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Do headphones age? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by ArtKata@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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I'm a proud owner of Sennheiser HD650 for more than 5 years. Absolutely love them. Decided to try Beyerdynamic DT 1990 pro from Amazon at 430Eur. And I've come to the conclusion that its time for me to own 2 excellent headphones.

Now being the cheap ass I am. I want to return the ones I have and buy a used pair for 300Eur.

The question. Will the used headphones purchased in 2019 be as good as the new ones? I mean i dont see my HD650 ageing besides the pads.

Cheers and happy black Friday shopping

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[–] SandyFox@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As said, the biggest concern is probably the pads. There's other things that can wear of course, but the drivers certainly won't feel a few years. One of my favorite pairs is probably approaching 40 years old now. It's needed some repairs, but still sounds good.

[–] ArtKata@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

WOW, if I may ask what are these 40 year old headphones?

[–] SandyFox@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

AKG K240 Monitors. They're not the best these days, but I love how vocals sound on them in particular.

[–] eDudeGaming@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I've listened to some newer K240s (mid 00s?), and I agree. They were great on tubes as well.