Beyerdynamic Headphones

[twotoedsloth]

Sorry for the potentially stupid question...

BUT

Does anyone know why Beyerdynamic headphones use DT in the model names?

Thanks and sincere apologies,

Peter

[sonics]

I'll guess first. Dynamic Transducer?

[Wonks]

‘Dynamisches Telefon’ or ‘Dynamic Telephone’. First used on their 1937 DT48 headphones.

[omnamic]

For those who can read German check this out here:

https://www.beyerdynamic.de/blog/fuenf- ... erdynamic/

You‘ll find it under 5. Fakt

[twotoedsloth]

Thanks for all of your responses.

It wasn't anything critical but I'm glad to know.

Peter

[Hugh Robjohns]

Google's translator says:

Some sources point to the American Nathaniel Baldwin as the inventor of the headphones. He connected two small mono loudspeakers with a headband and brought the result onto the market in 1910 under the name "Baldy Phones".

Originally intended for the military, over 200,000 orders were received by 1922. However, these headphones were not really comfortable to wear: the lack of padding and occasional electric shocks meant that listening pleasure was limited.

In 1937, the world's first dynamic (measuring) telephone DT48, developed by our company founder Eugen Beyer, came onto the market. To this day, the suffix dynamic telephone can be found as an abbreviation DT in the name of many of our headphones.

With a solid metal body, spring steel headband, an aluminum diaphragm, and a ferrite magnet, these headphones were extremely durable, comfortable, and delivered great sound quality. Fortunately, electric shocks were also a thing of the past.

[Arpangel]

Google's translator says:
occasional electric shocks meant that listening pleasure was limited.

Sounds like my basement.