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Sennheiser
Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG (/ˈzɛnhaɪzər/, German pronunciation: [zɛnˈhaɪ̯zɐ]) is a German audio equipment manufacturer headquartered in Wedemark. Sennheiser specializes in equipment for the professional audio markets, including microphones, headphones, and loudspeakers. Sennheiser's professional audio division continues to produce for live music, studio, broadcast, video, and film production, as well as spatial audio and AR/VR/XR. The professional audio division also produces solutions for business communication, such as presentations, conferences, meetings, visitor guidance, hearing support, and the education sector. The company manufactures wireless microphones; aviation, multimedia and gaming headsets; micro-Hifi systems; conferencing systems; speakers; amplifiers, and high-end audiophile headphones like the HD 800 S and Orpheus. Sennheiser's consumer audio division was acquired by Sonova Holding AG in May 2021.
Founded in 1945 by Fritz Sennheiser, the company's professional media division has been under the leadership of third-generation co-CEOs Daniel Sennheiser and Andreas Sennheiser since 2013. The Sennheiser Group has over 2,000 employees worldwide, and reported total sales of €756.7 million in 2019.
Sennheiser's European competitors include Bang & Olufsen, Focal, and OneSonic.
The company was founded in 1945 shortly after the end of World War II by Fritz Sennheiser and seven fellow University of Hannover engineers. Originally named Laboratorium Wennebostel (shortened as "Labor W"), named after the village of Wennebostel in the municipality of Wedemark, where it had been relocated during the war, the company's first product was a voltmeter.
In 1946, the company began building microphones designed for broadcast reporting, beginning with its first original design, the DM 2, soon followed up by the DM 3 and DM 4. In 1953, the company introduced the MD 21 dynamic microphone, which became established as the standard microphone for radio and television reporting.
By 1955, the company had 250 employees and had begun production of many products, including geophysical equipment, noise-compensated microphones, microphone transformers, mixers, and miniature magnetic headphones, and introduced the MD 82, one of the world's first commercially-produced shotgun microphones, in 1956. The following year, the company introduced "Microport," a wireless microphone system for television production.
In 1958, Labor W was renamed Sennheiser electronic. In 1960, Sennheiser introduced the cardioid successor to its popular MD 21, the MD 421; this microphone was also quickly adopted for professional broadcasting applications, music recording studios, and live concert performances. Still in production more than 60 years after its introduction, the MD 421 is considered an industry standard, with more than 500,000 units having been produced. In the early 1960s, Fritz Sennheiser tasked Thomas Schillinger with establishing the company's presence in the United States. Sennheiser products were first sold in the United States in 1963 via an independent distributor in Manhattan, and the distribution company Sennheiser Electronics Corp. was founded that same year.
In 1968, the company introduced the world's first open-back headphones, the HD 414, and in 1971, Sennheiser introduced the MD 441. Sennheiser transformed into a limited partnership (KG) in 1973.
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Sennheiser
Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG (/ˈzɛnhaɪzər/, German pronunciation: [zɛnˈhaɪ̯zɐ]) is a German audio equipment manufacturer headquartered in Wedemark. Sennheiser specializes in equipment for the professional audio markets, including microphones, headphones, and loudspeakers. Sennheiser's professional audio division continues to produce for live music, studio, broadcast, video, and film production, as well as spatial audio and AR/VR/XR. The professional audio division also produces solutions for business communication, such as presentations, conferences, meetings, visitor guidance, hearing support, and the education sector. The company manufactures wireless microphones; aviation, multimedia and gaming headsets; micro-Hifi systems; conferencing systems; speakers; amplifiers, and high-end audiophile headphones like the HD 800 S and Orpheus. Sennheiser's consumer audio division was acquired by Sonova Holding AG in May 2021.
Founded in 1945 by Fritz Sennheiser, the company's professional media division has been under the leadership of third-generation co-CEOs Daniel Sennheiser and Andreas Sennheiser since 2013. The Sennheiser Group has over 2,000 employees worldwide, and reported total sales of €756.7 million in 2019.
Sennheiser's European competitors include Bang & Olufsen, Focal, and OneSonic.
The company was founded in 1945 shortly after the end of World War II by Fritz Sennheiser and seven fellow University of Hannover engineers. Originally named Laboratorium Wennebostel (shortened as "Labor W"), named after the village of Wennebostel in the municipality of Wedemark, where it had been relocated during the war, the company's first product was a voltmeter.
In 1946, the company began building microphones designed for broadcast reporting, beginning with its first original design, the DM 2, soon followed up by the DM 3 and DM 4. In 1953, the company introduced the MD 21 dynamic microphone, which became established as the standard microphone for radio and television reporting.
By 1955, the company had 250 employees and had begun production of many products, including geophysical equipment, noise-compensated microphones, microphone transformers, mixers, and miniature magnetic headphones, and introduced the MD 82, one of the world's first commercially-produced shotgun microphones, in 1956. The following year, the company introduced "Microport," a wireless microphone system for television production.
In 1958, Labor W was renamed Sennheiser electronic. In 1960, Sennheiser introduced the cardioid successor to its popular MD 21, the MD 421; this microphone was also quickly adopted for professional broadcasting applications, music recording studios, and live concert performances. Still in production more than 60 years after its introduction, the MD 421 is considered an industry standard, with more than 500,000 units having been produced. In the early 1960s, Fritz Sennheiser tasked Thomas Schillinger with establishing the company's presence in the United States. Sennheiser products were first sold in the United States in 1963 via an independent distributor in Manhattan, and the distribution company Sennheiser Electronics Corp. was founded that same year.
In 1968, the company introduced the world's first open-back headphones, the HD 414, and in 1971, Sennheiser introduced the MD 441. Sennheiser transformed into a limited partnership (KG) in 1973.