sampson_smith
Headphoneus Supremus
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Done and done. My point, before realizing that there is so much debate about whether or not burn-in is a good or even real thing, was to emphasize the subjective and not objective nature of our understanding of the physical processes that happen to a driver and its immediate housing during burn-in. I also thought it ironic that the potentially measurable changes to the materials and therefore mechanics of the headphone were understood, at best, subjectively. I don't have a clear idea what you would best do to empirically observe this phenomena (apart from doing one's best to objectively listen), but in theory, it must be possible. Many different materials exposed to regular use, wear and tear are quantitatively evaluated each day in R&D laboratories, to ensure a reasonable qualitative outcome in the hands/eyes/ears of those using them. Regardless, I now know a lot more about the subjective nature of burn-in and revised my first post for clarity's sake. Thanks again!
Originally Posted by kwkarth /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hi Vince, Good question you ask. First off, I would like to suggest that your choice of words in the beginning of your second paragraph, should probably subjectively, not objectively. If the phenomenon we're discussing were an objective fact, then there would be no controversy, alas, there is a great deal of controversy surrounding this observation, hence the term subjective is the more appropriate choice. Cheers! |
Done and done. My point, before realizing that there is so much debate about whether or not burn-in is a good or even real thing, was to emphasize the subjective and not objective nature of our understanding of the physical processes that happen to a driver and its immediate housing during burn-in. I also thought it ironic that the potentially measurable changes to the materials and therefore mechanics of the headphone were understood, at best, subjectively. I don't have a clear idea what you would best do to empirically observe this phenomena (apart from doing one's best to objectively listen), but in theory, it must be possible. Many different materials exposed to regular use, wear and tear are quantitatively evaluated each day in R&D laboratories, to ensure a reasonable qualitative outcome in the hands/eyes/ears of those using them. Regardless, I now know a lot more about the subjective nature of burn-in and revised my first post for clarity's sake. Thanks again!