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Let's bridge these observations. I've never heard burn-in happen more certainly than I have with my ep-630 (which as I've posted in other threads I'll bet cash is exactly identical to the cx300-- and heck, I teach at a design school, I do have a bit of an idea), and it wasn't just growing accustomed to the sound-- I tested them regularly against my fully burnt-in KSC-75 for reference.
I listened to them or let them run for only about 4 hours a day on various systems:
Day 1: appallingly strong bass. Highs a bit recessed but still harsh. Generally muddy. Had to EQ just to listen to them.
Day 3: noticed that I was backing off the EQ difference with the KSC-75. The harshness started becoming clearer, just noticeable.
By day 7: no longer bothered to EQ them. The muddiness had largely dissipated, the harshness gone, they no longer caused fatigue after a couple of hours.
Weeks later: still bassier than the Koss, but not a great deal so. The Highs are still recessed. Across the band, these can't come up to the Koss, but the SQ is still passable.
slight edit: no, I will not bet cash on the difference between a y and a j-cord, nor on the symbol on back.
Originally Posted by marianitu The cx300 sounds imho a bit "bass excesive" I must equallize them a lot to sound the way I like... but well... I'm used to Sr60's sound so this is normal |
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Originally Posted by Breakdown I noticed a huge difference in the sound quality of mine after leaving the CX 300s playing for hours. |
Let's bridge these observations. I've never heard burn-in happen more certainly than I have with my ep-630 (which as I've posted in other threads I'll bet cash is exactly identical to the cx300-- and heck, I teach at a design school, I do have a bit of an idea), and it wasn't just growing accustomed to the sound-- I tested them regularly against my fully burnt-in KSC-75 for reference.
I listened to them or let them run for only about 4 hours a day on various systems:
Day 1: appallingly strong bass. Highs a bit recessed but still harsh. Generally muddy. Had to EQ just to listen to them.
Day 3: noticed that I was backing off the EQ difference with the KSC-75. The harshness started becoming clearer, just noticeable.
By day 7: no longer bothered to EQ them. The muddiness had largely dissipated, the harshness gone, they no longer caused fatigue after a couple of hours.
Weeks later: still bassier than the Koss, but not a great deal so. The Highs are still recessed. Across the band, these can't come up to the Koss, but the SQ is still passable.
slight edit: no, I will not bet cash on the difference between a y and a j-cord, nor on the symbol on back.