Show us your vintage headphones!

[ourfpshero]

i have an interest in older headphones and have picked up several from here and ebay. so lets post up some pics and a few comments for fun and info..

Sonic pro 90
got these off ebay. small on ear design. zero info, tho i found a clone by realistic (german brochure on Faust's wikiphonia site). 2 speakers in each cup, 20-22k. 1983 ish. the sound is very bassy, ok mids, surprisingly better than expected, not comfy


Realistic proIIa
another ebay find. i think this is a koss pro4aaa (triple a) rebadge. early 80s. 10-22k , 100 ohms. sound pretty much like a modern dj headphone, bass thump, some highs
(this pair has new earpads from a koss mv1)

 

[ourfpshero]

realistic pro 60. 15-35k, 100 ohms. early 80s. a koss hv/1a rebadge. very bassy for an open phone, smooth sound, supposed to be top of the line for its time

 

[DefectiveAudioComponent]

The sonic pro also appears under the Alaric brand as well. I have seen it in wood and metal. Is that plastic?

 

[ourfpshero]

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Originally Posted by DefectiveAudioComponent /img/forum/go_quote.gif The sonic pro also appears under the Alaric brand as well. I have seen it in wood and metal. Is that plastic?

its plastic. the speaker caps and yokes are metal. i have seen a similar 3-speaker pickering on ebay

 

[DefectiveAudioComponent]

Here is a link to the picture of the alaric branded version
http://pici.se/pictures/UiWJjwVuR.jpg

 

[Lashman]

AKG K160
got them from ebay, early 70's, not much bass but very happy with mids. I've not had them long but they are already my fav's for a long session because they are sooo comfy.

I found this (unclassified!) ministry of defence document... http://www.dstan.mod.uk/data/02/556/00000300.pdf
that lists them as being used by submarine sonar operators.

 

[Oggranak]

I'm sure Team DT48 is going to show up aaaaany moment now.

Also, do PortaPros count? I used to have a pair.

 

[DefectiveAudioComponent]

This is much better than the porta pro (I have two porta pro as well).

 

[IceClass]

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Originally Posted by DefectiveAudioComponent /img/forum/go_quote.gif This is much better than the porta pro.

What is that?

 

[DefectiveAudioComponent]

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Originally Posted by IceClass /img/forum/go_quote.gif What is that?

Sorry! That's an 80s Yamaha YHD-2 headphone.

And here is something from eastern europe, the HOK-80v2.

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[ourfpshero]

defective- how do they sound?

 

[Shike]

Stax SR-40 Electrets . . . no channel imbalance to speak of and has definitely sucked me into the Stax sound. Maybe I'll try some Orthos till I can afford some real stats . . .

 

[Currawong]

My first headphones were my father's Sennheiser HD-424's. I remember the yellow pads disintegrated, so i made some by cutting up bits of foam from elsewhere. The picture isn't of my pair, as they are in Australia.

 

[IceClass]

Sony ECR-500

 

[JadeEast]

Akg k180 late 60s.

From the brochue.

"The SCS approach.

Subjectively controllable sound

This means: The acoustically effective auditory volume (ie the volume between the headphone driver and the eardrum) can be infinitely varied by a turn of the adjusting knobs; this feature allowing, for the first time, the individual selection of your "seat in the concert hall" and the adaptation of the sound to your individual physiological acoustic taste."