I'm a newbie, (or is it noobie?) to this site so naturally any advice I give should not be taken seriously. I've only been involved in hi-end audio for 35 years. I've never encountered a piece of gear that required as long a break-in period as the AKG K702's. I kept noticing improvement up to...

Quote: Didn't say it was magic. Just said it worked well. Get up on the wrong side of the bed or are you always rude and snotty?

Never said it was magic. My aren't we touchy. 

I've been doing hi-end for decades and I've never seen a piece of gear that needed as much break-in as these headphones. Up to 1000 hours. Almost sent them back in frustration. Now they are wonderful. Ayer Acoustics sells a system enhancement disc with brown noise tracks which are the best I've...

702's, Headroom DAC & Amp, PS Audio Duet and Noise Harvesters, iMac G5

I noticed improvement up until about 1000 hours of burning these cans in. I got fed up and wanted to return them to Headroom at about 500 hours. They told me to keep burning in. I used the Ayre Acoustics system disc playing pink and brown noise and G-spot Tornado off Frank Zappa's Yellow Shark...