[stratowhammy]

I'm looking at a pair of Yamaha YH-2 Orthodynamic headphones, and I saw that there was a tome written about Orthodynamic headphones and that there are a lot of fans of them on the site.  For a pair in very good condition, what do you think I should pay for them?  Also, because of the thin membrane, do they require a special amp or kind of amp?  I use a Kenwood receiver (before I here the scoffing of true aficionados, I have to say that I've heard many amps and my Kenwood is better than most of the $100-$250 amps, and it has a optical source for my macbook which is running Amarra on it, so the sound is - I think - fairly good.)  Will I blow out the headphones if I plugin a pair of these into a normal amp/receiver?  I also read somewhere that there are mods that people do to Orthos, do the YH-2s need to be modded in order to realize their full potential.  Any and all information on these phones would be appreciated!

 

[Ishcabible]

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/111193/orthodynamic-roundup/17685#post_7637676
 
^^^They'll be able to help with the modding, or ideally, search for yourself: http://headfi.qix.it/megathreads/search/1/?q=yh-2+mod&submit=Search
 
I've seen very good condition YH-2's (no cracks in the suspension headband) go around $50-$60.
 
If you're plugging it in the headphone jack, you'll be fine. What receiver is it?