[GregBe]

One of the IEMs I was thinking about is the Klipsch S4. Many say to burn them in extensively. If I were to go away for a week over Christmas and let them burn in continuously, do I risk damaging them. Do they need a break, or is it ok to let them go for extended periods?

 

[brendon]

As long as you burn them in at just slightly above normal hearing volumes and do not blast the music they should have no issues with the burn-in process. Its ok to let them burn in for days together as long as you keep a check on the volume.

 

[MrGreen]

balanced armatures require no burn-in time because of the way they function

 

[rawrster]

the klipsch s4 is a dynamic driver

 

[mythless]

I thought the S4 was using a dynamic driver? google time! Edit: yep they are. So, they may require a burn in time.

 

[pladoh]

they do! i have finally burned them in for 150 hours and they sound signifigantly better, they sounded decent out of box, i love them now.

 

[HONEYBOY]

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Originally Posted by GregBe /img/forum/go_quote.gif One of the IEMs I was thinking about is the Klipsch S4. Many say to burn them in extensively. If I were to go away for a week over Christmas and let them burn in continuously, do I risk damaging them. Do they need a break, or is it ok to let them go for extended periods?

You can also download the 2 minute track of "digital silence" and add it to the loop to give the drivers a bit of rest.