After Show: NIB Vintage 8ohm headphones!

Your nose is in your visual field :o)

Manually breathing, mate why would you do thissssss.

This video unlocked memories of the computer room in elementary school. We used these so we could actually hear our typing tutorial game over all the clacking of keyboards.

Very reminiscent of my first set of headphones. I loved the ability to change the volume on either side. This must have been 1979 and paid for with my first weeks wages after leaving school aged16. Lol

So sensitive that you need negative volume to make them quiet. Also, I can tell that, even that cheap, they're still made with very hard durable plastic.

Lambda

So I had to look it up, but barcodes weren't invented until 1973, the first purchase wasn't until 1974 (a pack of gum), and by 1984, only about 33% of grocery stores had them. These are definitely late 70s to late 80s headphones

Ty34er

I was wondering before what you thought of the 4AAs - bought them a while back as a replacement for my QZ99s and despite them being 250ohm the ol' MacBook Pro drives them real nice! They are heavy though

I love your videos and even sub your patreon and I only now realized you're Dankmus of my favorite Simpsons mixes. Hollllllly crap my mind is actually blown. I bought a big chungus ipod because of you and you're THE dankmus. Wow!

Christian Levesque

Im pretty sure they are Califones

I'm like 95% sure those were the same headphones that my high school bought in bulk for all the computer rooms. Not gamma branded but that same exact style with the wire loop adjustments, the coiled cable, and the individual ear volume adjusting.

Liara

I’m super late to this party but I’m sad we didn’t get to experience these with the ears.

Self assembling? They prepared for the future?

these remind me of the headphones my elementary school used 😂😂😂

My first thought was ‘Chord Mojo???’

They were probably for old portable radios/tape players which were pretty low power

They look like the headphones we had in primary school.

I hate that you made this comment and made me think of it twice.

i hate that you said that im manualy breathing and im aware of my tongue.

but those are retro

Now what happens if you run those puppies through the mojo?

retro_ Morgan

I still remember my first pair of Realistic headphones I bought from Radio Shack in the late 70s. Had that volume knob and everything. Gotta start somewhere, right? Next pair were AKG, what a world of difference. Had 'em for years. Funny how my headphones get better while my hearing goes the other way.

Mark Grigoleit

no headphones blew up 0/10 haha

*didn’t mean to type “me” lol

Dayum it would’ve been kinda nice to see you blow them up! Me

Thanks for reminding me I’m breathing and my tongue placement right before I go to sleep lol!

BLOW THEM UP BLOW THEM UP

Nixon Pfeiffer

Seems like it!

Are those headphones from the 70s or something?

"you're now manually breathing and aware of your tongue" Damn you! *shakes fist*

Omg I saw those headphones on eBay go for like 5 bucks... Dang, should have bidded on them! DankPods-Approved headphones lol. Here’s the eBay listing: https://bit.ly/31e8U3E

Imagine if DankPods would respond to this comment

Number و

Honestly it’s so so so close that it really doesnt matter. A nice DAC and headphones count the most! Pick the service with the music you want on it 👌

Could you do a comparison between amazon music hd and tidal? I think it would be helpful for people who are just getting into hi-res audio :)

BytesGuy

Don't forget that you are now manually blinking, too.

Sean Hearrell

Ayy I have the same ones! They've broken twice but I've managed to fix them.

mf really had me manually breathing

Really enjoyed this week's videos! idk if you've heard of Superlux, but they make headphones that sound obscenely good for the money. They look kinda janky, but they're about as good as it gets for around 50 dollarydoos a throw. I've managed to lose two pairs of HD681s because I've lent them out and they haven't come back... no biggie, I take it as a compliment.

