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Evolution of the Headphone


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On 8/23/2014 at 11:34 AM, 480sound said:

Nicely done show about the history headphones. I wish I could save a copy for my library, 

would make a good teaching tool.

 

http://www.ligo.co.uk/evolution-of-headphones/#

 

ABOVE LINK WAS NOW 404, FOR ME. HERE IS A POSSIBLE RECOURSE ? ...    https://web.archive.org/web/20140823201114/http://www.ligo.co.uk/evolution-of-headphones/

 

 

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Not a comment on the utube vid posted by Mono above, but the same Zoe Laughlin did a BBC programme a couple of years back on 'How to build ... Headphones' (one of a short series of different objects, her being a product designer. Most sadly it turned out to be 'how to build a pair of headphones with no attempt to make them sound good.' The actual drivers (obviously what I was looking to see engineered, built and tailored) came off the shelf ... yep, how to build your own pair of beetroots!

 

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9 hours ago, The Immoral Mr Teas said:

Not a comment on the utube vid posted by Mono above, but the same Zoe Laughlin did a BBC programme a couple of years back on 'How to build ... Headphones' ... The actual drivers... came off the shelf

 

Sigh. That sort of thing disappoints, me too. I saw a YT video (or series) a few years ago that claimed to show a guy building a camera from scratch. I was kinda "ya right" and then yep: He harvested a tree for the wood for the body, and then melted sand and borax etc. to make glass for the lens (and I think made tintype plates). Not sure this is the same video, but this one is pretty impressive. Also 22min long.

 

 

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Boy o boy. Circa 1975 Koss Phase II headphones with adjustable near/far expander/comparator. The adjustable spacial experience was neato and far more comfortable than other isolation type headphones.

 

I still have them, as pictured below. I listen with them maybe once a year to relive the experience of the mid 70's.

 

And yes, the earpads were originally filled with fluid that would leak down your cheek. With the third replacement I found air filled cushions thank goodness.

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