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Thread starter KellenVancouver
Start date Dec 23, 2021

respice finem

Major Contributor

May 11, 2026

#661

Soandso said:
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I wonder if they bundled them with binoculars?

Aging objectivist, hearing realist, eager learner, reluctant buyer (not limited to audio), rather minimalistic, no FOMO whatsoever.
Setup 1: Treated room, PC only source, 2.0 desktop config, 1.3 m stereo triangle, DAC/preamp/HPA/DSP RME ADI-2 DAC FS, loudspeakers Neumann KH 310A, headphones Beyerdynamic T1 Mk. 2. Setup 2: Minimally treated living room, 2.0 setup w. TV (65" TCL), 2 m stereo triangle, DAC/preamp/HPA/DSP RME ADI-2 DAC FS, loudspeakers JBL 308P Mk.2, sources: fanless HTPC, UHD Blu-Ray player Sony X800, TechniSat Digitradio 143 CD, turntable AT-LP120XUSB, headphones Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro. Setup 3: Headphones only, bedroom, DAC/preamp/HPA Topping EX5, sources: fanless PC, CD player Yamaha CD-S700, headphones: AKG K371, Truthear Zero blue/red.

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Redacted

Major Contributor

May 11, 2026

#662

respice finem said:
I wonder if they bundled them with binoculars?

No, but back in the day it brought families together.

respice finem

Major Contributor

May 11, 2026

#663

Redacted said:
No, but back in the day it brought families together.

Latently ironic, isn't it? So many people today have a huge screen, but no real family...

Aging objectivist, hearing realist, eager learner, reluctant buyer (not limited to audio), rather minimalistic, no FOMO whatsoever.
Setup 1: Treated room, PC only source, 2.0 desktop config, 1.3 m stereo triangle, DAC/preamp/HPA/DSP RME ADI-2 DAC FS, loudspeakers Neumann KH 310A, headphones Beyerdynamic T1 Mk. 2. Setup 2: Minimally treated living room, 2.0 setup w. TV (65" TCL), 2 m stereo triangle, DAC/preamp/HPA/DSP RME ADI-2 DAC FS, loudspeakers JBL 308P Mk.2, sources: fanless HTPC, UHD Blu-Ray player Sony X800, TechniSat Digitradio 143 CD, turntable AT-LP120XUSB, headphones Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro. Setup 3: Headphones only, bedroom, DAC/preamp/HPA Topping EX5, sources: fanless PC, CD player Yamaha CD-S700, headphones: AKG K371, Truthear Zero blue/red.

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Redacted

Major Contributor

May 11, 2026

#664

Actually I think people spend more time on even smaller screens these days!

respice finem

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May 11, 2026

#665

Redacted said:
Actually I think people spend more time on even smaller screens these days!

Depending on age, maybe. But then each is staring at their own screen...

Aging objectivist, hearing realist, eager learner, reluctant buyer (not limited to audio), rather minimalistic, no FOMO whatsoever.
Setup 1: Treated room, PC only source, 2.0 desktop config, 1.3 m stereo triangle, DAC/preamp/HPA/DSP RME ADI-2 DAC FS, loudspeakers Neumann KH 310A, headphones Beyerdynamic T1 Mk. 2. Setup 2: Minimally treated living room, 2.0 setup w. TV (65" TCL), 2 m stereo triangle, DAC/preamp/HPA/DSP RME ADI-2 DAC FS, loudspeakers JBL 308P Mk.2, sources: fanless HTPC, UHD Blu-Ray player Sony X800, TechniSat Digitradio 143 CD, turntable AT-LP120XUSB, headphones Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro. Setup 3: Headphones only, bedroom, DAC/preamp/HPA Topping EX5, sources: fanless PC, CD player Yamaha CD-S700, headphones: AKG K371, Truthear Zero blue/red.

