That cable probably has more range than most Bluetooth headphones

Those headphones were used when they went to space back in the 60's. They used the long cable to connect the space ship with the control center after it launched.

As a Czech, hearing you try to pronounce russian words made me spit my coffee. Truly a masteriece.

As others have also noted, there is one thing that is very cool about the old Soviet tech - it came with a proper instruction manual that often even included complete wiring schematics and repair instructions. I still have couple of Game&Watch clones ("Elektronika") with complete PCB schematics printed in their instruction booklets.

Gotta love how it's Russian but all the random products at the start are Polish

As a Russian, watching how the app desperately tries to translate the text is hilarious

I like that Soviet electronics has always had detailed instructions (manual). Sometimes there were electronic circuits that could be used for repairs. There were tables with the amplitude-frequency characteristic (AFC)(АЧХ) of audio equipment. Now it is difficult to find a detailed description of the characteristics if it is cheap electronics.

As a Polish person knowing russian, this video is a combo of hillaroiusness.

OWOCOW

As a polish person hearing you try to pronounce “kisiel z kawałkami owoców” was truly the highlight of my day

My grandfather was a musician and he had various Soviet audio devices. And once he gave me huge and super uncomfortable Soviet headphones, I already forgot the name. I immediately put them on the shelf and forgot. And then, somehow it happened that my Razor headphones broke, I remembered those that had a big jack, I cut them through the adapter, and damn it, the razor didn’t have such a clear sound, it was some kind of ancient magic . Moreover, I could even hear from which side the opponents were moving, as in modern gaming headphones. Then someone threw these headphones out of their parents like trash. It's a pity.

You just can't beat old Soviet graphic design. Just so clean and still interesting looking

DankPods: Sees a Russian "D" DankPods: "Thats a capacitor". That made me laugh

The part translated to "the phone is on the phone" literally translates to "phone for head" (aka. headphones)

The Russian headphones while playing the jazz music sounds like you're in a silent film and i love it

4:15 Text on the box: Headphones (Телефон - Phone, Головной - Head but adjective) TDS-16 Orthodynamic (Idk what it means) Stereo 4:23 Text on the manual: Stereo Headphones Orthodynamic ECHO (Name of the headphones) 6:58 Text on the box: Phones Head but adjective Dynamic Stereo Emphyton (Idk) TDS-17

Soviet manuals are super awesome. You can even find all schematics and engineering stuff to repair it.

From a Russian friend of mine "It's not TAC, but TDS (Telephones Dynamic Stereophonic) and the box is from another model. But those are legit Soviet-made headphones made for home use."

Tbh, the sound some of those old headphones produce is maybe not perfect, but those imperfections bring a nice vibe, you really feel like traveling back in time

Удивительно увидеть наушники из детства в англоязычном обзоре ! Оказывается это раритет , нужно поискать на старых полках ❤

that translator is so unbelievably far off its killing me

The TDS* 6 gives the impression of standing in an elevator. *Thanks for the correction.

I had old Soviet decked stereo system from 80s. It sounded so nice it was almost unbeliavable. I sold it to an audiophille collectioner and he told me he will use it as his main deck, despite having old Sony and some other professional old decks 😮 There is some special magic or something in those old systems.

3:23 says: (Phoneticaly)/(Translation) Telefon-Galavnoy-Ortodynamicheskiy-Stereofonicheskiy / Head-Phone(s)-Orthodynamic-Stereophonic Headphones model was TDS-# You are welcome.

As someone who speaks Russian, watching dankpods being confused at the letter ы is great! Especially if you know that its pronounced like being punched in the stomach really hard

Не знаю как, но советские наушники превращают типичный американский джаз, в типичный советский джаз. Тут определённо замешана какая-то магия

Интересные моменты 2:49Пабнемимве 3:34 Оптахаменехипхи 4:26 Эхырхых 5:30 Хиреозисис 8:04 Имфи

7:11 Нарушил аутентичность картонной коробки, варвар буржуйский!!!

That first set of cans really tried to match Bluetooth's 30 ft range, but 40 years before Bluetooth was even invented.

You literally found the worst translator app to translate "Dynamic stereophonic head phones" from russian.

то как ты читаешь русские слова, это просто прекрасно, продолжай в том же духе. Под этим солнцем и небом мы тепло приветствуем тебя .

I can't find words to describe how hard you have made me laugh MyDude! I choked coffee out my nose and almost lost all control of my "bodily functions"😁! I'm subscribed!!!!!! CHEERS MATE!

