Burning In Headphones - Why and How?

[DigDug]

I'm getting the Koss PortaPro's in soon, and was wondering if someone could help me....

 

[aphex]

light a match under the left speaker...

 

[spaceman]

burning in headphones?


wtf??

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: ncircle
burning in headphones?


wtf??

 

[DigDug]

From what I've heard, good headphones need to be burned in.

 

[0roo0roo]

tape two wires to ur headphone plug, stick both wires into an electrical socket. that should burn em in faster.

 

[yellowperil]

I heard it has to do with playing pink noise through them overnight, but I dunno.

 

[DeafeningSilence]

Well, I'm not an audiophile, but it seems to me that there are 2 basic options:

1) Fancy: Use a special "burn-in" track on a Stereophile Test CD.

2) Budget: Use a regular CD.

Either way, leave the music playing for hours and hours, and... voila!

 

[BeeVo]

Burning in is where you leave music or something like FM static on for a couple of days. Over a time usually around 20-30 hours. I believe it works, as my HD580's sound much better after burn in.