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Soandso

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May 12, 2026

#666

Ralph_Cramden

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May 12, 2026

#667

respice finem

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May 12, 2026

#668

Ralph_Cramden said:
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Didn't know smart devices existed in that "era"

Aging objectivist, hearing realist, eager learner, reluctant buyer (not limited to audio), rather minimalistic, no FOMO whatsoever.
Setup 1: Treated room, PC only source, 2.0 desktop config, 1.3 m stereo triangle, DAC/preamp/HPA/DSP RME ADI-2 DAC FS, loudspeakers Neumann KH 310A, headphones Beyerdynamic T1 Mk. 2. Setup 2: Minimally treated living room, 2.0 setup w. TV (65" TCL), 2 m stereo triangle, DAC/preamp/HPA/DSP RME ADI-2 DAC FS, loudspeakers JBL 308P Mk.2, sources: fanless HTPC, UHD Blu-Ray player Sony X800, TechniSat Digitradio 143 CD, turntable AT-LP120XUSB, headphones Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro. Setup 3: Headphones only, bedroom, DAC/preamp/HPA Topping EX5, sources: fanless PC, CD player Yamaha CD-S700, headphones: AKG K371, Truthear Zero blue/red.

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dr0ss

Senior Member

May 13, 2026

#669

Lovely hand-lettered sign. A rapidly-disappearing art.

Ralph_Cramden

Major Contributor

May 14, 2026

#670

Ralph_Cramden

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May 14, 2026

#671

Audionaut

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May 14, 2026

#672

Koss was relatively unknown in Germany.
Most people who wanted headphones bought those.

Last edited: May 14, 2026

respice finem

Major Contributor

May 14, 2026

#673

IDK if it applies to all models, but early Sennheiser had steel cables.
If you stepped on the cable, the headphones just unplugged themselves.

Aging objectivist, hearing realist, eager learner, reluctant buyer (not limited to audio), rather minimalistic, no FOMO whatsoever.
Setup 1: Treated room, PC only source, 2.0 desktop config, 1.3 m stereo triangle, DAC/preamp/HPA/DSP RME ADI-2 DAC FS, loudspeakers Neumann KH 310A, headphones Beyerdynamic T1 Mk. 2. Setup 2: Minimally treated living room, 2.0 setup w. TV (65" TCL), 2 m stereo triangle, DAC/preamp/HPA/DSP RME ADI-2 DAC FS, loudspeakers JBL 308P Mk.2, sources: fanless HTPC, UHD Blu-Ray player Sony X800, TechniSat Digitradio 143 CD, turntable AT-LP120XUSB, headphones Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro. Setup 3: Headphones only, bedroom, DAC/preamp/HPA Topping EX5, sources: fanless PC, CD player Yamaha CD-S700, headphones: AKG K371, Truthear Zero blue/red.

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Redacted

Major Contributor

May 14, 2026

#674

Light enough even for a woman to operate without her head being crushed!

Audionaut

Major Contributor

May 14, 2026

#675

Soandso

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May 14, 2026

#676

Soandso

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May 14, 2026

#677

Audionaut said:
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respice finem

Major Contributor

May 14, 2026

#678

Audionaut said:
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Repair guys joke from days of yore: Hats geknallt und hats gestunken, wars die Firma Telefunken

But seriously, the stuff was quite good.

Aging objectivist, hearing realist, eager learner, reluctant buyer (not limited to audio), rather minimalistic, no FOMO whatsoever.
Setup 1: Treated room, PC only source, 2.0 desktop config, 1.3 m stereo triangle, DAC/preamp/HPA/DSP RME ADI-2 DAC FS, loudspeakers Neumann KH 310A, headphones Beyerdynamic T1 Mk. 2. Setup 2: Minimally treated living room, 2.0 setup w. TV (65" TCL), 2 m stereo triangle, DAC/preamp/HPA/DSP RME ADI-2 DAC FS, loudspeakers JBL 308P Mk.2, sources: fanless HTPC, UHD Blu-Ray player Sony X800, TechniSat Digitradio 143 CD, turntable AT-LP120XUSB, headphones Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro. Setup 3: Headphones only, bedroom, DAC/preamp/HPA Topping EX5, sources: fanless PC, CD player Yamaha CD-S700, headphones: AKG K371, Truthear Zero blue/red.

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Audionaut

Major Contributor

May 14, 2026

#679

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Redacted

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May 14, 2026

#680

Yay! The first solid state TV from, err, hold on? Truth in advertising? Just give 'em a bung to shut up....

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