[BRBJackson]

Just got them yesterday, and after a quick listen, I started the burn-in procedure. Carefully layed them on my carpeted floor, drivers down, put a folded sheet over them, and popped in a Chesky test CD with a pink noise frequency sweep at just above normal listening volume. They'll be there for a week before I hear them again.

So what is everyone else using to perform this task? Or are you just listening to them normally, and letting it happen over time? OR, do you not believe that dynamic drivers need any burn-in?

 

[kramer5150]

I just played dreamtheater very loud under a pillow for 40 hours. Thats about all I have patience for

Just been listening to them after that.

Garrett

 

[ken36]

Everyone has their favorite way to burn-in. Just do it, if it makes you feel good.

 

[mjg]

Quote:

Originally Posted by BRBJackson Just got them yesterday, and after a quick listen, I started the burn-in procedure. Carefully layed them on my carpeted floor, drivers down, put a folded sheet over them, and popped in a Chesky test CD with a pink noise frequency sweep at just above normal listening volume. They'll be there for a week before I hear them again. So what is everyone else using to perform this task? Or are you just listening to them normally, and letting it happen over time? OR, do you not believe that dynamic drivers need any burn-in?

playing the nine inch nails broken album - wish tends to really beat the hell out of some headphones hehe.

 

[C38368]

Well, when I get home (after picking up mine from the Post, grr) I'll burn them in by listening to them.

Buggered if I know whether or not burning in helps, but I can only do this delayed gratification thing for so long, and I ordered these on the 11th of September. That's quite long enough

 

[taymat]

Burn in is all in the mind, I have studied many scientific articles that prove this is the case. So therefore you do not need any special process to burn in headphones, just listen to them.

 

[mjg]

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Originally Posted by taymat Burn in is all in the mind, I have studied many scientific articles that prove this is the case. So therefore you do not need any special process to burn in headphones, just listen to them.

reality is all in the mind too, according to some long winded philosophizers.

you cannot argue, it's science!

 

[mulveling]

I ran mine for about 30 hours looping through a handful of CDs I had on the computer. Unlike some other headphones, they sounded so good after just that, now I only run them when they're on my head. These days I'm using the computer rig for burning in my new RS1's

 

[kugino]

chicago symphony orchestra's (solti, conducting) recording of Beethoven's 9th, under a pillow. will run for a week, then i think it's ready. whether burn-in is all in the mind or not, i do not know...but, i can stand to wait a week so i might as well try and burn them in. have my sr200 to keep me company til then.

 

[Thaddy]

I put a playlist together of Tool, Dream Theater, Norah Jones, Eva Cassidy, and Shostakovich and let it repeat for ~30 hours.

 

[fureshi]

i'm doing it the old fashioned way and just listening to them. i think i only have about 6 or 7 hours on them now so have quite a while to go before they're fully broken in.

 

[mjg]

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Originally Posted by Thaddy I put a playlist together of Tool, Dream Theater, Norah Jones, Eva Cassidy, and Shostakovich and let it repeat for ~30 hours.

how about a lil cilantro in there??? ; )

 

[BRBJackson]

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Originally Posted by kugino have my sr200 to keep me company til then.

Yeah, that's a good point. Since I have other phones, it's a lot easier for me to let the HF-1's just cook for a week undisturbed. Others who got these as their only (or at least primary) cans might not be so patient...

 

[infinitefurby]

On my head, for the past two weeks or so. Keeps me AND the HF-1s happy.

 

[grawk]

I like pinkie's method for headphone burnin...