I'm now a burnin believer

[modi]

when I recently replaced a set of Beyer DT770pro headphones I was pretty dissappointed with their narrow sound stage and, amazingly, lack of bass compared to the dt770's I just returned. I was on the verge of taking these ones back but decided to give them a solid day and a half of "burnin" by playing continuous bass oriented music at about 1 1/2 times my normal listening volume. Much to my delight, after this time I put the cans back on and now I've got head rattling bass and a decent sound stage. I know many people don't believe burn in works but it definately has for me.

 

[HiGHFLYiN9]

Which ohmage did you end up with? I noticed my 770/80s are getting better over time.

 

[gastro54]

I am burning in my DT-531s and am noticing a big difference in soundstage + clarity. I'm using pinkfloyd's method of playing 20Hz, 30Hz, and 40Hz tones and a 20-16000Hz sweep.

 

[modi]

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Originally Posted by highflyin9 Which ohmage did you end up with? I noticed my 770/80s are getting better over time.

I have the 250 ohm cans

 

[commando]

I did the ultimate burn-in experiment: I bought 2 new pairs of Senn 280s and burned one in and not the other. You could easily tell the difference between them.

 

[Mike Scarpitti]

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Originally Posted by modi when I recently replaced a set of Beyer DT770pro headphones I was pretty dissappointed with their narrow sound stage and, amazingly, lack of bass compared to the dt770's I just returned. I was on the verge of taking these ones back but decided to give them a solid day and a half of "burnin" by playing continuous bass oriented music at about 1 1/2 times my normal listening volume. Much to my delight, after this time I put the cans back on and now I've got head rattling bass and a decent sound stage. I know many people don't believe burn in works but it definately has for me.

...because you expected it to change....

 

[Mike Scarpitti]

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Originally Posted by commando I did the ultimate burn-in experiment: I bought 2 new pairs of Senn 280s and burned one in and not the other. You could easily tell the difference between them.

Did you do a blind comparison before AND after?

 

[commando]

There was no need, the difference was obvious. But I take your point.

 

[AuroraProject]

here we go again!

 

[modi]

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Originally Posted by Mike Scarpitti ...because you expected it to change....

Mike,
I too have been a little sceptical about burning in audio products but I have to say the bass improvement was substantial. From weak to head thumping with the same source, amp and cd's at the same volume level. Powerhouse bass is either there or it aint, its not some subtle audiophile nuance of tune. It orginally wasn't there to the point I was gonna return the headpones and now bass is there in spades. These cans are keepers.

 

[GlowWorm]

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Originally Posted by commando I did the ultimate burn-in experiment: I bought 2 new pairs of Senn 280s and burned one in and not the other. You could easily tell the difference between them.

Doesn't really prove anything. Maybe both headphones sounded different to begin with.

 

[Mike Scarpitti]

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Originally Posted by GlowWorm Doesn't really prove anything. Maybe both headphones sounded different to begin with.

Precisely the problem, as I stated. Unless they were blindly compared to start with, no conclusions can be drawn.

 

[TheMedic00]

I would like to see someone 'scientifically' approach this question with double blinds, etc. It would be a fun project for someone with the motivation, and it'd sure ruffle a few feathers.

 

[modi]

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Originally Posted by TheMedic00 I would like to see someone 'scientifically' approach this question with double blinds, etc. It would be a fun project for someone with the motivation, and it'd sure ruffle a few feathers.

Yep that would be excellent. Problem is someones gotta have the ability to get hold of multiple brand new headphones of the same model for the testing.

 

[kwkarth]

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Originally Posted by Mike Scarpitti Did you do a blind comparison before AND after?

There is no difference between any audio components.

They all sound the same.

Double blind testing of any hi-fi products will never yield anything better than random chance results.....[size=medium]NOT![/size]