[akki007]

Sounds silly to me but do they? The reason I ask is that I bought an iPod touch a few weeks ago, at first it was distorting quite heavily on a lot of music, now, after a 100 or so hours use, it's stopped! Same cans etc.

Or, are my cans adapting to the source? Something has happened to stop the distortion but I don't know what!

 

[knights]

or is it your ear that adapts to your rig's SQ?

 

[PixelSquish]

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Originally Posted by knights /img/forum/go_quote.gif or is it your ear that adapts to your rig's SQ?

what came first, the ear or sound quality?

 

[TheMarchingMule]

Distortion?? Maybe you just got a hair or something in your headphone drivers, or you had the iPod's EQ on.

 

[ILikeMusic]

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Originally Posted by akki007 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sounds silly to me but do they?

No, not in any way that would be even remotely audible.

 

[mule65]

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Originally Posted by ILikeMusic /img/forum/go_quote.gif No, not in any way that would be even remotely audible.

I used to think the same but am not so sure anymore. Almost everything improves after break-in.

 

[doomlordis]

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Originally Posted by mule65 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I used to think the same but am not so sure anymore. Almost everything improves after break-in.

Tube amp improves as it warms, digital electronics do not improve with "burn-in" its just not the way they operate.
If a calculator isnt burned in will it give you 2+2 = 5?

There may be an analogue stage in the output path of a dap but transistors, transformers etc get to optimum operating in a matter of miliseconds , so i you wouldnt hear any difference.

 

[ILikeMusic]

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Originally Posted by mule65 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Almost everything improves after break-in.

Yep, and what does that tell you..?

 

[centerfold]

maybe your cans have burnt in

 

[akki007]

Thanks for the responses guys. It must be my ears then but something sounds different. It's not the cans, they have a good few hundred hours on them already.

How strange!