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how do i break in my new headphones

post #1 of 7
12/16/03 at 7:09pm
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just bought a pair of 7506s and i've heard people mentioning breaking in their headphones. i tried searching the archives, but even with quotes around "break in" i was still getting the phone book, and none of them seemed to offer anything more than "when did you break your ____s?" or "i was in the park", etc... : P

so yeah, can anyone help me out? thanks much-
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post #2 of 7
12/16/03 at 7:18pm
should have searched for "burn in"

You can:

1. Simply listen to them and watch as they start to sound better over time, or
2. Turn on a radio to a staticy channel, or to to radio or your favorite CD, and then let it run for a 48 hours at a volume slightly louder than you listen at.
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post #3 of 7
12/16/03 at 7:41pm
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hm, but is it bad to use my headphones before i break em in?
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post #4 of 7
12/16/03 at 7:54pm
no way. Use them! But know that they'll sound better (although apparently different headphones break-in to a different extent). Do a search for "burn" or "burn in" and you'll find out all you need to know.
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post #5 of 7
12/16/03 at 8:14pm
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cool. thanks a lot-
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post #6 of 7
12/16/03 at 9:57pm

Re: how do i break in my new headphones

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Originally posted by rast3r
just bought a pair of 7506s and i've heard people mentioning breaking in their headphones. i tried searching the archives, but even with quotes around "break in" i was still getting the phone book, and none of them seemed to offer anything more than "when did you break your ____s?" or "i was in the park", etc... : P

so yeah, can anyone help me out? thanks much-
Did you not also see that some people discount such claims?

Why do you believe this?

You'll note there is nothing in the Sony instructions about this so-called 'break-in'.
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post #7 of 7
12/16/03 at 10:33pm
The NCH Tone Generator is an excellent program in which you can create your own frequency sweeps and/or run pink and white noise tests. Great program, might be what you need.
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