Those who think warming headphones is a myth may not read this material. Let them continue to listen to music in the headphones from a cell phone, and we start. Play!
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What is headphone warming up
We are going to talk about the warming of the headphones, although all of this equally applies to any speaker system with dynamic speakers, or simply speakers. It makes no sense to warm up armature devices - they have a different design.
So, what is warming up? It is a kind of running in new headphones in a special mode. Modern headphones are a complex technical device, consisting of many parts. During the first operating time, the materials of these parts slightly change their properties. This is especially true during the first 50-200 hours of operation, depending on the model.
The device should be warmed up according to certain rules. The headphones are connected to the playing device, which starts a special sound track. It is designed specifically for warming up the product and properly affects the material of the cone, cap and holders. The volume must be kept at a strictly defined level.
The main ways of warming up
There are several ways to warm up your headphones:
1 The easiest one is to download a special track from the Internet and run it on a playing device, connecting the headphones to it. Sound tracks such as white noise and pink noise, as well as combinations thereof, are suitable for warming up.
In addition, there are other tracks for iris development. For example IsoTek - Full System Enhancer & Rejuvenation, TARA LABS - Cascade Noise Burn-In. The volume should be slightly above average, about 70-75 percent of maximum.
2 The second common way to warm up is to work on the music tracks that you will then listen to most often. Fans of classical music should "drive" the device with tracks by Beethoven and Liszt, and avid metal fans will do well with Metallica and Iron Maiden hits. The idea is that the cone of the headphones will be sharpened exactly for the sound frequencies with which they will work in the future.
Listening only to American country music from the forties? Then this is your way to go. Besides, you will combine business with pleasure: you will hardly listen to monotonous tracks, especially to noise and interference, but to enjoy your favorite music and feel the improvement of sound quality is a separate pleasure.
The minus of the method is a longer warm-up time: about 30-40 percent longer than when using special soundtracks. The volume is the same - about 75 percent of the maximum. We will talk about the run-in time of the headphones later, but for now the third way of warming up.
3 Warming up the headphones with analog devices. Has a large number of fans follow audiophiles. When converting sound to digital format some frequency ranges are inevitably lost. The analog signal in this regard is the benchmark for proper sound across the full frequency spectrum.
Connect your product to an old cassette player or vinyl record player for two to three nights. This will overclock the unit and seriously improve the sound quality. For the running-in mode, it is better to choose music with the maximum saturation of different frequencies, for example, classical music.
Recently, special programs for overclocking speakers have been appearing on the Internet. The program itself determines the optimal type of signal, as well as warm-up time and sound volume.
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How much you need to warm up your speakers
The warm-up time depends on the following factors:
- headphone model;
- speaker size;
- type of soundtrack to warm up;
- signal volume.
The minimum run-in time is about 6 hours. Most budget headphone models can be rolled in during this period with white or pink noise. If used to warm up music, increase the time to 8 hours. If you put new headphones on warm-up for an entire night - in the morning you will feel the difference in sound.
There is a myth that larger headphones, i.e. with a larger speaker, should take longer to warm up. However, this is not entirely true. The cone of large headphones and loudspeakers has a much longer stroke and often gains elasticity even before small headphones. Therefore, the warm-up time is not directly related to the size of the headphones.
Since you will not find the concept of warm-up in any of the instructions for the headphones or speaker system, the time of this operation will be individual. Usually it is about 50 hours. As soon as you notice a significant improvement in sound quality, the warm-up is complete. The device will "reach" itself for some time.
Let's discover a little secret. It is best to run in the headphones with the same device with which you plan to use them in the future most often. The same applies to cables, plugs, adapters, etc.
There is an opinion among motorists that a car "gets used" to a certain type of oil or gasoline, although studies do not confirm it. The same is true of acoustics. It's better to roll the whole set for playback assembly.
And if you don't warm up
If you don't warm up your headphones, nothing bad will happen. You'll end up with the same thing, it just might take a lot longer. How long do you use the device during the day? An hour and a half at low volume, and that's if you're using public transportation or jogging.
At that rate, it will take a few months to ramp up to peak performance. And considering the lifespan of gadgets on the market and with users, such a period is an unacceptable luxury. So drive your purchase for a few nights, using our tips, and enjoy your favorite music in perfect quality!
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