OzRetrocomp

Great video! Nice Ashens reference, but was that also a Tim & Eric reference towards the end of the public video as well? :)

If someones interested in actual good, cheap headphones, maybe consider trying out Superlux. They absolutely suck in every other regard, but the sound of my old HD330s is really comparable to expensive headphones like the DT1770 Pro for 1/15th of the price

Lynx on rails 🐱🚄🐾

I bought a pair of those cheap Sennheisers off a homeless guy for 20 bucks a few years back... Also, just curious, where did you get those blue ear pads for the MDRs? I love the color!

I’ve been rockin’ a pair of cheap £7 Sony earphones that are great for traveling but sound kind of half-assed and faint in a quiet room. Would love to see some kind of regular earphone comparison in case any can match the dirty buds- either way keep making this good stuff my dude, really makes my week!

Oooh did I hate it when the 'You are manually breathing and you are aware of your tounge' moment happened. Been 15 mins and I'm still aware

I stopped watching Vinesauce Joel play The Adventures of Down Under Dan to watch this.

Serrin Dixon

I loved how you explain that good audio isn't just for music but can be used for gaming. rocking some m50x's when I game

I would really love to see how gaming headsets stack up against good headsets!

I absolutely LOVED this episode and its precursor, super fun and educational.

Please explode them. Please.....?

If you're in the like $60 range, I'd say TaoTronics Soundsurge 85s, I have a pair, they sound pretty good and they have ANC, for the price that's pretty good imo

Any recommendations on bluetooth headphones? I shred every jack that I use with my phone after a year or so. Dunno why tho, I always try to care bout them as well as I can

They had headphones identical to that at the schools I went to, right down to the weird shaped band and the volume knobs.

I have a pair of those in my garage!!! Lol they don’t work anymore - my iPod touch blew them up haha!

Totally Normal

KZ ZST, bout 15 dollars and sound really good. removable cable too.

Reece Frost

We had the exact same headphones (including the side volume adjustment thingy) back in my school however they were not branded GAMMA. I guess they are some kind of generic headphones, they just rebrand it whatever.

Utku Turker

tin cans probably sound 10x better than theses headphones

You poor soul

I'm convinced these were the cans we had in my elementary school computer lab.

(commenting on the very end of the public video) "I made an Ashens refernce. Do you see?! DO YOU SEE?!?!"

Asaf Sagi

Going back to this weeks video, how do you feel about the Shure SE215 IEMs?

These are literally what my school had for all 9 years that I was there. Crappiest headphones they could buy with the volume nobs that always made the audio crackle and never actually seemed to adjust the volume. Pair that with the most uncomfortable fit ever and I can't tell you how happy I was when I finally took in my own headphones once I had some lol.

Misty Skies

Our elementary school has these EXACT headphones, I can't believe you got your hands on a pair

GHDaddy

No barcodes... Yeah barkcodes are from 1974 and where not really common till the late 70's early 80's and i'm guessing these headphones are late 60's early 70's....

MobCat

any recommendations on dankbuds or less-dirtybuds that aren't many dollarydoos? i like to not listen to sandpaper but i also like shoving em in my pocket

I LOVE your content. I wanted more so here I am!

ZermangosteeNEST

my brother managed to get k712's for $350AUD second hand, real bargain. but we did a 1 - 2 with them and just the k702's and the sound is damn near the same, k712 just drives it harder out of the box

The best ones are my K712’s and T1’s but not because the sub bass is really loud but super LOW. It’s subtle but they hit frequencies that are super cool

Brandons in the dog house 🐶

I’ve seen them as low as $50, amazing bargain

Yea they are too weird n cool to ruin!

Cheers Isaiah!

Awh heck thats top tier territory

Cheers Ameen!

Next audiophile vid some day!

It’s too hard as an Australian and I’d rather folks find a bargain

Not worth it when KZ make good headphones for $20!

My cars are 1984 and 1989, my bike is 1999. Still good 👍

Cool man! If you ever want more in the future defs hit the HD600’s and a stout amp/player and you’ll be in heaven 🙌

I said no Dennis!

