Wharfedale Isodynamic headphones
Headphones
1972
1972
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The Yorkshire company Wharfedale has been a leading innovator in loudspeaker technology since the early 1930s.
The Wharfedale Isodynamic headphones were seen as a breakthrough both technologically, offering high-quality sound reproduction at a lower price. They used a new principle to produce high fidelity sound of a quality previously only possible with headphones at least twice and even four times as expensive.
The Design Journal suggests that the key to Wharfedale's success is the intelligent used of two new materials, a unique very thin polyimide film and a new magnetic material bonded with a synthetic rubber.
The Wharfedale Isodynamic headphones were seen as a breakthrough both technologically, offering high-quality sound reproduction at a lower price. They used a new principle to produce high fidelity sound of a quality previously only possible with headphones at least twice and even four times as expensive.
The Design Journal suggests that the key to Wharfedale's success is the intelligent used of two new materials, a unique very thin polyimide film and a new magnetic material bonded with a synthetic rubber.
Object details
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| Title | Wharfedale Isodynamic headphones (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | ABS plastic moulded shell and stainless steel headband. |
| Brief description | Wharfedale Isodynamic headphones, designed by the Rank Radio Industrial Design Unit and manufactured by Rank Radio International Ltd. |
| Physical description | Wharfedale Isodynamic headphones, ABS plastic moulded shell and stainless steel headband. |
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| Object history | Historical significance: Winner of the Design Centre Award in 1973. |
| Summary | The Yorkshire company Wharfedale has been a leading innovator in loudspeaker technology since the early 1930s. The Wharfedale Isodynamic headphones were seen as a breakthrough both technologically, offering high-quality sound reproduction at a lower price. They used a new principle to produce high fidelity sound of a quality previously only possible with headphones at least twice and even four times as expensive. The Design Journal suggests that the key to Wharfedale's success is the intelligent used of two new materials, a unique very thin polyimide film and a new magnetic material bonded with a synthetic rubber. |
| Bibliographic reference | The Design Council Consumer goods Awards 1973, Design Journal , April 1973, no. 292. p.36 |
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| Accession number | CIRC.466-1973 |
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| Record created | April 28, 2011 |
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