I was looking at a pair of Sennheiser 280 Pros for my iPod, and many of the reviews said it needed a 40-hour "burn-in" in order to reach its full potential when it comes to sound, and I don't know what that is. What is a "burn-in" and how do you do it?
2007-03-03 06:07:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Music & Music Players
Blake L why are you comparing $500 earphones (ear buds) to $100 headphones?
The Sennheiser HD-280 Pro headphones are hands down the best over the ear headphones you can buy for $100 both in ruggedness & sound quality.
Any good speaker whether it's a small speaker for a headphone or a 21" woofer, has a break in period. This is because they are stiff when they are new & need to loosen up a little before they sound their best.
Even when they are brand new the Sennheiser HD-280 Pro headphones sound amazing, so your "burn-in" will not be an unpleasant one. A lot of professional DJs use both the Sennheiser HD-280 Pro & the Sennheiser HD-25 Pro headphones. The HD-280 Pro for recording because of their accuracy & the HD-25 when performing live because of their isolation & bass emphases. Plus they are both amazingly affordable for professional headphones. (The HD-25 cost $200.)
To "burn-in" headphones & speakers you just need to use them like you normally would.
Some DJs & bands go out of their way "burn-in" their speakers before using them for an audience so they can get the most from their speakers even on their first performance. Some people just run them loudly at about 60 Hz, but if you do that in a house it can be very annoying, so just playing loud music through them is more common.
Unless your files on your iPod are recorded at 320 Kbs or higher I doubt you'll even notice the difference between when your headphones are new & after they have been broken in. The difference in sound quality is so subtle it normally takes a trained ear to hear the difference.
2007-03-09 17:26:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
dont buy em....check out SHURE earphones they are the best in the business regarding sound quality and sound isolation. The flagship SHURE model features 3 independent drivers(2 woofer and 1 tweeter) and provides sound isolation up-to 35 decibles and requires absolutley no "burn-in" time....all of the SHURE products have the sound isolation but the best set is the E500PTH(flagship) will be known as the SE530PTH soon but will be the same product.
2007-03-06 08:29:48 · answer #2 · answered by Blake L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breaking break of day, with the help of Stephenie Meyer, the fourth e book interior the Twilight Saga is desperate for Augest 10, 2008. as quickly as I stumbled in this out my mouth dropped open and stayed like that. Oh properly. much less then a 12 months left.
2016-12-18 14:35:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
same thing as anything else you break-in. that means it takes 40 hours of use before the components inside reach optimum efficiency.
2007-03-03 06:19:02 · answer #4 · answered by bluetiger2k3 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about break-in. Just get you a headphone amplifier and you will be very glad you did.
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2007-03-10 23:41:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exactly what it sounds like. See answer above me for more details.
2007-03-03 06:20:59 · answer #6 · answered by Thomas 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