[errorich]

This seems like a good a thread as any to post a question about burn in. My 650s are coming in tomorrow and I want to burn them in. The problem is my amp probably won't be here til the weekend. Is it okay to burn them in using a headphone jack without an amp? I don't think it'll damage them, but they are 300ohm.

 

[infiskik]

everypair of headphone ive got, namely the 3 i still use. i would listen right away and burn in over night. i was worried about pre burn in sound. and dont consider it burn in time, even though its doing the same thign, since burning i feel applies to un-listened use.

anywho off subject.

 

[3lusiv3]

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Originally Posted by errorich This seems like a good a thread as any to post a question about burn in. My 650s are coming in tomorrow and I want to burn them in. The problem is my amp probably won't be here til the weekend. Is it okay to burn them in using a headphone jack without an amp? I don't think it'll damage them, but they are 300ohm.

You won't damage them unless the music is way louder than listening level.

 

[XxKrNxStyLeZxX]

Well I'll post my question here too instead of making a new thread.

I'm new at this audio thing, but I read the sticky on top.
I have Shure E2C's coming on Monday for my iRiver H10. I listen to hip hop, techno/trance, and some slow/ballad songs. What would be the best way to burn-in? I've never done it before, but I want my earphones to sound good.

Right now, I'm thinking just play hiphop music at a normal listening level for 48 hours? Should I not play any other type of music while burning in? Also, can anyone give me good songs/sounds to burn in (or where to get it)?

Sorry for so many questions, I'm new at this but want to get it right.

Thanks!!

 

[infiskik]

plug them into your computer and use that to burn them in, wont waste batt life.

i would play some bass heavy music for awhile then some classical to take care of high and mids.

lows i can recommend
- Rodney O and DJ Joe Cooley - Everlasting Bass
- DeadPrez - Lets Get Free - 04 - Hip-Hop
and for classical with strings
- Beethoven - 01 - Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 Pt. 1

or what music you, there are of bass heavy rap tracks out there, just those happen to be 2 of my favs, or get nice a bass attaack cd to use.
same goes for the classical, sub what ever you want.

 

[XxKrNxStyLeZxX]

thanks, how long should I do each cycle? Also, would it be alright to just play it on my H10 since I want to listen to music on my comp....

I'll download the songs you recommended. I have most mainstream hip hop with some heavy bass songs. I also have some bass test songs, but I'm not sure if I wanna use them because they have SO much bass.

And I don't know much about classical, so I'll download alot of violin songs. Unless anyone else has a suggestion.

Thanks again

 

[infiskik]

every night when i went to sleep i roated the 3 songs i used... just put on loop and sleep

 

[sebb]

What I'm doing with my E2Cs is running shuffle play of the 10 Gigabytes MP3 I have on my computer overnight (all genres, from classic to heavy bass music). I did that ca. 50 hours so far. I think I can stop now. I can't really tell if there is improvement, actually my ears are not trained to "hear".

 

[infiskik]

imho e2cs benefit a good amout from burn in, i actually burn mine, but i listen to them daily and over the past 3 months have noticed their changes for the better, smoothed out bass, more impact, less shrill highs, and overall cleaner mids. id say most of it happend round the 50-60 hour time frame.

 

[sebb]

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Originally Posted by infiskik imho e2cs benefit a good amout from burn in, i actually burn mine, but i listen to them daily and over the past 3 months have noticed their changes for the better, smoothed out bass, more impact, less shrill highs, and overall cleaner mids. id say most of it happend round the 50-60 hour time frame.

OK so I'd better do one or two more nights.

 

[XxKrNxStyLeZxX]

What is pink noise and white noise? I downloaded this program (audiere) from the earlier posts and it just sounds like static. Should I play this overnight once too?

 

[XxKrNxStyLeZxX]

I just got the E2C's. Right now I'm burning it in with hiphop songs. So tomorrow, I'll do the classical.

Also, could someone tell me what the pink/white noise is and whether I should use it? thx

 

[Necros]

Google is your friend!

www.google.com

 

[snapdemon]

This site has about anything you would want for burning in speakers/phones
White
Pink
Blue
Brown
Violet

Sine sweeps
Square waves
Bursts

CLICK HERE

 

[oluv]

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Originally Posted by sebb I can't really tell if there is improvement, actually my ears are not trained to "hear".

so why are you doing it then?