From: Kinglicious | #115
And got the aa2065. It's huge but I'll get to see what a pair of really high quality ones instead of my cheap but good ones can do
There's a bit of burn-in for those. I'd put the full burn-in on them at around 25 hours. Burn in refers to the drivers loosening up and really getting going for the most part. In other words, the drivers in those will sound better over time. You'll actually probably notice a difference about four hours in, but right about 25 they'll sound like you've upgraded your headphones if you then compared them to a brand new pair. They don't sound bad out of the box, of course.
Some people buy headphones and then just straight-up burn them in for 20 hours straight with music at 70% volume and leave them sitting. You shouldn't need to do that, just giving you a heads up that they'll get better with time (there are some headphones that actually NEED burn in because they just sound terrible out of the box, but these aren't one of them). If vocals and strings/piano are your thing then I think you should LOVE these, really. Definitely let me know what you think.
Personally, I really like punchy bass but not heavy bass. It's hard to define what that really means, but the best way I can describe it is to say that I like it when I hear it but don't feel it. Bad bass is the kind that is made to rattle your brain. Punchy bass is the kind that is supposed to leave an impression on you. Just responding to what you said about bass and that there's a definite separation in "heavy bass" and "punchy bass." These can get punchy at times.
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