'Burn-in'

[MrKlinky]

Newbie here, Hi All.

Excepting electromechanical systems (loudspeaker drivers; perhaps phono cartridges) only the ear/brain combination is subject to 'burn in'. ie. we simply become accustomed to the real or imagined differences (I'm thinking particularly power cables here after reading posts here!) when upgrading hifi.
Discuss.

 

[sojun80]

It's really strange but so true. I've been playing a game through geforce now (a remote gaming platform), it produces sound that is extremely tinny, no bass and just all focused on the high range. After 30 minutes I am used to it and when I switch to listening to music or something else on a normal local system, it sounds 'bad' initially - I am missing the extreme high range that I am used to now. I know my local system sounds a LOT better - but my brain got used to something else.

 

[Katji]

btdt

so, I am being catty -- but... DAC burn-in(?!)​

Looking at a thread Someplace Else about someone's new DAC and this screenshot (from the DAC itself, I guess... EDIT: or maybe their website) kind of caught my eye. (SEE screenshot below from the product website) I mean, what happens if the owner gets busy and lets it burn in for eight days...

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Equipment burn-in: am I deluded?​

...deep bass. After a few days, though, that seems resolved. Did I acclimate to the Topping, or did it change in sound? I’ve never believed in burn-in, aside from perhaps small changes in new transducers. It’s very possible I just adjusted my ears! Is there any rational basis for the changes I...

 

[MakeMineVinyl]

Wasn't the premise of this beat to death awhile back in another thread?

 

[MrKlinky]

Wasn't the premise of this beat to death awhile back in another thread?

My apologies if I am covering old ground, but I find that very few posts touch on psychoacoustic aspects, which I am keen to explore.

 

[HarmonicTHD]

This poor horse was already beaten to death so many times over and the results are scientifically proven. No need for further discussion. Look at the Audio Refernce Library and search.

Of course come back if you have questions but I doubt as every aspect and angle has been looked into.

 

[JSmith]

psychoacoustic aspects

It's not really psychoacoustics... more so expectation bias in this case.


JSmith

 

[BDWoody]

Welcome! Refer to and please feel free to add to any thread in post #3.

This is one of those that comes up often, so I'll close this thread to try to keep it all together.