[Thermionic]

Foster headphones bought in 1964, but I quickly learnt that they were fairly nasty. My first serious Hi-Fi headphones were a pair of AKG K60's, which I was happy with until getting some Stax SR5s a decade or so later.

 

[fraseyboy]

WAY before head-fi, when I was about 9 and my only source was the SB Live! in the family PC, I used some white thin-headband $10 supra-aural Philip 'cans, but back them they were just headphones

When I started to have more interest in sound (mostly bass) I got some TDK MP100's for my birthday. They sound OK now, but back then I didn't like them because they didn't have truckloads of bass.

Later, I got some Altec Lansing AHP-512's. About this time I joined Head-fi and wrote a review on them. They were like obese (flabby) subwoofer's strapped to your head. They sound CRAP, but made good parts for modding

 

[Dakins]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Azure /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sony MDR-101; sounded just fine to me.

I had those, they suck. I think they come by default with the Walkman.

I also had the Sennheiser PMX-60, then the Panasonic RP-HG50, then the Koss KSC75.

 

[LonerGenius]

Before HeadFi... thanks to the internet, I wanted HD650's but didn't have the money...settled for Bose Triports. When the money became available I started to research more about 650's and found HeadFi. Ended up with W5000's. Long journey made short by taking HUGE, well-planned steps. Thank you HeadFi!

 

[darkangel9685]

a few pairs of those sony behind-the-neck style headphones (the model escapes me)

yes, i bought more than one, as I thought that spending more $$ wouldn't get results that were any better

 

[Raikiri]

HD-201s before, which I am now going to rewire for the hell of it.

I now have HD555s which are a big improvement

 

[Dutchess of York]

Bose Triports, i thought they were the best headphones in the world..... Then a friend gave me Grados

 

[Deiz]

HD212s for numerous years, until the cable gave out.

 

[Drag0n]

Fostex RP-T20 from around 1980 or something,which i still have and listen to sometimes. I wish they still made that exact one and didnt get all plastic and all. I may just buy the new one because im curious,and theyre like $50 or something,or maybe the T50 model,like $70 or something. Anyway that was for home listening.

My portable was a Sony MD-301,which i use for playing my guitar through a little mixer i got sometimes,so i dont wake people up....but its rarely.

 

[HiFiRE]

About 10 years ago a girl on IRC told me Sennheiser made the best headphones. Shortly after I bought the hd570's. I gave them to a friend after finding head-fi but I miss them. Before them I had some closed koss cans.

 

[kodreaming]

MX 400 ?
I bought a MX550 later, but honestly I couldn't tell the difference...

 

[3x331m]

Porta Pro from ratshack.

 

[Fud]

Stock iriver earbuds, which I never really liked in the first place. A little bit of google-ing lead me to head-fi and ultimate ears though =)

 

[fatcat28037]

Sennhieser hd420, Bose QC-1 and Sony MDR-V6. Still have all three, the senns I've had for 20 years so I keep them for sentimental reasons, I wouldn't dream of flying anywhere with out the Bose and the Sony's are just plain nice.

 

[LepakVT]

PX100, but before that, it was a variation of crappy earbuds that never exceeded $20