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Designer-Edge-5394 t1_iy9d1la wrote

They’re going to sound better the more you keep using them. I know that the running-in process/period is a controversial topic amongst the audiophile community, but I have had the exact same experience with my Elegias, Clear MGs, Aryas, Poseidons and HS660Ss. Personally I think it’s not a myth and the drivers need their time to calibrate. Just be patient and do lot lose it. You’ll be having euphoric experiences listening to them soon, if you’re patient enough 😉

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Paradoxx__- t1_iy9fcis wrote

it's your brain that adjusts over time, not the drivers - these don't change over the life of the headphones

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Designer-Edge-5394 t1_iy9gagb wrote

No offense meant, but I cannot be be sure making such a statement. How can we be for sure? Has there been a verifiable validateable scientific experiment on this? I personally switch between my headphones to make sure that I’m jot getting used to their sound signature which helps avoiding bias. What U can tell from experience is that mew headphones sound like crap regardless of brand if driver type. From materials science point tod view though it may make sense to me that the drivers calibrate over time and adjust 🤷🏻‍♂️ We seem to need some funds to run unbiased scientific experiments 😉

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covertash t1_iy9lobq wrote

I share similar experiences, but more to the point, it always ends up being the pads needing to wear-in/soften with extended usage.

The Arya and Ananda were notably a bit too hot for me to listen for long, when they first arrived, but over time they eventually "mellowed out". This was unsurprisingly reproducible for me by buying brand new stock pads, swapping them out, and experiencing similar levels of listening fatigue again - but it only took a day or two to get readjusted, and not hundreds of hours, like some would suggest.

With Focals that have stiffer foam padding, I also have similar sentiments as well, and the Clear OG happens to be one of them. Although, I will say that the replacement Clear OG pads (which, seem to only be exclusively sold through headphones.com) are on the softer side, and I didn't notice nearly as much of a difference compared to the original pads that came installed out of the box with the Clear. Then again, Focal aren't exactly known for consistent QC with their pads anyway...

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