roxxor
100+ Head-Fier
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50h+ burn in now.
The phones are calming down in the highs dramatically. Sibilance is all but gone. I wouldn't describe them as "harsh" anymore, but "bright" would be more appropriate. They still have problems handling high volumes, but not as much as before. And they still have troubles with a few of my test tracks (Bliss by Muse being a good example, it's hardly listenable to be completely honest - HiFlight if you have the Origin of Symmetry album, can you have a listen??).
I'm starting to wonder whether storage temperature might be making a difference here. When they first arrived, they were indeed very cool (from the delivery conditions no doubt), and the first day or two I had stored them in a rather cool room (around 16 degrees centigrade). I've since been burning them in at 22C+.
In summary, burning them in seems to be helping. But they still have a long way to go to be considered even "good" by my standards (which admittedly are low).
The phones are calming down in the highs dramatically. Sibilance is all but gone. I wouldn't describe them as "harsh" anymore, but "bright" would be more appropriate. They still have problems handling high volumes, but not as much as before. And they still have troubles with a few of my test tracks (Bliss by Muse being a good example, it's hardly listenable to be completely honest - HiFlight if you have the Origin of Symmetry album, can you have a listen??).
I'm starting to wonder whether storage temperature might be making a difference here. When they first arrived, they were indeed very cool (from the delivery conditions no doubt), and the first day or two I had stored them in a rather cool room (around 16 degrees centigrade). I've since been burning them in at 22C+.
In summary, burning them in seems to be helping. But they still have a long way to go to be considered even "good" by my standards (which admittedly are low).