The Evolution of the Headphone

The Evolution of the Headphone 1890s: Music Through Your Telephone SONG MIRTH &MUSIC. The 'Electrophone' wired directly into your home from theatres & music halls Subscription: £5 / year = $5000 in today's money %3D BY WIRE TO YOUR HOME See Next Page 1920s: Made In A Kitchen "Baldy Phones 1 MILE COPPER CABLE IN EACH RECEIVER created by Nathaniel Baldwin in I First order for 100 UNITS Now Dad-Hear the tenor from US Navy g r Critan ae eer Jet den to lam u drardy a h wee phgrphie eprode A y aldy Poes d detically he ad a bey n daprg t phes elected grade of mica ed. This in mach mee Trae ethe thesandd A ef the haman vele meical itremnt y's thet p the wor ngne, with ery fality an their command tting he m Design never patented... inventor considered it JOHEN FIRTH A Co. Ie.. TRIVIAL BALDY A PHONES 1930s: A Dynamic Decade BEYERDYNAMIC DT48 Eugen Beyer Same technology 'used today 1937 2012 FIRST INVENTED FINAL PAIR SOLD 1950s: Made For Music SREOPНОМ Birth of the s KOSS SP3 PAESS BUTTON LISTENING Hits at yout finget tip STICK HEADPHONES GAVE RISE TO 'RECORD BARS' 1980s: Music Goes Mobile SONY WALKMAN 200 MILLION UNITS SOLD SONY STEREO 1/10th weight of existing headphones H-AIR MDR3 HEADPHONES SONY ALSO DEVELOPED IN-EAR HEADPHONES SONY GAUTOREVIRSI D WALKMAN 2000s: A Thousand Songs In Your Pocket APPLE İPOD CLASSIC 600 5GB MILLION UNITS SOLD Storage -1000 songs 2010s: The Fashion Statement BEATS STUDIO $3.2 BILLION Apple Paid Over 50% market share beats. by dr.dre. MMONSTER CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS Neymar P Diddy Ed Sheeran Check out the full interactive experience: ligo.co.uk/evolution-of-headphones Brought to you by liGo Sources http://www.schubincafe.com/2011/02/11/headphones-history-hysteria/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrophone_(information_system) http://www.britishtelephones.com/electrophone.htm http://historytogo.utah.gov/salt_lake_tribune/history_matters/070801.html http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/magazine/09FOB-medium-t.html http://oldheadphones.com/crystal/phones/phones.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Baldwin http://www.schubincafe.com/2010/01/13/100th-anniversary-today/ http://brompton.com/education/9766 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_broadcasting https://www.flickr.com/photos/hmvgetcloser/4951144826/in/photostream/ https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100615091127AAZC5P5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_collecting https://eastern-europe.beyerdynamic.com/company/once-today.html http://www.proaudio-central.com/articles/middle-east/Dynamic-principles HIS KITCHEN Radio News (Dee. 1920) p. 347 headphones First DY 1st headphones actually designed for music