[jtevol1]

What earphones/IEMs do you use, and how long did it take you to burn in them? By this I mean, at what point (i.e, hours) did you no longer recognize any improvement in sound?

 

[jtevol1]

No one?

 

[PeeeMeS]

UE-10 Pros

There is no physical burn-in effect for them(or any other canalphone afaik)

 

[DigDub]

i think iems that uses armature drivers do not burn-in at all. only those using dynamic drivers burn-in.

 

[worminater]

I believe shure's e2c's burn in but I coudln't comment on how long mine took to burn in, Ijust used them or had them playing for the first 2 weeks straight i had them and liked/like the sound.

 

[crazyfrenchman27]

In order to facilitate burn-in of the UE-10 pro, you should place them in the microwave and zap them for a few minutes.

This alleviates the congestion in the upper-midrange and contributes to lower harmonic distortion above 16khz.

-Matt

 

[GTroy]

too good!

 

[feh1325]

are u kidding about microwaving them?

and do my shure e3g burn in?

 

[zeppelin2]

Quote:

Originally Posted by feh1325 are u kidding about microwaving them? and do my shure e3g burn in?

He might not be kidding, however I would strong advise against it. Either that or try some common sense

 

[jtevol1]

I took crazyfrenchman's comment as sarcasm, and quickly dismissed it.

 

[crazyfrenchman27]

If it is of any interest to you, the Ultimate Ears company does not believe in burn-in for their canal phones.

-Matt

 

[jtevol1]

Matt, couldn't you have said that from the start, instead of the attempted humor?

 

[smeggy]

I don't believe in burn in for IEM's, mine sound the same as they did when I got them.

 

[HeavyBassMan]

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazyfrenchman27 In order to facilitate burn-in of the UE-10 pro, you should place them in the microwave and zap them for a few minutes. This alleviates the congestion in the upper-midrange and contributes to lower harmonic distortion above 16khz. -Matt

I found this isn't the most effective burn in method. I always use a fan forced oven, pre-heat for 15 minutes ...place IEMs on an oven tray....cook for 40 minutes, turning once, or until golden brown.

Either that, or just stick them in the toaster LOL.

Disclaimer: HeavyBassMan will not be held responsible for any person who destroys their perfectly good pair of IEMs using the forementioned burn-in method.

 

[jagorev]

Etymotic er-6i. I listened carefully, and could not detect any hint of physical burn in.