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First Successful Set of Headphones
Developed by Nathaniel Baldwin, which he made by hand (so they weren't suitable for comfort). These were only used by professionals, such as the radio operators and for telephone exchanges. -
Dynamic Headphones
A German company called Beyerdynamic created the first pair of dynamic headphones. These were still not available to the public. -
Beyerdynamic Returns
As WWII was going on, the German company stopped production. They started up again in the 1950's and released a device that is now used in record bars. -
Stereo Headphones
John C.Koss created headphones that could be used to listen to music. He introduced and demonstrated these to the public, who loved them (these headphones are still used today). -
Celebrity Endorsement
Celebrities began to use Koss headphones to advertise them and raise the device's popularity. More people started to incorporate headphones into their everyday lives. -
First Electrostatic Headphones
These headphones weighed less and had less distortion in the audio. However, people did not realize that they needed lighter headphones until later on in development. -
The Walkman
Sony created the Walkman, which needed lighter headphones. These introduced more portable music devices. -
Earbuds
Lightweight headphones were very popular. These also fit much better inside people's ear canals, which limited injury. -
Apple Earbuds
The earbuds that came with Apple's iPod created a sudden interest in light headphones. These still weren't perfect, as the audio needed to be turned up loudly to make up for low quality sound. -
Beats are Introduced
These expensive headphones became more popular because of celebrity endorsements. Their sound quality was revolutionary and more people wanted to pay a large amount of money for good headphones.
