[Katun]

OP of this thread has some pretty nasty ones:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/437270/ugliest-headphones-ever-awards-vote-now

 

[devouringone3]

all grado models

 
Oh yeah?
 
What about this one?
 

 
This one

 
or this one?

 
Although I think their PS- and GS-1000 can look doofus, and that their "i" headphones are not as good looking as they were before, I think the "Grado look" is still one the most original around, and that their pure, economical and unobtrusive design is really hard to beat in those three categories I named, once you get used to seeing it.
 
People might find them ugly at first because they don't look shiny or contain as much plastic as the popular headphones they are used to...
 
I think if Grado ever excelled somewhere, it was in the design of their first headphone:

 
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On to a more strikingly ugly entry:

 

[Ishcabible]

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i think both these are very ugly 
 
 

 
How could you dislike a PortaPro? 

 
Uhh can the Denon D400 count as my vote?
 

 
I'm starting to warm up to the D600 and D7100, but the protruding tumor on the D400 is still gross to me.
 
The SRXXi Grados look a lot less cool than the older flat Grados, but they're still better-looking than most other "fashionable" headphones.

 

[OJNeg]

Grado 'phones have a classic, industrial look that I'm a big fan of personally. I don't want a sleek plastic design; give me brushed aluminium or a wood finish!

 

[Saoshyant]

Is it wrong I want headphones that glow in the dark?

 

[wolfetan44]

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I love the way the Stax Lambda looks

Same.

 

[Katun]

Oh wow. My first time seeing the D400.
 
That gets it.

 

[Ishcabible]

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Oh wow. My first time seeing the D400.
 
That gets it.

 
Initially, the headband throughout the new Denon line bugged me, but I got used to it. It's at least functional and seemingly durable. Heck, I'd even call it "cool" now. But everything about the D400 screams "ugly" to me. I mean:
 

 
 
The cup-things look like a splat egg.  And they're shiny. And glow. Like seriously. I understand that these are called "Urban Raver" for a reason, but $400 is not the correct price for them. 

 

[Dyaems]

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Initially, the headband throughout the new Denon line bugged me, but I got used to it. It's at least functional and seemingly durable. Heck, I'd even call it "cool" now. But everything about the D400 screams "ugly" to me. I mean:
 

 
 
The cup-things look like a splat egg.  And they're shiny. And glow. Like seriously. I understand that these are called "Urban Raver" for a reason, but $400 is not the correct price for them. 

 
id color the headphone white if i get one for free

 

[Ishcabible]

But the thing is that they have LED's. I wouldn't mind a matte white version of those, maybe, if the pods that stick out from the sides didn't exist or were less huge, but flashing blue and white don't work well at all. It's gaudiness upon gaudiness. They make Beats look mundane.

 

[Dyaems]

they have LEDs?! omg these are like comparable to those steelseries diablo 3 headsets xD

 

[Katun]

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But the thing is that they have LED's.

 
Are you serious?
 
Can't wait until the Edition 8: Las Vegas then!

 

[Ishcabible]

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Are you serious?
 
Can't wait until the Edition 8: Las Vegas then!

 
The protrusions have a blue ring that lights up. You can kind of see it in the pictures.
 
Now that I've seen a video and see that they're knobs, it's a little more okay because they're functional, but still...barf.

 

[devouringone3]

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The protrusions have a blue ring that lights up. You can kind of see it in the pictures.
 
Now that I've seen a video and see that they're knobs, it's a little more okay because they're functional, but still...barf.

 
Haha, not bad! But don't a headphone needs USB power to enlighten its LEDs? I don't think USB headphones (like gaming headsets) have their place on this forum, lol... we buy standalone microphones ourselves for that.
 

 
 
Get these instead, it's like a Tumorless, black and white accents-less, LED gaudiness-less version
 but still with a volume knob?
AH-NCW500 SR... talk about a model name
 
Or the black version

 
They both fold up nicely, and pads are swappable from supra-aural to semi-circum-aural
 from Jude's album http://www.head-fi.org/gallery/image/view/album/652824/id/614458/sort/display_order
 
Orthodynamic(?) IEMs

 

[Ishcabible]

There's a built-in amp in the D400, so I'd assume there's some circuitry inside to power the LEDs. 
 
I don't know why people were complaining about silver and brown on the other thread. It looks pretty classy in a vintage-y way.
 
The C300 has two dynamic drivers, I think. "Denon's Urban Raver AH-C300 In-Ear Headphones provide unprecedented Bass from small form factor, thanks to Denon's patent-pending Double Air Compression Driver technology. Each earpiece features two 11mm Drivers mounted in parallel to give a bone-jarring bass experience."