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The first headphones were used for telephone operators in the 1880's
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Due to the electrophone system, many people could listen to opera singers in the comfort of their own home.
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Nathaniel Baldwin manufactured the first modern headphones in his kitchen by using cans.
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The DT-48's from Beyerdynamic became the first dynamic headphones to hit the market. Dynamic headphones are still used to this very day.
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The model was produced by AKG and were popular enough to make AKG quit the film equipment business and focus on audio.
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John C. Koss created the first stereo headphones and soon dominated the headphone industry.
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In Tokyo, Stax debuted the first electrostatic pair of headphones.
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When Sony developed the Walkman, headphones automatically head to be portable, and so the MDL-3L2's were made.
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The earbud and in-ear headphone made their appearance in the 80's although they weren't that popular in the beginning.
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Relief swept across the globe when Bose released their QuietComfort line, using noise cancelling technology.
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With the invention of the Ipod came the white earbuds that are still very popular to this day.
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Dr Dre, Jimmy Lovine, and Monster created Beats by Dr Dre.