[Thelonious Monk]

I've been burning my K701s in since I joined. My dad told me I should just listen to them already, but he just doesn't understand the importance of burn-in on sound quality. I'm just being wise with my money, I want the best bang for my buck.

Do you think a little over a year is enough for the sound to open up? I was told that the longer I burn in the more treble impact, throbbing bass and liquid mids I'll get. I don't want to be too hasty. My amp is the RSA AUDIO HORNET, if that makes a difference. Also, does pink noise really burn in better? I don't like the color pink so I used blue noise instead.

Thanks.

 

[Kees]

I think you're about to invent the headphone burn-out.

 

[RickB]

I heard that purple noise is best!

And a year for burn-in is nothing. I have phones that I've been burning in for 3+ years, and I do hope to listen to them before we change presidents again.

 

[Thelonious Monk]

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Originally Posted by RickB /img/forum/go_quote.gif I heard that purple noise is best!

That was my second choice. Maybe I should have thought this out more...

 

[silverrain]

Now you have to start all over again....

 

[Aevum]

i like to burn them in as i listen to them, theres a differance between burning the headphones with static and burning them in with the music styles you like, kind of like a generic made headphones vs something thats been customized by your own touch,

 

[s4one]

Just use them......... I burn them in as I use them..

 

[TSi]

u burnt them in for a year and havent listened to them at all? hmm... 24hrs x 365day = 8760 hours wow.

 

[tjumper78]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thelonious Monk /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've been burning my K701s in since I joined. My dad told me I should just listen to them already, but he just doesn't understand the importance of burn-in on sound quality. I'm just being wise with my money, I want the best bang for my buck. Do you think a little over a year is enough for the sound to open up? I was told that the longer I burn in the more treble impact, throbbing bass and liquid mids I'll get. I don't want to be too hasty. My amp is the RSA AUDIO HORNET, if that makes a difference. Also, does pink noise really burn in better? I don't like the color pink so I used blue noise instead. Thanks.

you gotta make sure that your source and hornet also have 2500+ hours of burn-in as well.

if they didnt have 2500+ hours of burn-in's, your k701 burn-in was for nothing.

start burning-in again!

 

[InertKinesis]

This thread... is a joke... right??

 

[Uncle Erik]

I tried the blue noise, but it made my blacks more of a violet. You can offset that with green noise, but that takes about 1,800 hours before you hear a difference.

Have you tried the garden hose mod yet?

 

[Thelonious Monk]

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjumper78 /img/forum/go_quote.gif you gotta make sure that your source and hornet also have 2500+ hours of burn-in as well. if they didnt have 2500+ hours of burn-in's, your k701 burn-in was for nothing. start burning-in again!

I don't believe in source burn-in. Headphones are one thing, but that's just insanity. Is my CD player going to somehow adapt and start reading binary more efficiently?

 

[jgonino]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif I tried the blue noise, but it made my blacks more of a violet. You can offset that with green noise, but that takes about 1,800 hours before you hear a difference. Have you tried the garden hose mod yet?

Yes, the garden hose mod will do wonders for you!

 

[Thelonious Monk]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif I tried the blue noise, but it made my blacks more of a violet. You can offset that with green noise, but that takes about 1,800 hours before you hear a difference. Have you tried the garden hose mod yet?

I've never heard of green noise. There seem to be a few different definitions of this on the internet, could you specify?

Also, I've never heard of the garden hose mod. Elaborate.

 

[Lad27]

I'm subscribing to this hilarious thread. It made me laugh right from the start. Bravo.