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From wikipedia.org
Headphones date back to the early days of telephony and radio. The telephone earpiece was common around the turn of the 20th century. Sensitive headphones were the only way to listen to audio signals before
amplifiers were developed. Very sensitive headphones such as those manufactured by Brandes around 1919 were commonly used for early radio work.
Headphones can be used both with fixed equipment such as CD or DVD players, home theater, personal computers and with portable devices (e.g. digital audio player/mp3 player, mobile phone, etc.). Some
cordless headphones do not need to be connected via a cable, receiving a
radio
Headphones are widely used for listening to audio sources for recreation. In the
professional audio sector headphones are used in live situations by disc jockeys (DJ) and
sound engineers for monitoring signal sources. In radio
studios, DJs use a pair of headphones when talking to the microphone while the speakers are turned off, to eliminate acoustic feedback and monitor their own voice. In studio recordings, musicians and singers use headphones to play along to a backing track.
Wired headphones are attached to an audio source. The most common connectors are
1/4" and
3.5 mm stereophonic
jack plugs and sockets. The older
1/4" standard is used on professional equipment, and is often used on fixed equipment. Sony introduced the smaller and cheaper, and now widely-used, 3.5 mm stereo connector in 1979, adapting the older monophonic 3.5 mm connector for use with its Walkman portable stereo tape player.
Adapters are available for converting between 1/4" and 3.5 mm devices.
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