[furyossa]

I came across this model, and I am thinking of pulling the trigger

This was written by the owner: I am selling new or as new legendary Sennheiser headphones, bought back in 1978. Complete with box, invoice and catalog but without foams.

They are older than me Funny question: Has anyone tried this model?
Sennheiser HD 414 X specs This "X" probably stands for extreme impedance

• Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz.
• Impedance: 2000 ohm
• Nominal SPL (DIN 45 580): 94 dB.
• Weight without cable: 125 g.
• Cable length: 3 m.

I hope they are still under warranty

 

[baskingshark]

I came across this model, and I am thinking of pulling the trigger

This was written by the owner: I am selling new or as new legendary Sennheiser headphones, bought back in 1978. Complete with box, invoice and catalog but without foams.

They are older than me Funny question: Has anyone tried this model?
Sennheiser HD 414 X specs This "X" probably stands for extreme impedance

• Frequency Response: 20-Hz to 20-kHz.
• Impedance: 2000 ohm
• Nominal SPL (DIN 45 580): 94 dB.
• Weight without cable: 125 g.
• Cable length: 3 m.

LOL is the 2000 ohm a typo??!

Anyways this can probably be in a museum! But retro gear can easily be sold on to collectors at a higher price next time!

 

[DBaldock9]

Wow! They look really cool. I like "stained-glass cross-shaped" cuts on the cups, Semi-open back?
I think the designers were inspired by the windmill

I will post this also

They're sealed back headphones, with good isolation.
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We have drifted a far bit OT here...

 

[furyossa]

LOL is the 2000 ohm a typo??!

Anyways this can probably be in a museum! But retro gear can easily be sold on to collectors at a higher price next time!

2K ohm / 94dB this is not extreme but INSANE. You're right. This is just to buy and frame it as a picture.
I wonder what kind of device they used at the time to run this "hungry guy". Nuclear reactor?

 

[DBaldock9]

2K ohm / 94dB this is not extreme but INSANE. You're right. This is just to buy and frame it as a picture.
I wonder what kind of device they used at the time to run this "hungry guy". Nuclear reactor?

Back in the '70s, most of the headphone jacks on receivers and integrated amps, were driven by the main amplifier channels (through a resistor voltage divider) - which could have power rails that ranged anywhere from ±25VDC to ±60VDC, or more. So, if the resistor padding for the headphone jack was too much, just hook those headphones directly to the speaker jacks.

 

[baskingshark]

Anybody knows anything about this Xiaofan T2 earbud?

It is going at $99 USD usually for some Aliexpress shops, but for the upcoming sale, it seems some shops are selling it at $69 USD prior to coupons.

The shops are calling it an IEM, but it looks like a earbud TBH.
Anyway, Xiaofan is the company that sells crazily expensive cables, which according to their store page, is meant for only the king of gods:

 

[WoodyLuvr]

I came across this model, and I am thinking of pulling the trigger

This was written by the owner: I am selling new or as new legendary Sennheiser headphones, bought back in 1978. Complete with box, invoice and catalog but without foams.

They are older than me Funny question: Has anyone tried this model?
Sennheiser HD 414 X specs This "X" probably stands for extreme impedance

• Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz.
• Impedance: 2000 ohm
• Nominal SPL (DIN 45 580): 94 dB.
• Weight without cable: 125 g.
• Cable length: 3 m.

I hope they are still under warranty

If decently priced I say go for it... nice to have a piece of history! There are a variety of replacement foams that you can use with them. I do miss my HD414s (600Ω; c 1974/75) that an older cousin had passed on to me ~1977. They were the world's first on-ear open-back headphone that originally debuted in 1968 with the model-line produced until the early 80s if I am not mistaken. Sennheiser originally called them "Open Aire" headphones. I think the HD414X variant debut 1977/1978. Though do be very prepared to have to drive those via a powerful headAMP as that 2000-ohm impedance coupled with a low sensitivity of 94 dB/mW will indeed be a challenge to drive with any authority from a mobile device... Nearly 9 volts is required to reach 110 dB SPL... 15 volts to reach 115 dB SPL! With that said, if you listen to your music at around 65 dB SPL, taking into account a generous 35 dB in headroom for the most dynamic recordings, you will only need 2.8V (4mW) which is still a challenge for most mobile sources/devices.

 

[furyossa]

Back in the '70s, most of the headphone jacks on receivers and integrated amps, were driven by the main amplifier channels (through a resistor voltage divider) - which could have power rails that ranged anywhere from ±25VDC to ±60VDC, or more. So, if the resistor padding for the headphone jack was too much, just hook those headphones directly to the speaker jacks.

Thanks for info. I didn't know that.

 

[furyossa]

Anybody knows anything about this Xiaofan T2 earbud?

It is going at $99 USD usually for some Aliexpress shops, but for the upcoming sale, it seems some shops are selling it at $69 USD prior to coupons.





The shops are calling it an IEM, but it looks like a earbud TBH.
Anyway, Xiaofan is the company that sells crazily expensive cables, which according to their store page, is meant for only the king of gods:

I mentioned Ortiz cable here. But you found another gem. So we have a new winner for the best combo:
xiaofan OKU & TRN VX Gold

 

[The3DCie]

Anybody knows anything about this Xiaofan T2 earbud?

It is going at $99 USD usually for some Aliexpress shops, but for the upcoming sale, it seems some shops are selling it at $69 USD prior to coupons.





The shops are calling it an IEM, but it looks like a earbud TBH.

They look really cool, but I wouldn't pull the trigger on so expensive earbuds without being "sure" of what I get in return.
Especially coming from a company with such ridiculously priced cables!!

 

[TnV26]

Well, I don't know any other earbuds than ST-10s to looking for during AliExpress winter sale.

So, just for the heads up. You can get the ST-10s on NiceHCK store as low as
Gold -> 62.56$
Silver -> 45.66$

Collect the Store coupon and applied the store code during check out. That 25$ cheaper for the Gold that I ordered few days ago.

 

[The3DCie]

Well, I don't know any other earbuds than ST-10s to looking for during AliExpress winter sale.

So, just for the heads up. You can get the ST-10s on NiceHCK store as low as
Gold -> 62.56$
Silver -> 45.66$

Collect the Store coupon and applied the store code during check out. That 25$ cheaper for the Gold that I ordered few days ago.

What is this promo code you have there?

 

[JPardo]

You can take a look here for more bluetooth options: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the...-8-jul-20-qudelix-5k-impression-added.906655/

(FIY: it is the amp you should be looking at, not the dac. As that doesnt make any differences as far as the ones I have tried.)

Thanks for the recommendation, I was taking a look. About the term DAC, you are right, it was a mistake when expressing myself

I know it doesn't have a balanced output but the Shanling UP2 is about the same price as Fiio BTR3K and its single ended output power is the same as the balanced output power of Fiio BTR3K so that could be an option as well.

I think they have more or less the same functionalities on BT or USB DAC front...

Thank you for your comment. I've been looking at it and also the top version, the UP4, competing with the FiiO BTR5 in terms of specs.

For now, what I have bought with the AliExpress sales by collecting several coupons has been the Smbat ST-10s Gold for 50€, crazy at that price.

 

[TnV26]

What is this promo code you have there?

I see sometime the code disappeared from the store coupon screen.

Here the code: 6YEC1K2SM9Q6

10$ discount when order over 50$

 

[RikudouGoku]

Exactly these back vents are for pressure relief. How do you rank FD5 and compare with KBEAR Believe?

Havent tried the BElieve. But the FD5 is currently my best iem in terms of sq. (although personal taste leans towards something like the Sony XBA-N3 more, huge bass but relaxed treble.)