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Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG ( / ˈzɛnhaɪzər /, 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 ...
Headphones are also known as earphones [1] or, colloquially, cans. [2] Circumaural (around the ear) and supra-aural (over the ear) headphones use a band over the top of the head to hold the drivers in place. Another type, known as earbuds or earpieces, [1] consists of individual units that plug into the user's ear canal.
Sennheiser went into business for himself, and achieved early success with a tube voltmeter and microphone, both of which were purchased by Siemens. Later products in the 1950s included his invention of the shotgun microphone, early wireless microphones as well as its distinctive headphones that fit over the ear with flat, disc-shaped ...
Singer Cody Simpson using a wireless microphone headset in a 2013 concert in Montreal. A wireless microphone, or cordless microphone, is a microphone without a physical cable connecting it directly to the sound recording or amplifying equipment with which it is associated. Also known as a radio microphone, it has a small, battery-powered radio ...
Sennheiser MD 441. The Sennheiser MD 441 is a large-diaphragm dynamic microphone introduced by Sennheiser in 1971. [1] Following the introduction of the MD 21 in 1953 and the Sennheiser MD 421 in 1960, the MD 441 was widely-used for radio and television reporting and was often seen as part of political appearances around the world.
In the UK, use of wireless microphone systems requires a Wireless Telegraphy Act license, except for the license free bands of 173.8–175.0 MHz and 863–865 MHz, sometimes referred to as "Channel 70" (not to be confused with TV Channel 69, which was 854–862 MHz and always required a license from JFMG Ltd [1] although licences are no longer ...
Electro-Voice RE20. Stevie Wonder singing into an RE20 in 1973. The Electro-Voice RE20 is an American professional cardioid dynamic microphone, commonly used in broadcasting applications since 1968. Designed by Electro-Voice using the company's patented Variable-D technology and a large-diaphragm element, it has been described as an industry ...
Phantom power, in the context of professional audio equipment, is DC electric power equally applied to both signal wires in balanced microphone cables, forming a phantom circuit, to operate microphones that contain active electronic circuitry. [1] It is best known as a convenient power source for condenser microphones, though many active direct ...