[Snake]

I thought I had damaged them by using them while riding a motorcycle but last week I found them in a cabinet where I placed them years ago: Panasonic EAH-Z70 2-way bass ported earbuds.

I guess I was wrong: they still work great! I guess I damaged the player and not the cans because they have no problem whatsoever

I bought the cans from Crazy Eddie...and Crazy Eddie closed in 1989!! That makes these earbud cans at LEAST 20 years old! And with the exception of the silk screened-on model designation they look almost as good as new! I even keep them in the original 'spin box' case that they came in.

Does anybody else have earbuds this old still in service? Or am I just that weird?

 

[ClieOS]

Vintage-fi!

MY oldest working earbud just turns ten yrs-old this year, and oddly it is also a Panasonic, RP-HV600 that is.

 

[ottoyu34]

Can you snap a picture by any chance?

 

[GrooveRite]

This thread is null and void without pictures! lol

 

[kRze]

This thread should be used for pictures of super old head phones =]
Pics!

 

[ChroniCali]

Vintage audio!

 

[ClieOS]

 

[saintalfonzo]

I still have the awesome earbuds that came with the first Gameboy somewhere.

 

[kite7]

ClieOS, those are some pretty stylish looking earbuds compare to what's out there today

 

[insyte]

Wow vintage-fi

 

[ClieOS]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kite7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif ClieOS, those are some pretty stylish looking earbuds compare to what's out there today

That was top of the line when it first appeared, competing with Sony MDR-E888 for the world finest. However, it is just about mid-fi in the current earbud market (not including IEM), probably about the same level as PK3. We have Yuin to thank for all the sonic advancement since then.

 

[fungus amongus]

Hey guys if that's vintage-fi, is there antique-fi?

 

[Snake]

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrooveRite /img/forum/go_quote.gif This thread is null and void without pictures!

OK, OK, pics!

dual-driver 2-way cans: you only insert the tweeter (the smaller foam pad-covered part) of the bud into your ears, the woofer part (the part with the anodized gold cover) pretty much rests against the pinna. Lightbox pics, sorry for the quality, the camera suxs

 

[fungus amongus]

Wow for a 20-year-old earbud the design doesn't really look that old. Not bad for earbuds as old as me

 

[shigzeo]

you is freaking young. my oldest pair are about 15 years old and from radio shack. they are realistic brand and i found them to be quite nice but not perfect.