Beyerdynamic · Closed-back · 1937–2012
The DT 48 is where Beyerdynamic's headphone story starts. Eugen Beyer's company launched it in Berlin in 1937, and Beyerdynamic calls it the first dynamic headphone. DT stands for Dynamic Telephone. It stayed in the catalog for 75 years, until the end of 2012, serving broadcasters, reporters, test labs and hearing clinics. The 1967 catalog sells it for measurement, monitoring, hearing tests and demanding hi-fi listeners all at once. The DT 48 A hearing-test version came with matched drivers, a measurement report and red and blue covers for the two sides. The last version, the 25-ohm DT 48 E, was a closed monitor for reporters and camera crews. At around 400 grams it's a heavy thing to wear, so buy one as a piece of history first.
Before you plug in
The cable is wired in and the plugs vary, so many pairs need a new plug or an adapter. Beyerdynamic no longer supplies parts, so worn cushions have to be sourced secondhand.
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 25-ohm DT 48 titled new old stock at $275 delivered with a 1/4-inch plug, the only pair here that isn't untested or flagged. Only five are listed, so the $200–280 band isn't a market read. Almost anything drives one, a phone included, but the impedance changed over the run (5 or 25 ohms in the 1960s, 200 in the 1970s, 25 on the last DT 48 E), so ask for the label. The cable is wired in and the plug varies from bare wires to DIN, and Beyerdynamic no longer sells cushions, so check both in the photos and ask for a note that both sides play at the same volume. Skip the title "beyer dt48s beyerdynamic 25ohms", which two accounts list at $206 and $1,014 delivered, and the $138 pair from a 97.7% seller whose cups look bare in the photo.
$275.00delivered
The lowest-priced DT 48 here that isn't untested or flagged, titled 25 ohms and new old stock with a 1/4-inch plug, so there's no DIN or bare-wire end to deal with. Ask for photos of the cushions and the label.
Beyer DT 48 25 OHMS New Old Stock Stereo 1/4 Inch Phone
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New old stock$275.00delivered
$275.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$275.00
Good buy
Titled 25 ohms, new old stock, 1/4-inch plug. Card says open box.
Seller: siskclar
100% positive
For parts$207.09est. delivered
$200.00 + $7.09 shipping
Buy It Now$200.00
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Our take
Titled untested, with the original DT 48 S case. Ask for a test before paying working-pair money.
Seller: robbierules
100% positive
Used$137.99est. delivered
$119.99 + $18.00 shipping
Buy It Now$119.99
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Check the seller
Seller at 97.7%. The cups look bare in the photo and an extension cord is added; ask about cushions.
Seller: mtom12345
97.7% positive
Used$205.93est. delivered
$200.00 + $5.93 shipping
Buy It Now$200.00
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Same title as a $1,014 listing from another account. Compare photos and seller history.
Seller: sgcaudio
100% positive
Used$1,014.18est. delivered
$1,000.00 + $14.18 shipping
Buy It Now$1,000.00
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Priced high
Same title as sgcaudio's $206 listing, at about five times the median.
Seller: qiuxvebju33
99.1% positive
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