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Lobby => Music and Recordings => Topic started by: ROK on February 21, 2013, 10:02:37 PM

Title: Burn in track?
Post by: ROK on February 21, 2013, 10:02:37 PM

Does anyone here have a burn in track that they use for... burn in that they can upload for us skepticals to use?

I read Marv uses 5 minutes of white noise at 80db with 1 minute break intervals.

Title: Re: Burn in track?
Post by: n3rdling on February 21, 2013, 10:44:42 PM

I dont do burn in but you can search "pink noise, long" on youtube and let it run overnight or whatever

Title: Re: Burn in track?
Post by: Anaxilus. on February 21, 2013, 11:13:25 PM

Just play music if you want to give it a try.  White noise can actually be damaging.  We've damaged car speakers when a client requested an extended burn-in.  I stopped using it after that.  If there are any changes it's from loosening up the mechanical structures (tribology and elasticity) and/or wearing out/damaging the same.  When speakers operate normally, they play music so that's how use them.  When I break in a car, I drive it, I don't put it in on a shaker rig for 500 hours.


What exactly are you trying to do?

Title: Re: Burn in track?
Post by: MomijiTMO on February 22, 2013, 01:06:26 AM

Quote from: Analixus on February 21, 2013, 11:13:25 PM

What exactly are you trying to do?

Probably trying to make something you don't initially like sound better   :)p1 :)p6 :)p1

Title: Re: Burn in track?
Post by: gelocks on February 22, 2013, 03:08:41 AM

This at decent volumes...

http://archive.org/details/Zomboy-NeverSayDieVol.13

 :)p17

Title: Re: Burn in track?
Post by: ROK on February 22, 2013, 06:04:52 AM

Interesting, alrighty I guess I'll just use regular music with a good amount of bass quantity. Thanks errbody  :)p7

Title: Re: Burn in track?
Post by: Deep Funk on February 22, 2013, 11:22:20 AM

Popular FM-radio.

After that Thrash Metal and Jazz...

Title: Re: Burn in track?
Post by: Marvey on February 22, 2013, 04:24:49 PM

I've used a combination of music, drum tracks, and pink noise - WITH rest periods, after the pink noise, to let the VC cool down.

Title: Re: Burn in track?
Post by: Maxvla on February 22, 2013, 09:01:06 PM

I typically use wide band dynamic music, things like enthusiastic orchestral scores or well recorded death metal.

Title: Re: Burn in track?
Post by: rhythmdevils on February 22, 2013, 09:13:17 PM

You HAVE to use at least 90% Yanni for the first 600 hours or you will never see full potential, youll have less crispy highs, more flatulent lows

Title: Re: Burn in track?
Post by: MomijiTMO on February 22, 2013, 11:33:44 PM

Quote from: rhythmdevils on February 22, 2013, 09:13:17 PM

You HAVE to use at least 90% Yanni for the first 600 hours or you will never see full potential, youll have less crispy highs, more flatulent lows

Is it one of those changes you only notice from going to hour 599 to hour 600? :p

Title: Re: Burn in track?
Post by: victor25 on March 24, 2013, 09:46:31 AM

So, what headphones sound worse after burn-in? Yeah the first 200hours were great, but after that the bass overpowered and the treble got sibilant :D

Title: Re: Burn in track?
Post by: MuppetFace on March 24, 2013, 10:15:10 AM

Quote from: victor25 on March 24, 2013, 09:46:31 AM

So, what headphones sound worse after burn-in? Yeah the first 200hours were great, but after that the bass overpowered and the treble got sibilant :D

Some Ultrasones have reportedly gotten even worse after burn-in.

That, or the cumulative hearing damage was just too much.