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Early headphones that were used by telephone operators. They weighed over 10 pounds.
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Stethoscope looking headphones provides larger sounds on a stage miles away from you so that you can listen to the play without being there.
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Made out of a pair of cans Nathaniel Baldwin created the first modern looking headphones, and later sold them to the U.S. army. He never did patent them though.
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The DT-48’s from Beyerdynamic were the first dynamic headphones to hit the market. Dynamic headphones are still to this day the most popular type of headphones.
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When AKG made their first pair of headphones in 1949 they made enough money to stop producing film equipment and work solely on audio.
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John C. Koss created the first stereo headphones the Koss SP-3 and dominated the headphone industry without even having gone to college.
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At a show in Stax, a brand from Tokyo debuted the worlds first pair of electrostatic headphones the SR-1’s which later went into production the next year are as rare as an original pair of Nike Air Mags.
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A decade after releasing the first stereo headphones Koss unleashed the first U.S made electrostatic model. Even though these headphones are about 2 pounds they are nothing near the previous pieces found in headphones.
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When people started wanting headphones to be portable the Sony Walkman was the way to go. These lightweight headphones where easy to take with you while out rollerskating.
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With a little metal wire around the top people used to having a wrecked hairdo because of their headphones these had you covered.
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Sony thought that people might want headphones that don't go around your head (messing up your hair) but still had good sound isolation, but they didn't.
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If you wanted a pair of headphones that could cancel out other noises Bose had you covered. They invented a set of headphones that used noise canceling technology to block out sounds both at home, on a plane or just anywhere that you go.
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Apple came across with the first earbuds in 2001. This was a breakthrough for the 'headphone' industry it became more and more common to see someone with a white cord running from their ears to their pockets.
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Dr. Dre and Jimmy Lovine joined forces and along with monster created Beats. The Beats line quickly grabbed a large market share and could be seen on just about every NBA player as they walked from the bus to the locker room.
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Lil Wayne wore a 1 million dollar pair of beats, nothing more.
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Airpods came out which sparked a new era in the 'headphone' industry.
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Last year 2019 Bose came out with a pair of Shades that have built in headphones. Even though there is nothing "in" your ear you can still clearly hear your music without bothering the person beside you.
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