Beyerdynamic · Closed-back · c.1976–1980s
Beyerdynamic launched the DT 220 around 1976 as a new closed hi-fi headphone, and it was still in the range in 1984. It borrowed two ideas from the company's other models, the comfortable headband of the open DT 440 and a way of damping resonances in the space around the ear first used on the DT 202. At 250 to 260 grams it was light for a closed headphone, and at 102 dB per milliwatt it's unusually sensitive for 400 ohms. Like most German hi-fi of the time it came with a DIN headphone plug or a jack, so check the end of the cable. It's an obscure model and the catalogs are most of what survives, so judge each pair on its condition.
Before you plug in
No fault is well documented, but parts are no longer made, so worn pads or a damaged wired-in cable mean a hunt or a repair. A DIN-plug version needs an adapter for a modern jack.
New to used headphones? How to check a used pair covers pads, cables, channel dropouts and fakes, and impedance and your amp explains what will drive it.
Buying guide
We'd buy the 400-ohm DT 220 at $51 delivered, whose photo shows the cable ending in a 1/4-inch jack. Only two are listed, so the $60–80 band isn't a market read. It's 400 ohms but unusually sensitive, so a hi-fi receiver's headphone jack drives it well and a phone gets it only moderately loud. Beyerdynamic no longer makes parts for it, so judge the pads closely in the photos and ask for a note that both sides play at the same volume with the cable moved near the cups. The other pair is titled tested working, but $51 of its $86 delivered is shipping from Canada.
$51.20est. delivered
The lower of the two asks at $51 delivered, from a 99.9% seller, titled 400 ohms with a 1/4-inch jack on the cable in the photo. It isn't titled tested, so ask for a note that both sides play evenly.
Beyer Dynamic DT 220 400 Ohm Vintage Closed Back Headphones
$51.20est. delivered
It's $35 under the other pair, and its jack plugs straight into a hi-fi receiver, so there's no DIN adapter to buy. Check the pads in the photos, since replacements aren't made.
Beyer Dynamic DT 220 400 Ohm Vintage Closed Back Headphones
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Used$51.20est. delivered
$39.90 + $11.30 shipping
Buy It Now$39.90
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Good buy
Titled 400 ohms. Straight cable with a 1/4-inch jack in the photo. Not titled tested.
Seller: rhorbinski32012
99.9% positive
Used$86.47est. delivered
$35.17 + $51.30 shipping
Buy It Now$35.17
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Our take
Titled tested working. Coiled cable, and $51 of the price is shipping from Canada.
Seller: leviscorporatefoodsolutions
100% positive
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