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what_that_thaaang_do t1_je4i64i wrote

Reply to comment by QueasyFailure in Theory About Perceived Burn-in by Both_Use_417

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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