Vintage headphones! (I'm bored)
Jan 18, 2002 at 2:02 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 19
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Grado's headphones really DO have that retro-look...


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Bet these sound good....

I know this thread has been done before, but I really had to show you guys these headphones... Anyone else have any interesting "retro" headphone pictures?
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Jan 18, 2002 at 5:10 PM Post #2 of 19
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Originally posted by Xander
Bet these sound good....


lol! I'll bet they sound like crap!
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(oops, I think I just stole Eagle_driver's line
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Yeah, I remember this one time I was at school with my Grados and someone said to me "jeez! Are these things 50 years old or something?"
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Jan 18, 2002 at 11:36 PM Post #4 of 19
actually not meant for music,not even close.These are really high impedence cans meant to be driven by crystal radios without amplification.You know,the oatmeal box radio you built in school for science class that did not work for crap
No power supply,no amp and yet there is sound
"watson,I hear you man"
I actually plan to obtain some of the vintage cans and build a "powerless" receiver with my youngest son.And then when he says
"dad,how do we get a radio station without batteries or a plug"
I will respond with the truth

"MAGIC SON"


wanna see me turn mom into a newt ?
 
Jan 18, 2002 at 11:40 PM Post #5 of 19
How heavy are those things?

George
 
Jan 19, 2002 at 1:45 AM Post #7 of 19
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Originally posted by rickcr42


wanna see me turn mom into a newt ?


Could you turn my kid's mom into a newt too?
 
Jan 19, 2002 at 11:36 AM Post #9 of 19
Hey Rickster...

Is that really true, that you can make a radio without ANY power??

Damn... Science classes must be a helluva lot better in the US!!

(What kinda ohmage are we talking here... I daresay a lot more than the 300 of the high end senns?)
 
Jan 19, 2002 at 1:26 PM Post #10 of 19
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Is that really true, that you can make a radio without ANY power??


Absolutely ! On my way to work but when i get in I can post some links.
And by High impedence i mean really high,like 2,000 ohms.It must be that high for the radio to drive the headset or and amp would be needed.And obviously the headphones are very efficient.But that efficiency varies enough from model to model that in order to pick up international radio stations you must have the most efficient cans you can get
 
Jan 19, 2002 at 10:16 PM Post #11 of 19
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Originally posted by rickcr42
wanna see me turn mom into a newt ?


Please, show me how to do that and I'll show you how to make rain. BTW, does it work with assorted fauna like in laws, nephews and nices?
 
Jan 20, 2002 at 12:10 AM Post #12 of 19
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BTW, does it work with assorted fauna like in laws, nephews and nices?


hehe,them we turn into toads,and no amount of kissin' will bring them back
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at least newts are attractive, in a slimy amphibian kinda way
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Jan 20, 2002 at 3:45 AM Post #14 of 19
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Originally posted by rickcr42


hehe,them we turn into toads,and no amount of kissin' will bring them back
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Nobody wants to kiss them, don't worry.
 
Jan 20, 2002 at 4:11 AM Post #15 of 19
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Originally posted by Duncan
Hey Rickster...

Is that really true, that you can make a radio without ANY power??

Damn... Science classes must be a helluva lot better in the US!!

(What kinda ohmage are we talking here... I daresay a lot more than the 300 of the high end senns?)


Here's some crystal radio links you might enjoy. I used to lay in bed late at night when I was a tot and explore the vast world of AM radio with a crystal set. What fun it was! Mine was just like this. I would connect the alligator clip to a gas heater line.

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http://www.midnightscience.com/project.html

http://freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/crystal.htm

http://www.glynn.k12.ga.us/~opool/XTAL/default.htm

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