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Tubie34 t1_je4cy3l wrote

It's not a "theory" why do you think third parties sell different types of pads? It's well known and measurable.

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Both_Use_417 OP t1_je4fvqx wrote

I wasn't referring to sound changing with pad wear as a theory, instead I was referring to the link between pad wear and burn-in. To rephrase and make what I meant clearer, I was trying to find why burn-in exist and presented my opinion as a "theory".

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thatcarolguy t1_je4gk88 wrote

Pad burn in is too slow and you would not notice it happening on your head over thousands of hours.

It's very different from what some people and manufacturers claim, that running white noise on your headphones for a hundred hours will change the sound.

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Both_Use_417 OP t1_je5gn89 wrote

There is circumstances where it is noticeable, say for example when the treble is too harsh it hurts. I was able to notice the pain fading as the treble got smoothed with time. Or in a non-gradual A B testing old/new pads. But for headphones with balanced RF I didn't notice the change.

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