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Sony MDR-CD950
The MDR-CD950 is part of the Sony CD line released in 1991 with the CD1000 and CD3000 being the top of that line. The CD950 is very similar to the CD3000 : same…
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Sennheiser HD540
Released in the mid-80s, the HD540 (Reference 1, here a 600 Ohm model) was Sennheiser’s flagship and top of their open line. A lot of variants existed ; different variants of Reference 1…
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Sennheiser HD530
The HD530 (here, Ref1 300 ohm) was part of Sennheiser’s over-ear line in the late 80s, when the HD540 Reference and later HD560 Ovation were the flagships. The HD530 / HD530 II were…
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Audio-Technica ATH-AD2000
The AD2000 was Audio-Technica’s open flagship in the mid 2000s. It uses the 3D-wings headband and it’s a very light headphone – only 275g on my food scale. Comfort is not so great…
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Audeze LCD-2.2 (Non-fazor)
The LCD2 non-fazor was produced between 2010 and 2013. It came in 2 major revisions (regarding drivers) : Revision 1 (or LCD2.1) and Revision 2 (LCD2.2, like my pair). Revision 2 started production…
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Sennheiser HD650
The HD650 is the evolution of the HD580 and HD600, but I would call it a simple side grade, with slightly different tonality. The Massdrop HD6XX is exactly the same headphone as the…
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Stax SR-007 Mk1
The SR007, or “Omega 2”, was Stax’s flagship between 1998 and 2011. The Mk1 version had a few revisions, this one being an early model (serial number in the 71xxx range) with gold…
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JVC Victor HP-DX700
The DX700 was the successor to the JVC DX1000, and only sold in Japan. It has a thicker headband than its older brother, but same drivers, pads and housing with pinewood cups. The…
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