liamstrain
Member of the Trade: The Audio Guild
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The question is not whether or not a user hears a difference (or at least believes they hear a difference). The question is *why* they do. And while I personally do believe "burn in" could be a factor - it has not yet been shown scientifically to be*. The fact that there is real debate, legitimate debate, over the science behind the claims, is why it cannot be compared to "proving light exists to a blind person." The skeptics do not have their head in the sand, dogmatically saying no, against their own ears and mounds of evidence. They are waiting for the actual evidence (anecdotes do not count).
*I have not seen any tests to date that indicate burn in that could be detected beyond normal sample variation between two of the same headphone. Other tests have raised doubts over physical/measurable changes to the phone itself, and indicate that it is more likely physical/psychological changes in the listener are at work - at least in part.
*I have not seen any tests to date that indicate burn in that could be detected beyond normal sample variation between two of the same headphone. Other tests have raised doubts over physical/measurable changes to the phone itself, and indicate that it is more likely physical/psychological changes in the listener are at work - at least in part.