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Burn in time...Reality or something else???

Hello,

It occurs to that whenever you get a new piece of electronics, speakers, cables or whatever they always seem to sound better after a short "burn-in" time?

Your eyes adapt to low light if you start working at night,

Your body gets used to hot temperatures,

Your sense of smell gets used to the smell of $h!t if you work with horses,

Why not our EARS???
Are they just adapting the new environment?
joshcloud9
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timo
610 posts
 
Aida is right on the mark - trust your ears.
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czbbcl
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Burn in time is a reality as is listening adaptation.

Chuck
seandtaylor99
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Aaaarrrggghhhhhhhh ..... not again. I think I'm gettting "burned out" on all these burn in threads.

Do a search of the archives there's a recent, very good, thread on exactly this issue.
joshcloud9 OP
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Funny Sandy LOL
Now I see that there are tons of threads on this, silly me!

I'll go look now...

Josh
bomarc
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Well, our ears adapting is reality, too. It's also a well-understood phenomenon, and one not confined to hearing, as you note. On the other hand, equipment "burn-in," if it happens, is not understood at all--no one's ever offered even a plausible hypothesis for how a component (excluding mechanical elements) changes physically that would explain the subjective impressions often reported here. Draw your own conclusions.
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