Burning in headphones or speakers

MikeHunt79

MikeHunt79

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What's a good way of doing this? I've heard pink noise is supposed to burn-in speakers and headphones a little faster, is this true? Or it is better just to use normal music at a loud(ish) level or even just sine waves?
 
The objective is to loosen up the diaphrams, a sine wave is probably best but i'm not sure what frequency would be best. Just listening to music will do it perfectly fine ass music includes a load of different frequencies.
The only golden rules is not to burn them in at full volume and that they won't burn in at low volumes.
 
From a Headphone Burn-In FAQ I saved some time ago.

How do I burn in my new pair of headphones?

You can simply play music through them continuously. Some prefer using pure tones, sine wave sweeps, pink noise, or AM/FM static for burn in. Some recommend using bass heavy music. The method of burning in a headphone does not change depending on model or manufacturer.

Which burn in method is most efficient?

There is no scientific evidence proving that one is better than the other. Choose the method that you prefer.
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Hope that helps.
 
I burnt my ultrasones in just with normal listening, read somewhere about pink noise being damaging but i could be wrong, i quite enjoy hearing new details all the time or the soundstage getting a little wider or those vocals going from spitty to smooth ect ect
 
Just listen to them and over the course of a few months you will notice and appreciate the continual improvement in sound clarity which is always better than a sudden change in sound clarity as you appreciate the headphones more :)
 
I used a rotation of pink and white noise and some frequency bends to burn in my headphones for a few hundred hours.

You'll be fine just listening to burn them in though, as said above, your ears will notice the change over a period of time.
 
I left pink noise on a few times I think and listened to music every now and then.

Massive difference for me, I was disappointed with my 595's at first and was convinced they weren't much better than my CX300's. :D
 
Cheers, with any luck a pair of new Goldring DR150's should be here tomorrow... They;re supposed to be a little hot on the treble until they;re burned in, so I think I'm going to try lots of different music on them, and maybe a few bursts of pink noise also.

I do find pink noise can make speakers get a little toasty with high amounts of power, so I'll watch the volume control so the burn in doesn't cause the voicecoils to burn out! :eek:
 
Nice vid :D
james.miller said:
20hz sine wave. nice and wobbly :D
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Yep 20Hz really gets speakers moving... Not much power is needed to hit xmax on many speakers,

I'm not sure if it's such a good thing to use on headphones tho... I may try 40Hz sine or saw wave for a while, should loosen things up a bit. :)
 
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