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I picked up at a local thrift store awhile back a nice set of Headphones made by Pioneer model# SE 205 with the case & owners manual for $1.99. I never mentioned it before because I never really thought much about Headphones since I rarely ever use a set! They look like they were made in the late 60's, early 70's and are in like new condition! Does anyone else use Vintage Headphones or have used a set like mine? I'm sure there are far better sounding headphones then these but for $1.99 they'll do just fine!Brian
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I forget the model number but they're the really cool looking ones with brown leather headstrap and brass ear pieces with brass mesh on the backs. I bought them just because they look so damned nice and I had to have them with my SX-1250 and CT-F9191.
... still sound good, although I bought an inexpensive Sennheiser (HD497) a couple of years back that sounds better.
I got these as an alternative to my painful Koss Pro 4AA's. I can remember listening to the Who's "Live at Leeds" album with them, and each instrumental part was distinct. With new earpads, they're still in business.
I found a Pioneer JB-100/SE-100 electret headphone & transformer box a few months back. They sound fine; though all I have for comparison is a Sennheiser EH2270 set.
I'm basically a Pioneer collector, and was lucky to find a pair of these locally for $20-however, basically brand new in the box, the elderly gent said he bought them brand new (1973), used them for about 3 months, then put them away. People will rave about the Koss phones, but who cares what they sounded like, you could only wear them for about an hour before getting a sore neck and migrain, as these were heavy, "sealed" against the side of your head to produce adequate bass. The light, open air designs that were developed in the early 70's were a definate improvement over those old clunky designs.
...one to listen to, and the other for using when testing out a new piece of gear. If there is going to be a malfunction at the junction, I would much rather the cans blow than my Advents.
Dave
Later Gator,
Crank up your talking machine, grab a jar of your favorite "kick-back", sit down, relax, and let the good times roll.The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
If you ever had the chance to pick up some 305's, there is a difference. I bought my pair of 205's new back in 1978, sold them to a friend and picked up the 305's after hearing them.
Thanks for the info! I'll keep my eyes open for a set of 305's!Brian
good but many are so uncomfortable that you cannot wear them for long. In my opinion only, the Koss Pro 4A's and the Koss ESP's are so unbelieveably uncomfortable....but, maybe I just have a big head.
I use a pair of Grado 60's and I think I could wear them all day long.
One must consider comfort in headphone selection as much as sound in my view.
The Pioneers are comfortable enough and sound good too!Brian
I picked up a set of these for quite a bit on epay because I couldn't wait. I love them. We have Grado's where I work and they are very nice. I got the higher end Koss for the same price as the mid-level Grado's. I intend to add a set of Grado's at some point but they won't displace the Koss electrostatics.I don't know anything about the Pioneers but at that price how could you go wrong if they work.
I have the eESP-9b. It was the very last set of the 9s to come out of the factory. They made them for me from their remaining parts inventory and as they had no remaining energizer face plate I have the logos still sealed in the wrapper but no faceplate on the box. These are 1 fantastic headphone and have been my primary headphone since the late 80s. Also, have a set of EC/Game headphones I use more for testing things than anything else but they sound better than most of the new stuff I've tried lately.
I have an older set of DJ headphones made by Koss sometime in the 70's
that a Local DJ used for years but the only reason he told me he was selling them so cheap is because the ear pads were worn out and he could not seem to find replacement pads for them! From what I understand Koss no longer makes replacement pads for them!
They sound excellent but very uncomfortable to wear! I'll see about posting the model # later as they are not by the computer right now!Brian
Some of the Koss headphones, mine are an example, had fluid filled ear cushions. Overtime they evaporated or leaked out, as is partially the case with mine. For anyone spending some time with them on I could certainly see that being an issue. I don't spend a great deal of time with mine on, certainly not enough to turn me off to the sound that I am partial to. Besides, I have an idea for "regenerating" the cushions. If I have success with it then I will be joyfully posting the results. I just haven't had time to try it yet.
Which were replacements for a pair of Koss Pro 4Q phones waay back-in-da-day! Basically they sounded like Pro 4AAs(with similar vise-grip ear clamping, even after adding extra foam rubber padding), though the drivers resembled those auld Western Electric telephone receiver earpieces! Used the bottom drivers for front channel stereo, with the tops wired in Hafler configuration! Used 'em for playing guitar accompaniment for that year as an apartment dweller(receiver wuz a single-branch tubed Kenwood 1400, guitar amp wuz an Eico ST-70)so that downstairs so-n-so would quit thumpin' da floor(gave da hag a nice, feedback-sustained goin' away concert as a thank-yew, though)! Noticed that if you reversed the rear channels, you'd get an expanded stereo soundstage that made regular headphones sound flat in comparison! Second faves are Koss K-6s, da poor person's Pro 4AAs! O.K., they're those Realistic-badged Custom Pros, but they make up in retro kewell what they might lack in precision sonic presentation!!!
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