[Schalldampfer]

I think this has been asked before, but the answer was ambiguous.

 

[Max F]

Huh? Can you rephrase the question.

 

[quiksliver]

what i understood was:

does it matter whether he plays radio static, or bassy music or pink noise or any random song to burn in his headphones, or does it have to be some thing specific?

I personally burn in with pink noise and find it adequate, although others will have different opinions

 

[krmathis]

If headphone burn-in are source dependent?
No, I don't see how that should matter. If the source put out a clean signal on all frequencies it should be just fine.

 

[ericj]

i doubt it even needs to be a clean signal.

 

[Schalldampfer]

I'm running pink noise straight out of my laptop onboard.

 

[Audio Jester]

I would assume that as long as the source produced the full frequency range of the headphone then it should be ok? I had my Senn 595's for quite a while before my amp and I felt that since I have been using my amp the sound has burnt-in a little more. That could just be more hours of burn-in talking or it could be that my previous source had very little bass and treble.

 

[Duggeh]

Just listen to them. The best burn in is your favourite album.

 

[ericj]

The only reason i can think of to burn in a headphone w/o listening is if you're giving them to someone as a gift and you're certain they won't understand - and that the headphones benefit from it.

That or you're tearing your hair out trying to understand why they don't sound as celestially wonderful as everyone told you they should and can no longer stand to hear them disappoint you.

 

[OverlordXenu]

Don't waste your time with it.