have a look whether it works for me or not.

 

P.S.: Why do just certain people hear a difference?

Reply
post #63 of 73
10/9/10 at 9:01am
Thread Starter 

hey beeman458, how where they before the burn in?

 

How long do u plan to burn them in? Are u using normal music?

Reply
post #64 of 73
10/9/10 at 9:33am

hey beeman458, how where they before the burn in?

 

A bit harsh.  As they're used, the music has smoothed out, with more extension into the bass and treble.  I haven't used the bass control the IE8's come with as what ever the setting is on sounds perfectly fine.

 

How long do u plan to burn them in?

 

I don't have a plan other than to simply run music through them, recharge the battery of the MP3 player when the battery runs out of juice and then run more music through them.  In between songs, due to something happening with the software, there's also white noise so it's a mix of sounds.

 

Are u using normal music?

 

That all depends on if you consider Simon and Garfunkel.....normal music.

 

 

Reply
post #65 of 73
10/9/10 at 9:42am

P.S.: Why do just certain people hear a difference?

 

Simple.  Because people are different.  Some do well with this point and others don't.

 

We all have different physical appearances, different physical abilities, different mental capacities, different senses of touch, smell, sight, taste and a different sense of hearing.  Tain't no thang other than some get their shorts in a bunch over differences in hearing when in fact, there's not a reason in the world to care.

 

We're all wild horses, let us run.

 


Edited by beeman458 - 10/9/10 at 9:43am
Reply
post #66 of 73
10/9/10 at 12:09pm
Thread Starter 

so u going to run music through them until u notice a change.....

Reply
post #67 of 73
10/9/10 at 12:35pm

so u going to run music through them until u notice a change.....

 

No I won't as I'm not looking for a change.  I'm just going run music through them as the change will take place, with or without my noticing a change.  I been though this enough to know a change will take place so like putting a turkey in the oven, I cook it by temperature until done and have faith, from past experience, that it's going turn out just fine.

 

Currently, now that the battery is again charged up on the MP3 player, I'm putting more of the same music through the new IEM's received yesterday in the mail.

Reply
post #68 of 73
10/10/10 at 1:49am
Thread Starter 

U are going to burn them in.....and hope

Reply
post #69 of 73
10/10/10 at 5:29am

There's no hoping as the change is taking place.

Reply
post #70 of 73
10/10/10 at 9:44am

The only change taking place is your ears and brain becoming more used to the sound of your new equipment.

Reply
post #71 of 73
10/10/10 at 10:11am
Quote:
Originally Posted by novak View Post

The only change taking place is your ears and brain becoming more used to the sound of your new equipment.


Hi novak

 

I think that is the main change, it is 99% of the story. I do think that change does take place in the equipment, but it is so minor compared with the psychological issue.

Reply
post #72 of 73
10/10/10 at 10:21am

novak wrote:

 

The only change taking place is your ears and brain becoming more used to the sound of your new equipment.

 

Everybody's mad but the naysayers.

 


Edited by beeman458 - 10/10/10 at 10:23am
Reply
post #73 of 73
10/10/10 at 11:28am
Quote:
Originally Posted by aimlink View Post





This is a hotly debated topic.

 

There's no good scientific evidence to support that changing your headphone's cable will make a sonic difference.  No rigorously conducted blinded study has shown up anyone able to differentiate cables.  OTOH, there are those who will swear by their cable experiences and benefits, whether they be headphone cables or otherwise.  Those who trust in the science of it will put those differences heard by cable enthusiasts down to a phenomenon of expectations and placebo.  There's a lot of evidence to support the power of expectations and placebo where a listener hears differences between pieces of gear or cables when doing sited testing, and those same differences disappear once they try to differentiate them while blinded.  There have even been tests where a listener was unable to identify his own gear when blinded, thinking that his own favoured gear sounded unacceptably flawed.

 

Be that as it may, you'll find that most cable enthusiasts would advise that you consider cable rolling only when you've addressed all the other equipment in your chain and ensuring that you genuinely wish to go no further with upgrades.  

 

Your mileage will definitely vary and remember, science to date, will not support the validity of any differences you hear.  It's up to you now to decide to experiment and make up your own mind on the matter.   I'd advise a go look see only if you can make your cable at a much reduced cost than what they go for in the various audio outlets, or if you don't have to save or hesitate to foot the expense of purchasing aftermarket cables.  

 

I've personally had mixed experience and have my own reasons to be on the fence on this.  I do own multiple aftermarket cables and it has been a hit and miss.  A couple have made differences to my ears while others have not.



/Thread and STICKY. Very well put.

Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Cables, Power, Tweaks, Speakers, Accessories (DBT-Free Forum) › Does every pair of headphones need a different cable to sound good?