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Proper BURN IN techniques (SHURE SE 215)??????

post #1 of 10
4/13/11 at 12:47pm
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Just got my set of Shure SE 215's in the mail and need some burn in advice. They are my first set of good IEM's so I am a bit of a noob to the procedure. Do I just play my music continually on them for say 30 hours at a reasonable volume? Or is there a file I download and play through them instead??

 

 

Any advice is appreciated.

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post #2 of 10
4/13/11 at 3:02pm

I replied in the other thread

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post #3 of 10
4/13/11 at 4:45pm
I am a big proponent of burn-in with links to burnin files in my signature but have to say this IEM is the first dynamic based IEM I have owned that hardly changes with burn-in. If you still want to burn-in search for my thread using " a tale of two IEM " and have a read through it and it will tell you all you need to know.
Edited by dweaver - 4/13/11 at 5:57pm
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post #4 of 10
4/13/11 at 4:59pm

The general rule of thumb is 400 hours of burn-in for the Shure 215.  Even then, it might be advisable to burn in the cable for close to 1000 hours. 

 

You absolutely should not listen to the IEMs during this period.  Also, playing Rick Astley in a continual loop has been determined to be the ideal burn-in track for proper driver attenuation. 

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post #5 of 10
4/13/11 at 5:08pm

I just use my SE215 normally from the first day its arrived. it did change the sound, but not very significantly. I rather use this method, because I want to hear the change...

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post #6 of 10
2/28/12 at 6:01am

Just ordered a paid of SE215 to replace a set of SE310 (both broken and I wanted more bass). Been trying to find some definitive info on burn-in, which I've never done with a pair of IEM's, so I'm curious if it's needed, what's the best method, how long, etc?

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post #7 of 10
2/28/12 at 6:23am
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Originally Posted by roy_jones View Post

The general rule of thumb is 400 hours of burn-in for the Shure 215.  Even then, it might be advisable to burn in the cable for close to 1000 hours. 

 

You absolutely should not listen to the IEMs during this period.  Also, playing Rick Astley in a continual loop has been determined to be the ideal burn-in track for proper driver attenuation. 

This x2. Works well.

Oh and you must listen to it most of the time while doing so , to provide proper brain burn(slowly but surely)...

 

 

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post #8 of 10
2/28/12 at 6:49am

not sure balanace armatures need or benefit from burn-in.

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post #9 of 10
2/28/12 at 6:55am
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Originally Posted by jjb3 View Post

not sure balanace armatures need or benefit from burn-in.



SE215 are dynamic, so I'm thinking it might do them some good.

 

And listening to Rick Astley would kill me, rendering any burn-in quite ineffective. 

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post #10 of 10
2/28/12 at 6:56am

Personally I don't believe that burn in can cause a difference. Since there is no solid evidence for it.
 

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Originally Posted by jjb3 View Post

not sure balanace armatures need or benefit from burn-in.



The SE215s are dynamic. 

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