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Sennheiser 70 years
Founding of
Senn­heiser France
Prof. Dr. Fritz
Sennheiser founds
Laboratorium
Wennebostel (Lab W)
The number of em­
ployees reaches 250
for the first time and
the foundation for a
new building complex
is laid
The company is
renamed Sennheiser
electronic
Sennheiser opens a
second production
plant in Burgdorf
Prof. Dr. Fritz Senn­
heiser hands over the
management of
the company to his
son, Prof. Dr. Jörg
Sennheiser
Founding of
Senn­heiser Asia
Sennheiser opens a
third production
plant in Tullamore,
Ireland
Prof. Dr. Fritz Senn­
heiser is honored at
the 59th Academy
Awards for the
MKH 816 shotgun
microphone
Founding of
Senn­heiser UK
Founding of
Senn­heiser Nederland
and Sennheiser
Mexico
Founding of Senn­
heiser’s sales subsid­
iary in Germany
Studio microphone
specialist Georg
Neumann GmbH be­
comes part of the
Sennheiser Group
The National Academy
of Recording Arts and
Sciences awards its
Technical Grammy to
Georg Neumann GmbH
Sennheiser receives
an Emmy Award for
pioneering develop­
ments in RF wireless
technology
Founding of
Senn­heiser Electronic
Corporation, USA
1947 1950 1955
Lab W develops its
first microphone, the
DM 2 (MD 2)
1957
Lab W shows its first
mixing am­plifiers
and microphone
pre-amplifiers at
the 1950 Consumer
Electronics Fair
(Funkausstellung)
1958
Lab W develops a
wireless microphone
system for profes­
sional TV use in coop­
eration with German
broadcaster NDR
‘60 ‘64 ’68 ‘71
Introduction of
the classic MD 421
microphone
1977
The MKH 804
and MKH 805 are
the first models
in Sennheiser’s
legendary series
of MKH shotgun
microphones
1982/83
1987
Sennheiser unveils
the HD 414, the
world’s first open
headphones
1988
The classic MD 441
microphone is released
1990
The SK 2012-TV
bodypack transmitter
and the SKM 4031-TV
handheld transmitter
lay the foundation for
Sennheiser’s global
success in RF wireless
transmission tech­
nology
1991
Sennheiser launches
its NoiseGard active
noise reduction for
pilot headsets
1992
1993
Launch of the best
headphones in the
world: the electro­
static Orpheus with
tube amplifier
1995
Launch of the
SKM 5000 radio
microphone and
the SK 50 bodypack
transmitter, two
wireless classics
1996
Sennheiser wins the
German Industry
Innovation Award for
the AudioBeam
Sennheiser opens a
fourth production
plant in Albuquerque,
USA
Sennheiser receives
the German Industry
Innovation Award
in the ”small and me­
dium- sized enter­
prises” category for
its optical microphone
Founding of
Senn­heiser Belux and
Sennheiser Canada
1945
Founding of
Senn­heiser Nordic
1997
1998
Sennheiser launches
the evolution micro­
phone series
1999
Sennheiser launches
evolution wireless,
the company’s most
successful wireless
microphone series
to date.
2000
2002
2001
Launch of the
MKH 800, the first stu­
dio condenser micro­
phone to fully utilize
the wider frequency
range of the new digi­
tal audio formats
Prof. Dr. Fritz Senn­
heiser is awarded the
Audio Engineering
Society Gold Medal for
lifetime achievement
First installation of
the ground-breaking
visitor information
system GuidePort
Development of the
SK 5012, the world’s
smallest professional
bodypack transmitter
Founding of the joint
venture Sennheiser
Communications A/S,
Denmark
2003
Georg Neumann
GmbH develops the
first digital studio
microphone
Prof. Dr. Fritz Senn­
heiser is awarded the
Diesel Medal
2004
Loudspeaker specia­
list Klein + Hummel
joins the Sennheiser
Group
2005
Founding of
Senn­heiser Japan
Founding of
Senn­heiser Audio
Ltd., Moscow
Founding of
Senn­heiser India
2006
2007
Groundbreaking cere­
mony for a new pro­
duction and technology
center at the Senn­
heiser headquarters
2008
Sennheiser presents
the HD 800 top-ofthe-line dynamic
headphones
Founding of the
Sennheiser Media
record label
Founding of
Senn­heiser China
2009
Two new shotgun
microphones from
Sennheiser, the
MKH 8060 and
MKH 8070, set new
standards in terms
of sound quality
and reach
Prof. Dr. Jörg Senn­
heiser hands over
overall responsibility
for the company to
his sons Daniel and
Dr. Andreas Sennheiser
2011
Introduction of the
Digital 9000 wireless
microphone system
Groundbreaking
ceremony for the
Innovation Campus:
Sennheiser invests
in the expansion of
its corporate infra­
structure
2012
Opening of new
Sennheiser subsidiar­
ies in Switzerland and
Australia and New
Zealand
Sennheiser receives
the Philo T. Farnsworth
Award at the 65th
Primetime Emmy®
Engineering Awards
ceremony in Holly­
wood
2013
The digital HDVD 800
and analog HDVA 600
are Sennheiser’s first
headphone amplifiers
The Digital 9000
wireless microphone
system and HDVD 800
headphone amplifier
receive the “Out­
standing Technical
Achievement Award”
at the 29th Annual
TEC Awards
2014
The new MOMENTUM
headphones break
new ground in the con­
sumer segment
Sennheiser Communi­
cations introduces the
PRESENCE Bluetooth
mobile headset
Launch of the
MobileConnect
streaming system
We are not ready to stop
Seven decades of groundbreaking success have made Sennheiser an iconic Brand
in the world of sound. Headed by the third generation of the Sennheiser family
we are on a constant quest to innovate, improve and discover more on the path
to perfection – always one step ahead, for all our customers who love and work
with sound.
Sennheiser celebrates
its 70th anniversary
2015
Sennheiser intro­
duces its URBANITE
headphones