[muxenle]

just got my pair of Im-590s and I'm wondering how I should burn them in. Pink sound,white, some other, normal music, etc. And at normal listening volum, slightly above, or way above? and is 8 hours engough, more or less?

and if it matters my main music is various kind of metal, with a smattering of different generes thrown in when I fell in the mood.

 

[mythless]

burn in is relative, some people don't believe in it, some do. Best bet, is to just plug and play. If you feel the need to burn it in, any noise at mid volume should be enough.

 

[muxenle]

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Originally Posted by mythless /img/forum/go_quote.gif burn in is relative, some people don't believe in it, some do. Best bet, is to just plug and play. If you feel the need to burn it in, any noise at mid volume should be enough.

Ya I know, but I figure it can't hurt, and the company even says to do it -_-. Though they sound pretty good, it almost seems as if they are missing something...

And from what I've read about burn/the theory of it, it makes sense that it might have some effect on the sound, and as a extesion of that the sound you're playing through it might effect how the burn effects the headphones.

 

[ljokerl]

100 hours is the usual recommended burn in, but it varies hugely headphone to headphone. Some stop changing very quickly; others still improve at 150 hours. I do 100 just to be safe when writing a review. Otherwise i just do what mythless said - plug and play - and enjoy the changes in sound

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[sachu]

I would give at the very least 50 hours... Even with all the headphones here in front of me, I use the iM590 on almost a daily basis.

They really grow on you with time. In a straight shootout they were to my ears far better than the Turbine and even the turbine pro.