"My bad, I had it set to Australian to Russian" Mmm yes, my favorite language, Australian. That's almost as good as American.

russian headphones be like: you want clarity? yes you get clarity

Там такой ламповый и ностальчиеский звук эпохи, пусть и с эхом, на так чарующе звучит 🤗

what an original and humorous video, still laughing about the party where you made those loud sounds with your voice

this is the most expressive pair of talking hands i’ve ever seen

It's TDS - 6 Правый - Right (Л - L П-P (R) ) Эхо - Echo

Hearing that attempt at Polish in beginning felt like 1 Grit pounding into my brain

This is seriously one of my go-to videos for when I want a good laugh.

The fact he called them tac instead of tds hurts my Russian ears lmao And that E wasn't upside down, you're just in Australia

The tac 16 and 17 have the most soviet feeling packaging I've ever seen

i've been watching this guy masscare my language for 11 minutes straight,and honestly,I like it . keep going aye

Это просто невероятно смешно :D Кстати на самом деле какие-то из них весьма неплохие. Я не помню модель, но предположу что это ТДС-15(pronounced as TDS-15). Они играют довольно неплохо. Основная проблема с ними что как по мне они плохо играют тихо, им требуется большая громкость. Также в них нет баса.

"That's not a letter, that's a capacitor" 😂

I’m scared because the TAC 17 sound actually decent.

He really uses a shitty translator, but it's absolutely hilarious so I can't complain

The long cable is a sneaky way to frame your neighbors for treason. You can put rock and roll at max volume, go in their appartment so the neighbors hear the american music through the paper thin walls.

I would buy a shirt with “the phone is on the phone” on it and wear it proudly

Обожаю когда кто то пытается понять русский язык

Nice video) Really Russian language isn't so difficult. ) For example ПРАВЫЙ ( П) is mean "Right", ЛЕВЫЙ (Л) - "Left" . In the USSR, people were more careful about technology, because it was expensive. Therefore, in the package with the instructions there are 3 warranty cards for repairing headphones. All the best to you from RF.

I actually like the sound of the new Russian headphones, whilst the HD600 have a much fuller sound and bass, I found the highs to be a bit mushy, I preferred the open airiness of the Russian ones, just a bit more bass and would be spot on for me. 🙂

Me, who knows nothing about good sound quality: "Hmm, sounds spacey"

The ТДС-16 are actually a very interesting pair, still very desirable in Russian audiophile community. There's people who mod the hell out of them and seem to be getting a very solid sound. The reason being their orthodynamic construction (aka isodynamic), a technology not seen much nowadays. Diagram at 5:45 explains very well how they work: a very thin 10um membrane has an electromagnetic coil evenly distributed across its surface. The coil is formed by pattern-etching a thin layer of metal deposition. Then the membrane is sandwiched between two perforated magnets. Very light weight of the membrane in this construction is supposedly very good for accurately reproducing high frequencies, and the uniformity of magnetic field should be good for bass. The most common mod appears to be to stuff some cotton or fabric into the casing to dampen the sound and make them sound less tinny.

It was stamped 3 times, because it was inspected and tested 3 times. ОТК is a technical control

Man using a soviet headphones, which are designed to work for AGES. if u will die, but it will work normally after AGES. Soviet production has a usage resources for ages

Reading cyrylic as if it was Latin should be considered war crime.

"ТДС" is actually the russian letters "TDS" but honestly i just love when he says TAC so I say keep it like that!

as a russian, the "головной телефон" text on the box made me realise that this is just a direct translation of "head phone". IM CRYING SPSLAHKSJAKX no wonder that the app couldn't translate it, it was already terribly translated once..

8:08 there were 3 different plus in use. One is a 5 pin headphone plug, like the 5 on a dice, another one is 5 pin DIN, the same as used for MIDI.

I’m Russian, and you trying to pronounce those words absolutely made my day 😂 🇦🇺 🤝 🇷🇺

-Comrade we have to talk about ergonomics. -Not everyone has the same shape of ears. -In the beginning yes.

4:07 телефон головной means head phone, and if we combine these two words we get headphones

4:03 - the phone is in the phone! AAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAH I was laughing as hell 😂😂😂😂😂😂

In Soviet radioengineering teminology, headphones were literally called HEAD PHONES (ГОЛОВНЫЕ ТЕЛЕФОНЫ), while now they are called Наушники which means something like Earflaps.

Today’s word of the day: Burdensome. “distressing; troublesome”

0:25 Jecklin Float Model 2 Electrostatic Headphones , nice one :) Nice video as always ^^

Headphone cord so long because in russia....headphone wears you.

