[milford3]

http://coolmaterial.com/roundup/history-of-headphones/

[dB Cooper]

Not bad, but these would have been on my list:

• Sennheiser HD414: A game changer, being first open back headphone and still unsurpassed for comfort- and actually well built unlike the sh!tty Walkman buds)
• Sennheiser HD580: Another game changer. Arguably the first true high fidelity headphone, its direct descendants are still in production today
• Koss Pro4AA: Heavy and uncomfortable but influential
• Etymotic Er4: First modern IEM

[Guy 13]

Not bad, but these would have been on my list:

• Sennheiser HD414: A game changer, being first open back headphone and still unsurpassed for comfort- and actually well built unlike the sh!tty Walkman buds)
• Sennheiser HD580: Another game changer. Arguably the first true high fidelity headphone, its direct descendants are still in production today
• Koss Pro4AA: Heavy and uncomfortable but influential
• Etymotic Er4: First modern IEM

Hi all,
the Sennheiser HD414 was my first pair of (Professional) headphones.
I was 26 years old in 1974 and love them.

Guy 13

 

[dB Cooper]

Gave my 424's away and regret it. They still work AFAIK.