Stereo Headphones

  1. Grades 9-12

$394.6

Wire up a pair of headphones and jam to your favorite music! Build the headband, rig up the speaker drivers, and experiment with stereo sound. Explore how speakers and other electroacoustic transducers turn electricity into sound, then learn about the engineering history that made modern headsets possible.

For bulk purchases only – must purchase a minimum of 10.

Academic Standards

  1. MS-PS4-2: Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for information transfer
  2. RH.9-10.2: English Language Arts > History/Social Studies
  3. RST.9-10.2: English Language Arts > Science & Technical Subjects

Why it’s awesome

  1. Engineering in stereo

    Wire up headphones that play music in surround sound.

  2. Science of sound

    Explore the science behind turning electricity into sound.

  3. Bring history to life

    Discover the engineering, design, and history of headphones.

What’s included?

  • 2 speaker drivers

  • 2 audio jacks

  • audio cable

  • 2 metal headbands

  • 2 ear pads

  • 2 speaker housings

  • fabric sleeve

  • wood set (12 pcs)

  • 2 sticky foam sheets

  • foam pad

  • 2 plastic connectors

  • 12 screws

  • hex key

  • 3 plastic nuts

  • Maker's Guide

Topics explored

  1. Electronics

  2. Stereo sound

  3. Electricity + magnetism

From the desk of the product designer:

Behind the design

“You'll build an awesome pair of headphones yourself, but you'll also be an audio engineer and experiment with amazing stereo-sound illusions.”

- KiwiCo Product Designer

By the numbers

12

Headband designs

6

Headphone cups tested

7

Audio clips we included online

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