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Vintage Headphones

olddrum1

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Anyone listen to Vintage headphones? 70's? I am currently listening to a set of Kenwood KH-71's
 
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DR-7's Sony some Today.Some date them to the 90's but I have found some mentioned as 70's so who know?I also have some R/S Phones from the 70's can't recall the model:)
 
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Koss Pro4AAA. I have had them forever. My cousin told me if you cannot afford a good set of speakers, buy a good set of headphones, so I did.
 
That's what I use mostly. I have three sets of Radio Shack Koss and a set of Sansui with volume and tone controls on each side.
 
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Koss Pro4AAA. I have had them forever. My cousin told me if you cannot afford a good set of speakers, buy a good set of headphones, so I did.

Same here. The original Pro4AAA. Bought new in 1979? Replaced ear cushions about 5 years ago.

Once had a pair of Koss HV1/LC's I used for speakers and fried one side. :tears:
Returned for the Pro4AAA's. I always wished I still had the HV1/LC's.

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PIONEER SE-505 STEREO HEADPHONES 2-WAY circa 1976.
Excellent bass and treble controls on each side.
 
Sennheiser HD-414s, bass rolloff is a bit aggressive for modern music but very listenable with a nice soundstage. Packaging art is hilariously tacky :)
 
Yamaha HP-1's I bought new in '76 for the princely sum of $200. I've modified them with sealing and dampening and re-cabled them with Mogami mic cable. I listen to them every day at work.
 
Sennheiser HD424, and Pioneer SE-30A. Nothing special, but very comfortable to wear and matching to my vintage gear.

For more demanding music I own some modern AKGs...
 
I've been using a pair of Mura headphones (made in Korea), I think from the 70's, but might be early 80's. They still sound good after all these years. I like having the volume control on each earpiece. It also has a stereo/mono switch, and some kind of spacializer function/switch (I forget what it's called exactly) that I generally turn on, as it seems to broaden the sound field. Been using them with my MP3 players.
 
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