[Maxg]

I'm in the market for a set of good quality (and good looking

) retro style headphones - what can people recommend?

Something a little bit different that you don't see everyday...

 

[intoflatlines]

Grado, but whether they look good or not is subjective.

 

[appophylite]

Grado and the Koss PortaPro are the most retro looks I can think of in modern dynamic headphones.

 

[Uncle Erik]

Get some Grados. They will be noticed, and they're terrific right out of an iPod; you don't need an amp.

All the Grados have their strengths, but I highly recommend the SR-60. You can get them for around $65 and they sound terrific. They are something of a gateway drug, however. Most people who take to them end up buying more expensive Grados in the future.

 

[troymadison]

These panasonic ones...
RP-HTX7

AudioCubes.com - Panasonic RP-HTX7 Retro Piano Painted Headphones -

 

[Killercrush]

Grados, period. A pair of SR80 should do the trick.

 

[Chrispy]

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif Get some Grados. They will be noticed, and they're terrific right out of an iPod; you don't need an amp. All the Grados have their strengths, but I highly recommend the SR-60. You can get them for around $65 and they sound terrific. They are something of a gateway drug, however. Most people who take to them end up buying more expensive Grados in the future.

I got the SR-60s about 2 mo. later I got the 325i. Beware!

 

[Djarum]

They might not be to everyone's taste, but the STAX lamba style phones look pretty retro to me, and I love how they look for some reason.

 

[Maxg]

spotted some Grado's - yea they look cool.

This is the first pair that came up on the search - Grado RS1

sufficed to say i almost fainted at the price

then i saw these - Grado GS1000 and wept!

the sr80's look more in my price range - cheers for the tips

 

[intoflatlines]

I would get the SR80 over the SR60.. stronger bass and the bowls make up for the price difference, in my opinion.

 

[rocdoc]

u didn't give us too much info on budget and other characteristics. I guess "retro" is a matter of taste and your own understanding of the term also. The AKG line looks "retro" in my view, in a 60's Sci-Fi movie kind of way, kind of what people thought back then the future would look like in technology. Think large machines with many little colored lights, going "beep" and "buzz" from time to time...

 

[krmathis]

Stax SR-202.
Looks very close (95%+) to the Stax SR-Lambda, which were introduced in 1979...

 

[scompton]

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Originally Posted by rocdoc /img/forum/go_quote.gif u didn't give us too much info on budget and other characteristics. I guess "retro" is a matter of taste and your own understanding of the term also. The AKG line looks "retro" in my view, in a 60's Sci-Fi movie kind of way, kind of what people thought back then the future would look like in technology. Think large machines with many little colored lights, going "beep" and "buzz" from time to time...

AKGs haven't changed their look much since the 80s for the K2xx phones, so they look retro if you think the 80s is retro. Grados look like they would fit in in the 20s though.

The AKGs don't play well, or at all, out of portables. You'd need an amp.

 

[feh1325]

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Originally Posted by Maxg /img/forum/go_quote.gif the sr80's look more in my price range - cheers for the tips

take at look at the alessandro ms1

 

[captainzoli]

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Originally Posted by troymadison /img/forum/go_quote.gif These panasonic ones... RP-HTX7 AudioCubes.com - Panasonic RP-HTX7 Retro Piano Painted Headphones -

These are cool little retro headphones. I used to have a pair of the green ones, now my wife has them.