For the record I think JP may be wearing his the
wrong way round - didn't the cable enter on the
right ear?
On 13/01/2023 09:15, Pamela wrote:
I've seen teenagers on the street wear bulky headphones (presumably as aAbout the same size as my Beyer DT-100 headset, which used to be pretty standard in any studio.
display of serious sound reproduction) but I've never seen any headphones
as large as these.
Does anyone recognise the model?
https://i.postimg.cc/fk41wxMF/John-Pienaar-Times-Radio.png
Considering they're being used by a professional broadcaster, does the
sheer size of this model mean they have been chosen for their high
quality?
Good quality, excellent isolation so they can't he heard by the
microphone, and all parts are available for when they break. They are
also comfortable, as they don't need much pressure to seal the cushions against your head.
For the application in the picture, decent isolation and comfort are
more important than sound quality, as all the broadcaster is listening
to is a phone line feed, and there is probably an engineer next door listening on some very good speakers to make sure it sounds good when it leaves the studio.
I've seen teenagers on the street wear bulky headphones (presumably as a display of serious sound reproduction) but I've never seen any headphones
as large as these.
Does anyone recognise the model?
https://i.postimg.cc/fk41wxMF/John-Pienaar-Times-Radio.png
Considering they're being used by a professional broadcaster, does the
sheer size of this model mean they have been chosen for their high
quality?
I've seen teenagers on the street wear bulky headphones (presumably as a display of serious sound reproduction) but I've never seen any headphones
as large as these.
Does anyone recognise the model?
https://i.postimg.cc/fk41wxMF/John-Pienaar-Times-Radio.png
Considering they're being used by a professional broadcaster, does the
sheer size of this model mean they have been chosen for their high
quality?
On 13/01/2023 09:15, Pamela wrote:
I've seen teenagers on the street wear bulky headphones (presumably as aAbout the same size as my Beyer DT-100 headset, which used to be pretty standard in any studio.
display of serious sound reproduction) but I've never seen any headphones
as large as these.
Does anyone recognise the model?
https://i.postimg.cc/fk41wxMF/John-Pienaar-Times-Radio.png
Considering they're being used by a professional broadcaster, does the
sheer size of this model mean they have been chosen for their high
quality?
Good quality, excellent isolation so they can't he heard by the
microphone, and all parts are available for when they break. They are also comfortable, as they don't need much pressure to seal the cushions against your head.
For the application in the picture, decent isolation and comfort are more important than sound quality, as all the broadcaster is listening to is a phone line feed, and there is probably an engineer next door listening on some very good speakers to make sure it sounds good when it leaves the studio.
--
Tciao for Now!
John.
On 13/01/2023 09:15, Pamela wrote:
I've seen teenagers on the street wear bulky headphones (presumably as a
display of serious sound reproduction) but I've never seen any headphones
as large as these.
Does anyone recognise the model?
https://i.postimg.cc/fk41wxMF/John-Pienaar-Times-Radio.png
Considering they're being used by a professional broadcaster, does the
sheer size of this model mean they have been chosen for their high
quality?
Seem to be about the same size as my 50-years old Koss PRO4AA headphones.
They are chosen, I assume, for high quality and sound isolation. The fluid-filled cups of my headphones are still filled and conform well to
any contours on my head.
--
Jeff
On 13/01/2023 09:15, Pamela wrote:
I've seen teenagers on the street wear bulky headphones (presumablyAbout the same size as my Beyer DT-100 headset, which used to be
as a display of serious sound reproduction) but I've never seen any
headphones as large as these.
Does anyone recognise the model?
https://i.postimg.cc/fk41wxMF/John-Pienaar-Times-Radio.png
Considering they're being used by a professional broadcaster, does
the sheer size of this model mean they have been chosen for their
high quality?
pretty standard in any studio.
Good quality, excellent isolation so they can't he heard by the
microphone, and all parts are available for when they break. They are
also comfortable, as they don't need much pressure to seal the
cushions against your head.
For the application in the picture, decent isolation and comfort are
more important than sound quality, as all the broadcaster is
listening to is a phone line feed, and there is probably an engineer
next door listening on some very good speakers to make sure it sounds
good when it leaves the studio.
Compared to pictures I found of the Beyer DT-100, those in the Pienaar
photo have thicker foam pads (which SimonM here also observes).
However other pictures of the Beyer DT-100 do have these thicker ear pads.
Perhaps there were optional replacement parts.
Koss used to also do quadraphonic headphones but the weight and unwieldiness was annoying and the quad was not very realistic.
On 13/01/2023 12:03, Brian Gaff wrote:
Koss used to also do quadraphonic headphones but the weight and
unwieldiness
was annoying and the quad was not very realistic.
You tried them? I don't see how they could work as I thought that you had
to move your head from side to side to tell whether sound was coming from
the front or the back.
--
Max Demian
Yes that is why they sounded more annoying than real. Apple do a system that makes changes to the sound as you move your head. Not tried it though.
The most realistic multi track sound I ever heard was when I went to an exhibition at the Design Centre in Haymarket. They had a pod there, and you got inside and shut the door and laid back. It was very comfy and the sound did sound like you were wherever the piece was coming from. But who would spend nearly 10,000 quid on one for their home that only one person could
use at a time?
I'm not surprised it was not successful. I have no idea of the tech behind it but it was back in the 80s, so was probably analogue rather than digital.
On 13/01/2023 15:18, Pamela wrote:
Compared to pictures I found of the Beyer DT-100, those in theThere are... Vinyl or velour, your choice.
Pienaar photo have thicker foam pads (which SimonM here also
observes).
However other pictures of the Beyer DT-100 do have these thicker ear
pads.
Perhaps there were optional replacement parts.
All parts as well as the DT-100 series complete units are available
here.
I was only saying that the ones in the picture are about the same
size as my favourite headset here.
There are quite a few of that size in use and on the market.
Headphones that big are almost a comic parody. A bit like those enormous pepper mills brandished by waiters in Italian restaurants.
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