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Headphoneus Supremus
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True, most people regard "burn-in" and "break-in" as the same thing. And worrying about shades of meaning may seem unnecessary.
But as the article sited mentions, burn-in is used to describe the process wherein components are tested for quality control - like LCD monitors. Break-in describes the physical changes of use, like breaking in a pair of shoes. It may seem like splitting hairs, but burn-in is irrelevant to headphones; but break-in describes the physical effects of use.
If you're interested in defining why break-in happens, it's more illuminating and accurate to describe it in terms of break-in. However, most people use a less formal vocabulary to describe the process.
Originally Posted by sampson_smith /img/forum/go_quote.gif What's the difference between "break-in" and "burn-in", exactly? Sounds derivative to me. Just read the first bit there and their definition of "burn-in" is not what most people on this forum describe/understand it to be. Who are these people and why should we put stock in the aforementioned article? I think I'll stick with "burn-in", which we can use interchangeably with "break-in" - the exact same thing - if one really must. |
True, most people regard "burn-in" and "break-in" as the same thing. And worrying about shades of meaning may seem unnecessary.
But as the article sited mentions, burn-in is used to describe the process wherein components are tested for quality control - like LCD monitors. Break-in describes the physical changes of use, like breaking in a pair of shoes. It may seem like splitting hairs, but burn-in is irrelevant to headphones; but break-in describes the physical effects of use.
If you're interested in defining why break-in happens, it's more illuminating and accurate to describe it in terms of break-in. However, most people use a less formal vocabulary to describe the process.