[zeno]

I would have to say that the AKG K340 Electrostatic-Dynamic Systems headphone should be included in the top 5 most innovative headphone designs ever.....
What other headphone designs could be included in the top most unique and innovative designs? By design i mean engineering and method of sound reproduction design, NOT aesthetic and looks design.

 

[maverickronin]

TakeT-H2 maybe?
 

 

[zeno]

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TakeT-H2 maybe?
 

Wow, 5,000 Ohms...that needs an amp for sure How do they sound compared to your typical Stax??? Granted it is not a Electrostatic, but it would be interesting to compare them to the Stax lineup of the past and present.

 

[maverickronin]

I don't have of these and I've never heard it.  I just know about it.  Its a piezoelectric Heil AMT.  It need fairly high voltage so the company sells a transformer box to run off a speaker amp or something.  Apparently some people run them off of 'stat amps.  They don't need the bias voltage though.

 

[Rawrbington]

i think these are some of the first dynamics headphones the beyer dt 48

or its closest living relative:

 

 

[Syrk]

The audio technica wing flex? Those things are so comfy. I never really felt them on the top of my head.

 

[JadeEast]

My top five innovative headphone designs: Yamaha HP-1 Orthodynamic, Stax SR-1, AKG K180, AKG K340, AKG K1000.

 

[shamankl]

stax 009, hd650, akg 1000, lcd 3, and akg 702

 

[maverickronin]

 
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stax 009, hd650, akg 1000, lcd 3, and akg 702

All of those except the K1000 are just incremental improvements on an older design.  Not very revolutionary.

 

[zeno]

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i think these are some of the first dynamics headphones the beyer dt 48

or its closest living relative:

 

Are those the ones that were used for the school hearing tests that were given to us in elementary school....it was around 1967 or so, and i remember smelling the natural rubber pads on those headphones.

 

[tdockweiler]

 
Is this the first headphone to use memory foam? If not, what is? I don't know why on earth it took forever to have a headphone made with memory foam pads.
Without these pads, these headphones would not have the same amount of bass. Basically you could turn many headphones into a bass monster using it's shell.
I've even tested this. The only other headphone I can think of with memory foam is the KRK KNS-8400.

 

[joelpearce]

Regardless of how you feel about them, the PFR-V1 is completely unlike anything else.  In fact Sony has often been willing to try creative designs.

 

[maverickronin]

Isn't the PFR-V1 pretty much just a miniature K1000 or am I missing something?

 

[joelpearce]

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Isn't the PFR-V1 pretty much just a miniature K1000 or am I missing something?

The bass travelling through the metal is pretty unique, and really does actually work (if a bit uncomfortable).
 

 

[DVDRey]

 
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Is this the first headphone to use memory foam?

 
XB series doesn't have memory foam imo.
 
The foam returns to normal everytime.