Kurt Cobain's $20 headphones have been bought for $70,000

How much would you pay for a ? Fifty bucks, a couple hundred? If you want to go all-in on immaculate audio reproduction and hang the sense of it, you could easily spend a grand or more. But if you want a สมัคร winner55 เครดิตฟรี​ genuine piece of music history, you could have paid $70,000 for a set of headphones once used by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. 

I've had serious audiophile cans strapped to my head, which winner55 ทางเข้า สล็อต​ cost thousands, and honestly, they might be great for monitoring but not so much for just enjoying music or gaming. Just give me the , and I'm happy. 

However, these Realistic Nova 40 headphones were never made to be audiophile-level headphones. But their heavy sound isolation meant they were popular for people either wanting to keep the world out or keep their sound in. And their vile flesh-tone plastic and coiled wire have a retro-chic aesthetic that means they're still in some demand for the nostalgia factor alone.

According to the report in , the sale wasn't the result of a classic auction of music memorabilia but a private purchase between a collector, Felix Zimmermann, and presumably the musician's family.

The article notes its sources, who were relatives of Cobain, have stated the headphones were "meticulously maintained and stored over the years" as the family "recognized their sentimental and historical significance."

But if you want to get the same experience, you can where there are a whole bunch of the same Realistic Nova 40 headphones on sale for a more reasonable sum. Around $20, to be more precise. Or you could just nip into your local goodwill/charity store and see if you can find a pair.