I replaced the pads on my AKG Q701 headphones today for the 4th time. It made me realize that I've used these headphones for at least 40 hours a week for 14 years straight. I've had to repair the left side speaker solder joint a few times, but they're designed to be easily torn down and repaired. Truly BIFL headphones.

I've heard that the newer AKG K702 headphones are identical but I can't vouch for that. They go for around $250.

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[–] [S] 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

The term ASMR was coined in 2010. I think it didn't really catch on until 2011.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    I would have sworn you were wrong, but I guess I assumed that it was around long before I learned the "correct" term for it. Turns out I just learned it at the same time everybody else did, basically.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    The first time I saw the term online was in 2006/2007, long before people started making videos to try to trigger it.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    That's impossible, the term didn't exist until 2010 when Jennifer Allen created it because she wanted a "scientific sounding" term to describe the sensation.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I remember where I lived and what computer I owned when I first read about it. I definitely didn't live there in 2010. I don't know who Jennifer Allen is, but is it possible she read the same web page I did and borrowed the term?

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