sketchr
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I'm pretty curious knowing what were the most expensive headphones back in the day (1970's 80's) ? anyone know? share away

Originally Posted by G-man /img/forum/go_quote.gif Obviously, the Orpeheus takes the crown over here. |
Originally Posted by monolith /img/forum/go_quote.gif The Orpheus line was introduced in 1992. My guess would be some old Stax models though. They have models going back to 1960. Philip K Dick even mentions using them in VALIS, and that's set in the late 70s to early 80s. Beyerdynamic's DT49 has also been around for a long while. |
Originally Posted by monolith /img/forum/go_quote.gif The Orpheus line was introduced in 1992. |
Originally Posted by G-man /img/forum/go_quote.gif for me, 1992 IS back in the day. but i guess it is not for the OP. |
Originally Posted by Mrvile /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well the OP did specify 70's and 80's... |
Originally Posted by Samgotit /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, that's +3 for your post count in a thread that you, self-admittedly, can't contribute to in the first place. Will there be more? |
Originally Posted by G-man /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's why I conceded my mistake... What's with the hostility? |