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What headphones were you using b4 you discovered head-fi/real headphones!

post #1 of 261
7/8/07 at 5:04pm
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I was just thinking about how I can't believe the trash I used to listen on a while back. WOW. It just amazes me that I even got by... The ones I used most often were some panasonic buds that at the time I thought were excellent in comparison to all my other options. Of course, one of the drivers would go dead on the majority of my purchases just after a short time.





AND I used these a lot (as well as $30-40 various sonys). I thought $40 was insane to drop on headphones. heh



Then I found out about px100's. I guess that was kind of my gateway drug into this world of headphones...
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post #2 of 261
7/8/07 at 5:10pm
AKG k26p. they're pretty decent though for what they're worth
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post #3 of 261
7/8/07 at 5:15pm
Some $20 Audio-Technicas, it was ATH-P5 maybe?
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post #4 of 261
7/8/07 at 5:17pm
I was using Shure e3c's before I discovered Head-Fi. Before those, I used the Sony MDR-A35G S2.
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post #5 of 261
7/8/07 at 5:17pm
Various sony headphones in the 40-100 dollar range.
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post #6 of 261
7/8/07 at 5:21pm
The Sony MDR-V700 lol
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post #7 of 261
7/8/07 at 5:22pm
Shure E2C's. I thought they were the best things in the world.
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post #8 of 261
7/8/07 at 5:24pm
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The Sony MDR-V700 lol
Yup, I borrowed those from a friend once and was amazed. At the time I thought they were top of the line and far too expensive as an option. (I didnt know about ebay or anything online)
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post #9 of 261
7/8/07 at 5:24pm
Sennheiser HD212 Pro.

Still using them.
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post #10 of 261
7/8/07 at 5:29pm
My Sennheiser PCX 250s had just died and I was searching for info on the CX300s. Never did buy them because I couldn't tell which were fakes.
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post #11 of 261
7/8/07 at 5:31pm
It's kind of strange, but way before I discovered Head-Fi, I was using Grado HP1000 and K1000. Since Head-Fi, I have "downsized" to 'phones like AKG K701, Grado RS-1, Etymotic ER4, and now AKG K240 Sextett.
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post #12 of 261
7/8/07 at 5:34pm
If I recall correctly for time, I was using the Grado SR325 + RA-1. It's up there as among the most inadvisable £700 I ever spent on audio.
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post #13 of 261
7/8/07 at 5:42pm
I was using a Senn 497 and saw an advertisement for the Bose. It was very expensive and I wanted to know a little bit more about them and why they can charge over £250 for them.

Thanks to google, my wallet have been $$$$$$ lighter

On the plus side, Head-Fi did stop me from ordering the Bose
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post #14 of 261
7/8/07 at 5:50pm
Etymotic ER6s. Didn't know what impendence meant at that time so I thought it would mate well w. my HD5.
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post #15 of 261
7/8/07 at 6:10pm
The Bose TriPorts, then to Bose QC2.
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