Agent Kang
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I got a brand new K701 a few days ago. Immediately went over to my friends house to compare it with his "burned in" k701s. I found absolutely no difference in sound between his 2yr old K701s and mie k701s that had maybe 7 hours of use in them. After about a CD worth of critical listening my friend also agreed that there was no difference. I find this "burn-in" theory to be a mere conjecture.
DK
Originally Posted by Artguy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Burn baby burn.... when I got my 701's I listened to them and then sent them on a burn cycle every night and listened to them during the day. They really went through a change during the 300 hours of burn-in. Now, running them off the Heed Can-amp, I have found that the laid back sound has matured into a very engaging, full spectrum, clean sound presentation that doesn't favor one sound frequency over the other. I have been listening to the cans at lower volume as they mature, and I could'nt be more pleased with the results. I am listening to wide range of jazz, vocals, New Age, Pop and occasionally some rock (U2 etc.) Check out the thread on pink noise as burn-in sound.... really did the trick for me, mixed with some nice bass heavy U2 to get the lower frequencies loosened up... Granted, the 701's have a sound all their own, but that sound happens to be exactly what I want in headphones.... Sure they look funky, but they also grow on you... and they are very comfortable for my head shape and size. happy listening... and enjoy the 701's. |
I got a brand new K701 a few days ago. Immediately went over to my friends house to compare it with his "burned in" k701s. I found absolutely no difference in sound between his 2yr old K701s and mie k701s that had maybe 7 hours of use in them. After about a CD worth of critical listening my friend also agreed that there was no difference. I find this "burn-in" theory to be a mere conjecture.
DK