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Both_Use_417 OP t1_je4a8t1 wrote

Reply to comment by No-Context5479 in Theory About Perceived Burn-in by Both_Use_417

Perceived burn-in is the keyword. In other words, pad wear is perceived as burn-in.

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No-Context5479 t1_je4avcq wrote

No pad wear isn't perceived burn in... It's just pad wear

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LyKosa91 t1_je4czwu wrote

I think OP is suggesting pad wear is possibly the main factor in sound changes that some people attribute to burn in, which I think is probably correct. People often severely underestimate how much of an impact pads have.

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Both_Use_417 OP t1_je5kabs wrote

Thank you for reading my post/comment correctly, or guess I need to improve my delivery.

Either way, I'm starting to regret discussing on reddit. I think I'll stick with Quora, its more suitable for me.

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Both_Use_417 OP t1_je4cp45 wrote

I see, I want to hear your opinion on this then, how did "burn-in" ideology came to be?

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QueasyFailure t1_je4hd7s wrote

Brain "burn-in".

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what_that_thaaang_do t1_je4i64i wrote

That's what they're saying, that pad wear could be mistaken for brain burn in

edit: Nvm no idea what theyre actually saying.

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QueasyFailure t1_je4ka59 wrote

They are saying that over time, compression of the foam in the pads slowly changes the sound. Which is true, however it's incredibly slow, incremental and undetectable while it's occuring. Almost certainly, a well worn 5 year old pad is going to sound different from a new pad to the trained ear. But that's just pad wear, not burn in. Of course, brain burn in is simply the brain getting accustomed to the dynamic profile of a set of cans. OP is simply trying to rename pad wear and is suggesting that this is what people experience when they experience headphone "burn in" of the drivers.

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Both_Use_417 OP t1_je5hs89 wrote

Hahaha you got it! but I didn't want to rename pad wear, I wanted to make it as a causative factor.

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Both_Use_417 OP t1_je5hxkn wrote

Correct thats the point, pad wear could be mistaken for burn-in, this is exactly what I'm trying to say.

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