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Old 05.05.2005, 09:29 AM
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Hiya guys,

I've just bought myself some HD650's and a Cardas cable that comes with a free headphone and cable "burn in" CD.

Now I never knew that you had to burn headphones in. Apparently I need to leave the CD playing through my RME into the headphones for about 8 days before they are ready to use (the same goes for amps) - unbelievable!!!

Just a bit shocked and thought I'd share that info in case anyone else is blissfully unaware of this...


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this is the first time i hear this! really weird! 8O
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Old 05.05.2005, 12:31 PM
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I hear audiophiles saying things along those lines. The thing is, half the time it seems justified and half the time not.

Think of it as burning in your studio monitors.
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what exacly is burning?
destroying the internal amp?
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Hopefully my mixes...
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what exacly is burning?
destroying the internal amp?
No, it's just a break-in period. Not really necessary, as any breaking in that gear has to do, it will do on its own as a result of normal use. I can't imagine that the percentage of gear out there that has been burned in could possibly be over 2%. Don't worry about it...
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Well yep....people into high-end hi-fi often crack on about this. The components and internal copper wiring is virgin....and needs to be burned (i.e. you gotta send a high signal through it...for about 20 hours). I dont know the technical reasons why one should do this...but apparently it does improve the dynamic range/warmth of the cable/instrument.

When I first got the virus I set it on a arpegio hold for a couple of days into a muted mixer channel. Crazy I know....but I wanted to burn the internal components. Its weird...but whenever I used the virus I would turn it on 20 mins before using it (i guess ive spent too much time with old analogs)....but I kinda do it just so that in my mind atleast....the instrument is wamred up and ready to rock.

Strange but true...

But just to re-iterate.....always burn in new gear.

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Similar to cars, come to think about it. You aren't supposed to thrash them in the first 3,000 km's.
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