New ATH-A500s..burning in question

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Miami_Fly_Guy

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Well my previous pair of headphones broke and I figured why not replace them with a decent pair when I get my next paycheck. I'd like to see what this high quality sound thing is all about. I'm having a really hard time imagining sound can get much different then it is now lol.

I'm not too fond of the gaming headsets like the Steelsound and Siberia's because I feel the mic is kinda gimmicky. I guess I like my headphones to be headphones and my mic to be a mic.

Looking through some of the other threads I saw the HD 595s mentioned alot. However at 89.00 the ATH-A500's seem like a great alternative. Either way, are these headphones a good choice? I'd be using them primarily for music-movies gaming-with the possibility of adding an amp for them later on. I was looking at them since I'm kinda a bass junkie. I really like breaks and dnb but I listen to all types of music.

Finally, whatever pair of decent headphones I end up with, what does the "burning in" process mean. Do I need to listen to all different types of music or just use them normally? About how long does the process take? With all of you audiophiles, do you worry about hearing damage..are there any sites where I could learn to enjoy audio safely? I'm not sure if head-fi has a section on that..the forums there were down when I went.

THANKS!

ps-ill post back when i get something decent to let you all know if my opinion has been changed :)
 
well i have the A900s. For burn in i set a loop of music i usually listen to and set the volume slightly louder than what u usually listen at and ran it for about it a week.
 
A900 owner here too. I didnt bother with all that. I just listened to them. They sounded better after a month or so. Although alot of people turn up static on the radio and burn them in with that.
 
i see, since i listen to different types of music anyway they should burn in after awhile. could you tell that much of a difference with the headphones or did you need an amp?
 
i use mine on a micro system and a minidisc deck. You will immediately notice the difference between something thats portable and a component/home system.
 
Miami_Fly_Guy said:
i see, looks like everything should be great. are the cups<--right word? really the size of a cd?!
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Why yes, yes they are.

proud owner of 500's here!

:D
 
ok with the A-500's from audiocubes..which sound card would you recommend for them? grab a used audigy 2zs on the cheap or spend a little more on another option? with audigy 2 zs' to be had for like 30-35 bucks does it make much sense to spend double that for an x-fi or auzentech card? will there be twice the gain in my audio? thanks everyone :)
 
I've never had a sound card other than onboard and an x-fi xtreme music.

When I had the x-fi + ath-a500's, it sounded amazing. AMAZING. Games and music. Had to sell cause i needed money bad, but I'd get another if i came into some expendable money.

so i can't comment on the A2 zs
 
the x-fi has MUCH better sound positioning for headphones than the zs.... but the zs is cheaper, i would suggest the xtreme music, but you could go with the zs...
 
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