Lafayette F-990 Headphones

Build

To be honest, I'm not really sure whether these are open or semi-open. They have these small silver grills on the backs of the cups, but I can't see through them. But regardless of that, these are built like tanks. Vintage headphones, so they have a distinct heft to them, but no other comfort issues.

Sound

Driving

These are easy headphones to drive, but like many vintage headphones, the audio jack is a 6.35mm.

Soundstage

Gigantic soundstage, easily extends out of the massive earcups the drivers are housed in, but still feels centered.

Tuning/Detail

I am absolutely blown away by how detailed these are for how old they are. The resolution on these isn't as good as some of my other cans like the Fostex T20v2, but the depth completely makes up for it. No serious tuning issues as far as I can tell.

I bought these headphones on ebay back in 2008. These are the biggest headphones I've ever seen. I love the huge soundstage these headphones are capable of producing. The bass is awesome as well. It's like a pair of subwoofers strapped to your skull! Overall, I do like the sound of these headphones although they have a pretty annoying peak around 2kHz, but they smooth out with a little bit of EQ. If you're into vintage headphones, this would be a cool pair to own.