Dank: *RANDOM NOISES WHILE TRYING TO READ RUSSIAN*

"Orthodontic stereofOnterian" sounds like a System of a Down bootleg

As a Polish living in Russia and speaking both languages, this video was hilarious from the start, I couldn’t stop laughing

I really love it when people try to read the letters of my language using the Latin alphabet)) Also funny that translator decided that the "a" is rotated letter "e" because it was written in some sort of "futuristic" type from previous century

“The phone is on the Phone” is the best Doors song.

"Expectation is the gateway to disappointment." I'm stealing that, that's mine now.

I had these 30 years ago. Just the same, but with both volume handlers present. And original headphones had a DIN 5-pin-connector at the edge of the long cable. Oh, the Russian name is “TDS”

I was actualy suprised when you took out the kisiel

i like how the headphones start to look cheaper and cheaper as they get newer

"That can't be one word!" Wait until he sees a German dictionary...

I should say that is an awesome review. I really appreciate your tries to translate and ubderstand. so some answers: 1. Long cables were designed to be able to seat away few meters from TV set or a radio. 2. echo is for "эхо" 3. п - right, л - left 4. stereo phonic - double channel sound 5. three copies of same guarantee receipt is for cutting a receipt, one is left to buyer, one goes to shop/service, an one goes to factory/higher level service in case of factory fault during pruduction. each stamp number and date refers to a certain PERSON, so if smth is stolen or mixed during production , they could find and prosecute. yeah, amazing 😂

помню в середине 80-х когда в Березке в Москве купил однокассетнуюкассетную стереомагнитолу НАЦИОНАЛПАНАСОНИК , долго не мог подключить к ней стереонаушники ТДС-5 , так как ни в одном радиомагазине не бывало в продаже миниджеков 3.5 , даже моно , не только стерео. Я даже не знал как он должен выглядеть , на всех наушниках был 5-пиновый штекер , как и на советских магнитофонах. Кое-как достал джек 3.5 с переходником на 5-пин , но тот был моно и я мог слышать лишь левый канал. Лишь гораздо позже , увидев у кого-то самодельный стерео- джек 6.7мм. я узнал конструкцию и вручную сделал из своего моно стереоверсию , а через пару лет в магазинах свободно появились недорогие переходники )))

Ортодинамический- orthodynamic Стереофонический- stereophonetic (guess its just stereo sound) Телефон головный- literally head phone

- DankPods reviewing romanian top-tier premium headphones Romanians: Yeaaah, we are here! - DankPods reviewing soviet utilitarian OK-ish headphones Russians: Yeaaah, we are here!

04:00 I can verify that these 2 words translate to "Main Phone" when translating from Russian, no mention of the phone being on the phone!

Hillarious review))) You read Russian better than ME!! I mean not more correctly, just BETTER

Me: live in Russia and every Soviet thing is a rarity and worth a lot Some english speaking guy in YT: look at this new Soviet headphones which I bought for 5$

For those who don't know: 1: TDS-6 (1987, Impulse) 2: TDS-16 (1985, Ekho) 3: TDS-17 (1991, Amfiton)

I'm, as Russian, very happy to see you trying spell the words:D

Fun fact: “ТДС” is actually “TDS” written in Cyrillic (the script that Russian uses), even though it looks like it says “TAC”.

П - правый (right) Л - левый (left)

Those TAC-6 sound like the drivers were liberated from only the finest elevators.

Гарантийные талоны на починку в первый год эксплуатации...вау... Мне почему-то захотелось чтобы и сейчас были подобные штуки.

It's stamped 3 times 'cause it's a manufacturer-issued free repair coupon. Like you probably don't need to go to repair it more than 3 times.

Fun fact: those 4 rockets are called “Korolev’s cross”.

"The phone is on the phone" is one of the best translations i could think of for "headphones". btw the 1:1 translation is "Phone for head". Great video! would love to see more weird headphones like that.

In soviet Russia headphones listen you

text: "head phones" translation: "the phone is on the phone"

You summoned every Polish person on KZfaq with this kisiel

As a Russian this has an extra layer of entertainment to watch

I'm Russian and "телефоны головные" doesn't make any sense to me lol. It seems like they roughly translated "headphones" as two separate words - head phones. And телефоны головные is literally means head phones. I'm dying rn 😭😂

Dank: "ТДС" = "Tac" Me who knows some Russian: "Mmmmmmm nope, not the right pronunciation, buddy"