[OneMalt]

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Originally Posted by Langrath I owned them about 75. The first home headphones that sounded really good. I suppose you know that they are a real rarity. How do they sound today compared with more modern headphones? Georg Langrath

To my ears they are comparable to my SR-60.

 

[BowerR64]

The HD414 look so simple, has a disco look

 

[lini]

Btw, forgot to mention that I still own all of the headphones I've collected over the years - with the exception of one of my K240Ms, which I've constantly borrowed to my stepfather. Oh, and then there's one pair of stock earbuds on constant loan to my mum together with the accompanying Aiwa walkman. So I sort of still own these, too. Headphones... preciousss... all mine...

Grinnings from Hannover!

Manfred / lini

 

[john_jcb]

I am not sure how old these headphones are but I would guess at least 20 years. They are New in the Box, JAX Stereo Headphone SN-01. I found these in my neighbors closet. I was helping his widow clean up and getting the heavy stuff separated into junk and to save. I found another small box full of NOS JAN tubes as well.

 

[Nak Man]

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Originally Posted by Langrath I owned them about 75. The first home headphones that sounded really good. I suppose you know that they are a real rarity. How do they sound today compared with more modern headphones?

I still keep Koss HV1LC bought back in 82, 1 channel working, sounded quite good and heavy (literally, with that tweeter magnet ! =)

The senns 414(sl), 420 and 230 sound plain wrong compared to modern 580, the closest balance being 420 but with muffled highs.

 

[Luke]

Koss Pro 4 AA circa 1976. The connectors are held together with tightly wound electrical tape.

 

[Langrath]

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Originally Posted by Nak Man I still keep Koss HV1LC bought back in 82, 1 channel working, sounded quite good and heavy (literally, with that tweeter magnet ! =) The senns 414(sl), 420 and 230 sound plain wrong compared to modern 580, the closest balance being 420 but with muffled highs.

I think the comparison between senns 414 and 420 are most just. I will remember that Hd414 were rather cheap also with the money value of that time.

Georg Langrath

 

[Mr.Radar]

I have some Sony headphones I bought for $10 in 1998 that to me sounded great at the time, but now I can hear they're all mids and nothing else. My brother's Sony Style headphones actually sound better than those, so I guess Sony's quality is improving somewhat.

 

[Langrath]

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Originally Posted by Mr.Radar I have some Sony headphones I bought for $10 in 1998 that to me sounded great at the time, but now I can hear they're all mids and nothing else. My brother's Sony Style headphones actually sound better than those, so I guess Sony's quality is improving somewhat.

Did you really mean 1998? Doesn't sound so very old to me.

Georg Langrath

 

[Aman]

I have some awesome Koss cans back from the 70s, when Koss actually used to be pretty good for the high-end

I don't remember the model number, as they are in my room back at home.

 

[quickink]

The oldest pair I have are Realistic (RadioShack) electrostatic headphones from the early/mid 70's! Somewhere, I also have an old pair of Nakamichi's from the early 80's stashed away...

 

[kitaoji]

Am I allowed to throw in earphones?

I have a couple of sony headphones that have been around since the early 1980s (plus the walkman that they came with), but nothing takes the biscuit than my parents' mono canalphones. They're like IEMs, and they have a ridiculous 7-metre cord (or 21, I can't really remember).

 

[Tachikoma]

My stax SR-5 when it arrives

 

[kuma]

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Originally Posted by Tachikoma My stax SR-5 when it arrives

Those are really good Stax 'fones!
I think that's one of the Stax I've tried with my Naim Nap 300.

The oldest fones I own?
RS1, of course.

 

[smeggy]

Holy crap, my dad had a set of those Pioneer SE-50's when we lived in singapore in '72. I haven't seen them in years, still in the attic I guess. I used to listen to them quite a bit in the '70's before I got my Wharfedales.

My current oldest set is my HD 580's from the mid-late '90's