maggior;618379 Wrote: > What about burn-in of speakers and headphones? I never bought into the > whole equipment burn in idea as it regards sound quality. However, in > the past year I bought a pair of headphones (Grado SR-225i) and > speakers (Polk Monitor 70) that to my ears sounded better over time. > > The Grado headphones sounded as though they developed more bass to me > over time. The Polk speakers sounded as though the harshness of the > highs smoothed out and the mids became smoother. > > In the past I have owned equipment (portable cd player, various > portable headphones, stereo receiver as examples) that to me sounded > "bad" which did not change over time. So I don't think I'm overly > susecptable to adapting to poorly sounding equipment because of an > investiment I made in it. > > Even still, I'm skeptical about "burn in", even for speakers and > headphones. What do you guys think? A Sonus Faber rep came to my place to adjust speaker placement on my new Stradivaris; he said the sound would get better with use. I have no reason to doubt him. Can't really say myself; they've always sounded fabulous to me!
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