fletcherhills Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I bought a pair of s4i in ear headphones from an Apple store. The sales person said to plug them in and let the play for 24 hours full blast. Does anybody know if that is necessary?? It didn't seem that he was "pulling my leg." Thanks, KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDIAN Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Dont put it on full volume !!!! , put it on volume according to your listening level and leave it for 5 hours and then give some gap of 30mins and play it for 10 hours and give gap of 1 hour and play 10hours more . I believe it helps in the burning coils of the speakers ,when it settles down, it makes earphones sound much better than before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Burning-in headphones is a controversial subject matter. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-20061153-47.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwbike Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I certainly wouldn't play them at full volume and let them burn in for hours. I have several earbuds/phones (see below) and they all sounded good right out of the box. I didn't hear any difference after many hours of normal use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmarcm Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 You should always break in any headphones or speakers. Not full blast, though. When I get a new set of earphones or headphones I don't even listen to them until they have had at least 50 hours of break in other than making sure that they work out of the box. And I don't think they are fully broken in before 200 hours. I take an iPod with lossless music files, put it on shuffle, plug in the new 'phones at about 40% volume and put it in the corner for a week or so. Recharge it a few times, etc. The difference in sound between a brand new set and a well broken in set is dramatic. Night and day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmarcm Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I guess I had better qualify what I said about break in. If you are using low bit rate files like the stuff that comes from iTunes and most other download sites, then you probably won't tell a whole lot of difference. Crap in, crap out. But if you are listening to high bit rate files or at least CD's, then yes, there is a major difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnysal Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I found that my headphones did benefit from some break in burn in, etc. for me the highs and upper mids improved somewhat. YMMV, as long as you dont play them too high you have nothing to lose. regards, T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearbear Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 just got a pair today, seem awfull trebly, considering the price, i was sorry to see their made in china also,,, btw.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearbear Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 NEVER HEARD OF BREAKING IN HEADPHONES. ARE YOU SERIOUS?/ ALSO WHAT'S WITH ALL THE LINE HUMM? NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE WITH ANY PHONES OR EARBUDS, PLUS THE CORD ITSELF BUZZ. NOT HAPPY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearbear Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 i can't beleive i just paid $ 200.00 for these things, whats with all the line noise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmarcm Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Very serious. Break them in right and they will sound way better. Hate to say it pal, but it sounds like you got knock off 'phones. The real article will not buzz or hum. I hope I'm wrong. Where did you buy them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearbear Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 there is a constant humm and buzz, btw i bought them directly from klipsch... they selling knockoffs now are they?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmarcm Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 If you bought them from Klipsch then contact them and return them. Pretty simple process. You must have just gotten a bad pair. No one is perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearbear Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 ah i just don't think their for me, gonna putt'em on garage sale.. anybody need a pair cheap?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmarcm Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Why not have them exchanged if they are defective? You have no idea how they will sound at this point. But if you want to throw money away it is your choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearbear Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 OO KK THERE OBI WAN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladimir.angelov Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Hello everyone, I apologize for the off topic, but I am currently looking for a replacement of my non-working zaggsmartbuds and I was wondering if Klipsch s4i have all the same functions together with the option to have the "buds" around your neck, even when not in use? Please let me know. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Hello everyone, I apologize for the off topic, but I am currently looking for a replacement of my non-working zaggsmartbuds and I was wondering if Klipsch s4i have all the same functions together with the option to have the "buds" around your neck, even when not in use? Please let me know. Thank you! They do not have the around the neck thing you describe. The Image S4i are a significant step up sound quality wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladimir.angelov Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Thank you! You're welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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