Sennheiser

About Sennheiser

Sennheiser produces primarily for the music industry, aviation and the entertainment industry. Sennheiser also manufactures consumer electronics for private customers. The company's first independently developed microphone was the MD2, which they presented to the market in 1947. The first shotgun microphone followed in 1956. A year later, Sennheiser produced 100 different types of products. In 1968, the world's first open headphones appeared, heralding the success story of Sennheiser headphones. Infrared transmission technology followed in the seventies and multi-channel wireless transmission in the eighties. In the early 90s, Sennheiser produced a limited edition of the famous Sennheiser Orpheus - a handmade, electrostatic headphone, directly driven by a tube amplifier - which is considered the most expensive headphone in the world.

Sennheiser - Innovation for the audio segment

Sennheiser stands for innovative strength and the highest quality and has received numerous patents and awards. These include two innovation prizes from German industry, the Scientific and Engineering Award, Emmy and Grammy. The consistent further development of technologies in acoustics and electronics is the key to expanding Sennheiser's strong market position.

Sennheiser worldwide

The Sennheiser Group, based in Wedemark (Hanover region), is one of the world's leading manufacturers of microphones, headphones and wireless transmission systems. In 2007, the family-owned company, founded in Germany in 1945, achieved a turnover of over 395 million euros with a foreign share of over 83%. Sennheiser employs almost 2000 people worldwide, 56% of them in Germany. Sennheiser manufactures in Germany, Ireland and the USA and is represented worldwide by subsidiaries in France, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark (Nordic), Russia, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Japan, China, Canada, Mexico and the USA, as well as by long-standing trading partners in many other countries. The companies Georg Neumann GmbH, Berlin (studio microphones), K + H Vertriebs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (Klein + Hummel studio monitors, installed sound) and the joint venture Sennheiser Communications A/S (headsets for PC, office and call centre) also belong to the Sennheiser Group.