[Stanfoo]

i just got my hd700's, wondering do i need to let them run for a few hours or will they sound fine without burning in?

 

[cel4145]

You do not need to. It's debatable how much of a difference burn in makes (whether it's physical or mostly psychological)--if any at all--and you can certainly just burn them in by using them.

 

[blackcatSVK]

Burn-in process is still mystery. No one can confirm that the sound will be different after burn-in or not.
I dont believe much in this, but I still burn my headphone for about 50 hours when I buy a new one to make sure everything is ok lol.
Believe me, you dont have to take this seriously, just enjoy your headphone on the way you like.

 

[billybob_jcv]

I think burn-in is a way for dealers to convince you not to return the products you don't like for at least 2 weeks...

 

[blackcatSVK]

I think burn-in is a way for dealers to convince you not to return the products you don't like for at least 2 weeks...

Agree, probably a logical answer lol.

 

[nimaina]

Just burn them to make sure they're not broken
The sound quality would probably be the same.

 

[AlrightMister]

I used to be a skeptic, ranking the burn in regimen right up there with high dollar usb cables but I now believe that some headphones/IEMs definitely improve with burn in. The key word in that sentence being some. If you want to know if your particular headphones will benefit read what other owners of the hd700 have to say. I have no experience with your headphones but unless you find them annoyingly sibilant I wouldn't worry too much about burning them in. 

 

[kapanak]

Just listen to music on them at normal volumes, and leave them playing at VERY SLIGHTLY higher volume when you aren't using them for the first week. Generally speaking, burn-in for most headphones is your ears and brain getting used to how the headphones sound.
 
Just enjoy them and don't worry about burn-in. It'll occur naturally as you listen.