jimr101
100+ Head-Fier
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I noticed my headphones got better as they broke in. As a welder the same thing happened every time I bought a new welding machine. It was a dud or it keep getting better until it flat out wore out. I theorize that the molecules in the conductive materials align themselves to the flow of electrons. Thus preference to materials like oxigen free cooper. I would imagine that the flow of current would gradually make itself a better and better path through out all the mechanical connection overcoming oxidation. By the same token it would make sense that the materials used to produce the sound would be assembled tight so they would reach proper tension after being vibrated by the coil. As to the placebo effect it is true that we notice more a device that brakes in for the better by design than the dud.