Brand
Used Beyerdynamic headphones
Eugen Beyer founded the company in Berlin in 1924 to make loudspeakers for cinemas, and in 1937 it launched the DT 48, which Beyerdynamic calls the first dynamic headphone. The Berlin factory was destroyed in the war, and the company moved to Heilbronn in 1948, where its headquarters and most of its production still are. Fred R. Beyer took over after Eugen Beyer's death in 1959 and ran it for about 40 years. What makes a used Beyerdynamic a good buy is parts. The company still sells pads, cables and even drivers for long-running models like the DT 100, DT 880 and DT 990, including ones it lists for older units. In 2025 a sale of the company to the Chinese firm Cosonic was announced.
5 models we cover.
Beyerdynamic
Closed-backBeyerdynamic DT 48
- Years made
- 1937–2012
- Impedance
- 5 or 25 ohms
- Drive it from
- Plays from a phone
$200–$280 typical ask
5 on eBay
Beyerdynamic
Closed-backBeyerdynamic DT 100
- Years made
- Late 1960s–today
- Impedance
- 400 ohms
- Drive it from
- Wants a headphone amp
$120–$360 typical ask
12 on eBay
Beyerdynamic
Open-backBeyerdynamic DT 880 (1980s)
- Years made
- 1980–1989
- Impedance
- 600 ohms
- Drive it from
- Wants a headphone amp
$170–$260 typical ask
5 on eBay
Beyerdynamic
Open-backBeyerdynamic DT 990 PRO
- Years made
- 1985–today
- Impedance
- 600 then 250 ohms
- Drive it from
- Wants a headphone amp
$110–$160 typical ask
82 on eBay
Beyerdynamic
Closed-backBeyerdynamic DT 220
- Years made
- c.1976–1980s
- Impedance
- 400 ohms
- Drive it from
- Wants a headphone amp
$60–$80 typical ask
2 on eBay