Too bad Sam

My 1985 HD540’s have had the foam replaced before I got them so once every 30 years or so? haha no idea, different environments and different (greasier) faces are going to do different things!

👋

Oh wow, what year were you using these??

Nah I haven’t sorry, but if you like them then thats the end of the story!

Dang that they leaked out! I’m desperately trying to find some gel filled replacements but Koss doesn’t do it. They seal incredibly, a friend let me have some airplane spec headsets and the gel filled earcups remove ALL the noise.

Huh... I never thought if that...

GATEEM

Love the new video! Have you found a pair of headphones that give the feeling and/or sound sub base.

1-Grit Stress Ball!

Yesterday my wife says “So, I was going through the credit card statement..... WHY is there $600 of purchases from Ebay the past 2 months?!?!?” And I’m like “......IPods, hobby.... headphones.... I’m an adult...

So are those Samson headphones your pick for best headphones under 100 freedombux? I'm thinking about upgrading my audio setup, and I'm thinking about picking 'em up.

Hunter Hancock

Watch the TronicsFix video, I think two weeks back.

Nevermind, I just got to the part where you said you don't want to do that :-)

Connect them to to 600 ohm DAC!

Can you make a shrekpod touch?

i've been a patron for 5 seconds and I already love it

more related to this weeks main vid but my pal finally bit the bullet on a pair of sennheiser 800s and ho-ly SHIT it was like listening to a field, absolutely massive and completely flat, it was ridiculous

Legit, best money I've ever spent, love your videos.

awwww I wanted to see them explode :(

Ok time for the full headphone tour since you keep pulling out new ones.

Dank where is your amazon affiliate link on the YT vid! That's how you get the Big Bucks!

qdoggie

That is as bad as the Jubilee's I got from massdrop from Sennheiser, literally everything I've tried it on I cannot go over like 4 out of 100... And that's on windows.. and 1 notch on my pixel 2...

Awaiting a video where you take the most hopeful components from all the janky headphones and attempt to make a pair that aren't terrible... ShrekPod style, of course!

I love that "good stuff has always been good stuff". I swear like half my gear is pre-2000s.

Legit bought the sammys after your rec, they’re fantastic. First pair of “audiophile” grade headphones, and first open back and I am all about it. We even ended up starting an audio gear chat on the iPod discord if you want to come hang in there sometime!

put them dirty headphones at max volume with the colorfly

Betcha didn't realise you were blinking until now.

Alex Vidic

na no

Jokes on you, I cut my tongue out!

Adam Lot of 3 untested Motorola RAZR v3i for parts not working (READ DESCRIPTION)

I DONT WANNA BE AWARE OF MY TOUNGE >:(

Just as revenge for the whole "You’re now manually breathing and you’re aware of your tongue" business, mate you've just lost The Game.

How often do you have to replace a set of headphones or earbuds for wear and tear? You've got some super vintage kit there.

Trieh

Hello my friend

Yo these are the headphones i used in high school for computer classes. They are the jankest

In regards to today's public video what are your feeling about the akg m220 headphones? have you used then at all? I've had mine for over a year now and I absolutely love them

You just reminded me I have a pair of Pro4AAs I've been meaning to restore for like 3 years now. They appear to have been some very early ones with the gel filled filth pads that leaked eons ago and one of the wires has hardcore snapped

Hands up who tried to pull their air pods out by 3 mm, only for the vid to pause 🤪

„You’re now manually breathing and you’re aware of your tongue“. Me: 👁💨👁. 👁👅👁. I hate you

So much gamma you turn into the hulk using them!

Random request, but could you include the YouTube link in the text like Big Clive does? I usually get new Patreon posts by email on my phone and it's great being able to jump directly into the YouTube app instead of waiting for Patreon's slow ass to load, then tapping on the video, waiting for it to start playing, then tap on the title to go to the YouTube app. No embed will beat the native app experience.

Thanks man for the video love them! Keep in me going during school lol