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| Model: | HP-1 |
| Category: | Headphones |
| Suggested Retail Price: | $200, in 1978 |
| Description: | Signature model orthrodynamic stereo headphones |
| Manufacturer URL: | Not Available |
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Review by roberts@bandstand productions on December 31, 1999 at 18:54:45 IP Address: 208.149.44.159 |
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I have heard 8000 dollar headphones that was not much better. These are old. Bought in 1978, I have had so many different pairs of h.phones, and these will do it every time. Remember the Ns1000 Yamaha loudspeaker. The mids of these phones have more detail !They are laid back. You hear it all.
A class "a" product. Bass like a dynamic, highs of an electrostatic. Mids
like a well tuned pair of quads.I want to buy a new pair, but was told by Yamaha engineers themselves, it would cost 50 grand to build one new pair...
Suggestions on something as nice is welcomed.
Class, (units with simalar performance) Stax lambda pro, etc....
| Product Weakness: | They are 22 years old. No parts avalible. Magnets will die if left laying around too long, takes 10 hours of playing to get them re entergized. |
| Product Strengths: | Q. of sound |
| Associated Equipment for this Review: | |
| Amplifier: | For these, output of ST70 (16 ohm tap) |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | N/a |
| Sources (CDP/Turntable): | Vinyl/ CD |
| Speakers: | N/a |
| Cables/Interconnects: | N/a |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Live jazz, reference material |
| Type of Audition/Review: | Product Owner |
Umm... I still have my HP-2's that I bought in 1978. My reasoning then was I couldn't afford good speakers, but a good pair of headphones was another thing altogether! At any rate, I use them seldom but I've never been disappointed by them. Glad to hear that I'm not alone!all the best,
mrh
RobertsFirst headphone I ever owned was a Yamaha HP2 back in 1979/1978 - thanks for the memory.
At the time I was told they were somthing special and for many years I did not look or listen to anything else; they sounded good, looked great (minimal) and were lightweight and comfortable and yes, there was a slight resonsance problem/characteristic. At some point I gifted them and it was not until I had reason to replace them that I realised how good they were... I ended up with a Stax T1/sig system, nothing else did it for me, which I guess says all.
FW
I have a pair of those. Great bass for an open air phone, but I hear a resonance from the hardware/frame which is annoying on some transients, particularly with vinyl ticks (these sound like "thack" instead of "tic"). Nakamichi SP7's have the same problem. My old Hervic's didn't, but didn't have much bass. My Sennheiser 600's are better and more comfortable, as are my Beyer DT990's.
I agree. I bought a pair in 1981 in conjunction with an all Yamaha setup (ns1000m's etc). Although I rarely listen through headphones, I lashed out on these due to the gorgeous design by Bellini. I was initially disappointed by the "laid-back" sound, but have recently appreciated their strengths as my understanding of good sound has developed. I still use them only occasionally and they remain in absolutely mint condition. Email me (tonymeeg@senet.com.au) if you want more info. (I still have the glossy advertising brochure for the HP-1/2/3 - there's a refreshing lack of the usual hype and some detailed technical info)Regards Tony
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