rje1 (12/03/82)
I have just bought a pair of Koss Pro 4x headphones, and
have been very pleased!! They are the first to incorporate a seperate
tweeter and mid-range elements into each earpiece, with an adequate
crossover network. They list for $85, but I got mine for $50.
TRY 'EM... YOU'LL LIKE 'EM.
Bob Esposito
(215) 466-5744
...!ihldt!ll1!rje1bauern@houxa.UUCP (03/12/84)
I am looking for a lightweight pair of headphones with *good* freq response, (something like 70-15000 or so). I would also like to pay <$50 if possible. Any ideas? Personal biases accepted freely. Thanks in advance. Pete Bauernfeind houxm!houxa!bauern (201) 949-1462
laubach@hpfcrj.UUCP (03/14/84)
Audio Technica makes a very nice pair of headphones which sell for about $45.00. The model number is something like HD-4100 or HD-4400 (I can't really remember.) I use them with my walkman with very very nice results. - Mark Laubach ...!hplabs!hpfcla!laubach HP Telnet: 225-2056 laubach@udel-relay MaBell: 303-226-3800 Ext. 2056
spoo@utcsrgv.UUCP (Suk Lee) (03/14/84)
Try the Sennheisser HD-40's. They're
very light, have a smooth frequency
response, and are very cheap. ~$40 or
less. They're NOT walkman type phones.
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..!{decvax,linus,allegra,ihnp4}!utcsrgv!spooprk@charm.UUCP (Paul Kolodner) (04/23/85)
Bilsom international sells hearing protectors and earplugs for noise control applications in harsh working environments, like the poor slobs who direct jet airpanes on the runways have to deal with. Their top-of-the line model boats an acoustic attenuation of 26dB. I own a pair. Wearing them is like being locked in a basement in Tehran after curfew. Of course, exremely low frequencies are hard to attenuate in transmission, and extremely high frequencies also seem to get through, so that speech is intelligible while most 'noise' is not. Stereo headphones will not be as good. I can hardly resist exposing my prejudice that, in the so-called 'high-end' of high-high-fi enthusiasts, it seems that there is more familiarity with fancy specifications than there is understanding.
mccamy@lymph.DEC (10/01/85)
From: "...decvax!decwrl!rhea!Squirt!McCamy" Merrimack, New Hampshire I just purchased a very expensive pair of Stax Headphones ($330), and I must say I am not thrilled about the sound I hear from them. The sound is harsh and not transparent. I have a pair of Superex electrostatic headphones that sound, to me, far superior, though these headphones are not working properly right now. I enjoy listening through headphones more than I do through speakers, and decided to invest in a very good pair of headphones. I bought the Stax on reputation. Admittedly, I should have auditioned thse headphones, but they were a special order item. Any suggestions on a very good pair of headphones? The quest goes on. I'm tempted to get my Superex phones fixed, and return the Stax. Does anyone know if Superex is still in existance, and if so what their address/ and or telephone number is? Appreciate it.
rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) (10/02/85)
[] Something is <very> wrong. The stax phones are widely reputed to be, and since I finally bought my pair of lambda's a couple of weeks ago I can testify that they are, the finest in the world. 1) What exactly did you buy? Model numbers/names, please. 2) How exactly are you using them? What amp? where connected? etc. 3) It might be helpful if you could say where you bought them and are they straight or gray market. Mine are definitely gray market and I still have my fingers crossed but so far everything seems just fine. My source (you park in front of the OTB store in some square in east chinatown, NYC) replaces for one week, repairs during warranty with a loner, and a lambda (not the pro) is $162 for the phones only. -- "It's the thought, if any, that counts!" Dick Grantges hound!rfg
whizzo@mit-eddie.UUCP (David Hardy) (10/18/85)
Since my original posting on headphones got no response, here goes again:
Does anyone have the discussion on headphones that went on here a while back
saved. Could they send me a copy of it?
I have had the opportunity to purchase SENNHEISER HD420 (SL) headphones for $95
Another store sells HD420 phones for $79. Does anyone know what the difference
is, or why the 420SL costs so much more, or is it just that one store is a lot
more expensive than the other? Thanks in advance.
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CSNET: haadav%mitvma.bitnet@wiscvm.csnet BITNET: haadav@mitvmashop@uwmcsd1.UUCP (Electronics Shop) (10/18/85)
For extremely inexpesive headphones that sound good, I have the Koss HV/X High Velocity when I don't want to wear the heavy ESP-10 'statics. They are unfortunately somewhat discontinued, but can be had for the low price of $30 from Accoustech in Milwaukee (next to the Koss factory, and the only authorized Koss service center). They certainly do not have flat frequency response, but they do sound nice, have circumaural foam ear cusions, are comfortable to wear with glasses, permit outside sounds to enter, etc. If these features appeal to you, this might be a great deal. They come with one year warranty. An aside: If you have some Koss phones with the oil filled cusions, Koss is required by law to replace them free with air filled. Apparently the oil will stain clothing beyond cleaning if the cusion is punctured by earrings and such. If anyone wants the address/phone #, send mail. - Tom Thomas Krueger -- Engineering Electronics Shop U of W - Milwaukee ihnp4!uwmcsd1!shop uwmcsd1!shop@wisc-rsch.arpa
keithe@tekgvs.UUCP (Keith Ericson) (10/22/85)
In article <571@uwmcsd1.UUCP> shop@uwmcsd1.UUCP (Electronics Shop) writes: > >An aside: If you have some Koss phones with the oil filled cusions, Koss >is required by law to replace them free with air filled. Apparently the >oil will stain clothing beyond cleaning if the cusion is punctured by >earrings and such. > THe air-filled *absolutely* do not seal as well as do the oil filled; I have had both, and managed to talk a Koss rep out of a pair of the oil-filled to replace the air versions. Keep the oil filled (or send them to me :-)) keith -- Keith Ericson at TekLabs (resident factious factotum) Tektronix, PO 500, MS 58-383 Beaverton OR 97077 (503)627-6042 uucp: [ucbvax|decvax|ihnp4|(and_many_others)]!tektronix!tekgvs!keithe CSnet: keithe@tek ARPAnet: keithe.tek@rand-relay