sknight Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 What is the your way/best way? I was wondering if there's even a difference in break in methods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananatree Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Try turning on a fan, then dangling the buds in spinning blade. That's broke every pair of phones I've ever done it to. Actually, the best way to "burn-in" phones is to listen to them at a reasonable level. Too high and it may not come out nicely, and to low will take forever. You can easily just leave your headphones hooked up to a strong signal (home equipment etc.) and leave it playing something for 24 hours or so. Check over at headfi.org as they have some very good ideas as well, even one uses a tone generator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeriyn Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 I usually queue up my entire digital music library in fb2k and connect the 'phones to the sound card and let them burn-in overnight. That way, the cans get a reasonable variety of music with which to burn them in with (although I dunno if this is really desirable or necessary). Of the 'phones I own, only the Shure E2cs really needed to be burned in. The little 4-conductor HP-MD33S plugs I bought for the DS8 didn't need it, and my DT440s were bought (somewhat) used, so they were already burned in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 With static FM hiss (ie. de-tuned), at normal listening volume, or perhaps a bit lower, leaving them for about 50-70 hours. No idea if it helps at all, but doesn't seem to harm, and got in the habit now. Only as a once-off, can't be bothered with that palaver too often... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhangraman Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 I know this isn't the done thing... ... but I listen to them :wacky: It sounds trite, but what I can do is to compare the headphones on a regular basis against another reference phone to see whether it is actually changing. Some phones to exhibit noticeable burn-in characteristics, others don't, while some simply undergo gradual continuous degredation as opposed to burn-in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiesto Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 fall asleep with the headphones on d()b there it goes my Philips... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sony_man Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 wat would happen if you dont break them in? would they just not play at full potential for a long time or will it mes them up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Tires Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 It won't mess them up at all. Most folks don't bother with burn-in, they just enjoy their headphones. The sound will gradually change as you use them. The general concensus(sp?) is that the change will be for the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananatree Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Some headphones really don't need this, aswell as some users won't even notice it. However I think the entire burn in thing for headphones is so that people who aren't 100% pleased with their new headphones can go "WOW" or "Meh" right away to maximize possible resale value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sony_man Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 but how to figure out how long is long enough for your headphones? im about to recieve my d66 eggos and i will listen to them before breaking them in. any eggo user suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sony_man Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 oops i accidentally put up the same post twice. Edit2: tiesto, what do you mean when you said there goes my philips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 EX-71s needs massive burn-in time to get the most out of them (minimum of 100). Nismo can testify to that fact, he has a very well burnt in EX71s (1000s of hours). PX100s needed very little to none, likewise with Shures. MDR-V6s need something around tens of hours vs hundreds. The easiest way for me to burn in anything is this: D-NE1 (full charge), set to repeat + Headphones at normal volume and chuck it in a drawer. D-NE1 at full charge and battery pack has insane battery life (120-150 hours, no typo). If nothing else, they work wonders in burning in headphones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Tires Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Damage is right about the EX71s. I've owned two pairs of this earphone in the past and burned them in for over 30 hours on one, and 50 hours on the other one. Both sets still sounded horrible. The main complaint that I had with them was the fat, bloaty, overpowering bass. Damage was kind enough to send me his older pair of EX71s and this pair rocks. The bass is tamed down, the mids and highs are well blanced, and I can finally enjoy these phones. To be fair, I must note that these phones have been tape modded and the drivers have been opened up a little. Damage can explain this better then I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Take duct tape, cover up the three small holes. That's the infamous silver mod. Take a sewing needle, poke the driver holes (don't worry, the driver is situated towards the silver triangles that you've just cloed) once and only once. I think the silver mod has more to do with better characteristics. However, they need to be burned whether or not mods are applied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeriyn Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 Shure E3c/E5c/Ety ER-6/i/ER-4P/S all are balanced armature drivers and do not benefit at all from burn-in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamagatacamille Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 Take a sewing needle, poke the driver holes (don't worry, the driver is situated towards the silver triangles that you've just cloed) once and only once.←you mean the grey paper thing? the mod i'm familiar with is (along with the tape covering the 3 holes) to remove the grey paper-film... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Yep, the grey paper thingy. This is my variation on the silver mod. It's less destructive and keeps the balance in check. the other Silver Mod, I had hard time getting the balance back the way it was previously (they recommend removing the paper, and stuffing the hole with foamies from stock or elsewhere, then replacing that with silver tape with hole or holes). It's similar idea, but the three hole tapeover seems to have more effect than anything else. BTW, I used 3M Silver Duct tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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