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21-495: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG ( / ˈ z ɛ n h aɪ z ər / , German pronunciation: [zɛnˈhaɪ̯zɐ] ) is a German audio equipment manufacturer headquartered in Wedemark . Sennheiser specializes in equipment for both the consumer and professional audio markets, including microphones , headphones , and loudspeakers . Founded in 1945 by Fritz Sennheiser , the company's professional media division has been under

42-551: A Scientific and Engineering Award for the industry-standard MKH 816 shotgun microphone. In 1991, Sennheiser Electronic GmbH acquired studio microphone manufacturer Georg Neumann GmbH , and moved Neumann microphone production into a newly-built level 100 cleanroom factory in Wedemark, while maintaining Neumann's official headquarters in Berlin. In 2003, Sennheiser entered into a joint venture with Danish company, William-Demant-Holding ,

63-415: A range of headphones and home entertainment speakers, for €200 million. Sennheiser's professional audio division continues to produce for live music, studio, broadcast, video, and film production, as well as spatial audio 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

84-412: A specialist in hearing aids, diagnostic technology, and personal communication, establishing Sennheiser Communications A/S. In 2005, Sennheiser acquired speaker manufacturer Klein + Hummel. Daniel Sennheiser, grandson of the founder, joined the company in 2008, as did his brother Andreas Sennheiser two years later. Both are company shareholders. On 1 July 2013 Daniel and Andreas Sennheiser were promoted to

105-497: A temporary store was located in New York City. Ambeo is a family of Sennheiser products dealing in 3D audio technologies. Sennheiser has been recording 9.1 music since 2010 and has developed an upmix algorithm that generates 9.1 music from conventional stereo recordings. The AMBEO Music Blueprints provide information about the recording, mixing, and playback of live music in 3D audio. The first AMBEO product to be introduced in 2016

126-846: A total of 21 sales subsidiaries and trading partners and is active in more than 50 countries. Sennheiser has research and development sites in Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Singapore, and the United States. In addition, the Innovation Campus in Wennebostel opened in 2015 with 7,000 m of space. The company invested 60.5 million euros in research and development in 2018. The company has factories in Wennebostel (Wedemark, near Hannover); Tullamore, Ireland (since 1990); Albuquerque, New Mexico (since 2000), and Brașov , Romania (since 2019). The factory at its Wennebostel headquarters focuses on products for

147-565: The MD 441 . Sennheiser transformed into a limited partnership ( KG ) in 1973. In 1980, the company entered the aviation market, supplying Lufthansa with aviation headsets . The company began producing modern wireless microphones in 1982, the same year founder Fritz Sennheiser handed the management of the company over to his son, Jörg Sennheiser. In 1987 at the 59th Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized Sennheiser with

168-514: 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, and the distribution company Sennheiser Electronics Corp. was founded in 1963. In 1968, the company introduced the world's first open-back headphones, the HD 414, and in 1971, Sennheiser introduced

189-553: The Sennheiser Media record label with the release of A Bu's first album. Sponsorship of the concert hall continued until August 2017. In 2019, Sennheiser acquired a majority stake in Dear Reality, a company that specializes in spatial audio algorithms and VR/AR audio software. In May 2021, Sonova Holding AG , a Swiss cochlear implant and hearing aid manufacturer, acquired Sennheiser's consumer audio division, which produces

210-440: 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,

231-523: 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. In 2022, Sennheiser acquired Merging Technologies . Sennheiser is headquartered in the municipality of Wedemark , Germany (near Hannover ). Its United States headquarters are located in Old Lyme, Connecticut . Sennheiser has

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252-736: The high-end consumer and professional audio markets. The Tullamore facility manufactures acoustic transducers for headphones and headsets. The Albuquerque facility manufacturers wireless systems and components for the US market, and the Brasov facility is focused on the assembly of products for both the professional and consumer markets. Some consumer products are made in China. The company opened its first Sennheiser store in 2016. Sennheiser now has seven stores in Berlin, San Francisco, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Mexico City, and Sydney and at its headquarters in Wedemark. In 2016,

273-565: The leadership of third-generation co-CEOs Daniel Sennheiser and Andreas Sennheiser since 2013. The Sennheiser Group has over 2,800 employees worldwide, and reported total sales of €756.7 million in 2019. Sennheiser's consumer audio division was acquired by Sonova Holding AG in May 2021. 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

294-429: The line, taking a total of nearly three hours for 150 km. Wedemark is twinned with: This Hanover Region location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Shanghai Concert Hall Cadillac·Shanghai Concert Hall is located on the intersection of Yan'an Road and South Tibet Road of Huangpu District , Shanghai . It was founded in 1930 as Nanking Theatre . In 1949, its name

315-696: The municipalities Burgwedel, Isernhagen, Langenhagen, Garbsen, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Lindwedel and Wietze (clockwise, beginning in the East). Wedemark consists of 16 formerly independent villages, with a total of nearly 30,000 inhabitants all together. Motorway A7 ( Hamburg – Hanover) marks the East border of Wedemark (motorway exits in Berkhof and Mellendorf), whereas to the South the A352 (motorway exit Langenhagen-Kaltenweide) runs towards

336-539: The north-western edge of Hanover. There are three train stations in Wedemark, namely in Bennemühlen, Mellendorf and Bissendorf, with half-hourly services to Hanover during weekdays. In Mellendorf and Bennemühlen there are also connecting trains on local line to Hamburg, with the line running through the Lüneburg Heath , and the towns of Schwarmstedt, Hodenhagen, Walsrode, Bad Fallingbostel, Soltau and Schneverdingen along

357-412: The position of co-CEO, responsible for Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG. In 2014, Sennheiser founded the new subsidiary Sennheiser Streaming Technology GmbH (SST), which develops streaming solutions for software and hardware. In March of the same year, Sennheiser assumed sponsorship of Shanghai Concert Hall , which was renamed Sennheiser Shanghai Concert Hall. At the same time, the company launched

378-401: 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,

399-465: 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

420-564: Was changed to Beijing Cinema . In 1959, it was renamed Shanghai Concert Hall. The hall can accommodate 1,122 seats, 640 on the ground floor and 482 on the second floor. The stage is 8.35 metres by 16 metres, covering around 100 sq. metres. The Concert Hall was designed by Chinese architect Fan Wenzhao (范文照) in European style. In order to make way for Yan'an Elevated Road , the hall was relocated in 2007. The project embarked at 10 am on April 15, and cost 50 million RMB. The 5,800 ton concert hall

441-619: Was the AMBEO VR Mic for professional VR/AR/XR sound recording. Sennheiser created the first augmented audio listening accessory for Magic Leap ’s AR/VR goggles, the AMBEO AR One. In July 2022, the company began collaborating with Netflix to produce "spatial audio" tracks for its original productions, downmixed to stereo from the original multi-channel versions. In February 2023, Netflix expanded this support to over 700 films and television series. Wedemark Wedemark's neighbors are

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