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Headphoneus Supremus
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I get a kick every time I read a post that states in one way or another that equipment cannot change in time through use such that as a result it sounds different than when new, a.k.a. burn-in.
I actually find it quite amazing that newbies and experienced Head-Fiers alike think this way. I mean it's actually laughable. Stating that one does not believe in burn-in, or that it's all in the listener's head, or that burn-in cannot be proven is like saying men never walked on the moon.
All one needs to do is take two new headphones (or pieces of audio equipment) that are the same model. Play one of them for "X" length of time. And then play both of them one right after the other and compare. Then repeat this process "Y" times. The results will be either a perceptible difference or not.
Some headphones are well known for changing audibly. They sound like crap at first, and then clear up after minutes, hours or days of use. The differences can be very obvious. The RX700 and RX900 are two such headphones.
But some equipment doesn't change that much. And so the change may be audible to some, but not others. And the associated equipment used with the headphones can make a difference. For example, you're not going to get the same burn-in with some headphones during the same period of time from an ipod as you are from a powerful amp. And some new headphones of the same model, may burn-in or not after different periods of time, since they are not exactly identical.
I actually find it quite amazing that newbies and experienced Head-Fiers alike think this way. I mean it's actually laughable. Stating that one does not believe in burn-in, or that it's all in the listener's head, or that burn-in cannot be proven is like saying men never walked on the moon.
All one needs to do is take two new headphones (or pieces of audio equipment) that are the same model. Play one of them for "X" length of time. And then play both of them one right after the other and compare. Then repeat this process "Y" times. The results will be either a perceptible difference or not.
Some headphones are well known for changing audibly. They sound like crap at first, and then clear up after minutes, hours or days of use. The differences can be very obvious. The RX700 and RX900 are two such headphones.
But some equipment doesn't change that much. And so the change may be audible to some, but not others. And the associated equipment used with the headphones can make a difference. For example, you're not going to get the same burn-in with some headphones during the same period of time from an ipod as you are from a powerful amp. And some new headphones of the same model, may burn-in or not after different periods of time, since they are not exactly identical.