Beyerdynamic · Open-back · 1980–1989
Beyerdynamic added the DT 880 to its range in 1980 and called it the first dynamic headphone with the sound of an electrostatic. It's semi-open and very light at 195 grams, with a voice coil Beyerdynamic said weighed a fraction of a normal one. The 1984 brochure tells a good story about the Studio version. It was never meant for production, because it only suited equipment with a very low noise floor, until a hi-fi magazine test compared it favorably with two very expensive electrostatics and it went on sale. The Monitor version of 1984 was tuned for a diffuse-field response. Today's DT 880 PRO and Edition share the name but are heavier, later designs, and Beyerdynamic still sells drivers for the old ones.
Before you plug in
No single fault is well documented, but these are 40-year-old headphones with wired-in coiled cables and leatherette pads. Listings often mix up the 1980s pair with the modern DT 880 PRO and Edition.
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 DT 880 titled with new ear pads at $185 delivered, only $6 more than the same seller's pair without them. All five pairs are in Germany, shipping adds $18–56, and most ask $170–260 delivered, a thin read from five listings. It's a 600-ohm headphone that needs a proper headphone amp, and a phone or laptop will sound quiet. The coiled cable is wired in and ends in a 1/4-inch jack or a DIN plug that needs an adapter, so check the plug in the photos and ask for a note that both sides play with the cable flexed near the cup. Ask for the model label too, since the modern DT 880 PRO and Edition share the name but are later, heavier designs.
$130.35est. delivered
The lowest delivered pair at $130, titled 1980s DT 880 Studio, with a coiled cable and 1/4-inch jack in the photo. The pads look like fabric rather than the Studio's leatherette, so ask whether they're replacements.
Vintage 1980's beyerdynamic DT 880 Studio Headphones
$184.73est. delivered
Titled with new ear pads at $185 delivered, inside the band and just $6 more than this seller's pair without them. Ask for the model label to confirm the version.
beyerdynamic DT 880 Headphones - Vintage - New Ear Pads
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Snapshot
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Used$130.35est. delivered
$111.88 + $18.47 shipping
Buy It Now$111.88
Good buy
Titled 1980s Studio. Fabric-look pads and a 1/4-inch jack in the photo.
Seller: store245
99.3% positive
Used$184.73est. delivered
$139.93 + $44.80 shipping
Buy It Now$139.93
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Good buy
Titled new ear pads. $45 of the price is shipping.
Seller: some4all2010
99.4% positive
Used$179.19est. delivered
$134.39 + $44.80 shipping
Buy It Now$134.39
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Our take
Titled DT 880s Studio. The same seller lists one with new pads for $6 more.
Seller: some4all2010
99.4% positive
Used$250.74est. delivered
$211.66 + $39.08 shipping
Buy It Now$211.66
Our take
Titled DT 880S Studio. Velour-look pads in the photo; ask if they're replacements.
Seller: s-u-n-g-a-z-e-r
100% positive
Used$267.66est. delivered
$211.66 + $56.00 shipping
Buy It Now$211.66
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Our take
Plain title; ask for the model label. $56 of the price is shipping.
Seller: amot75
100% positive
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