Audio-Technica
Audio -Technica (Japanese株式会社 オーディオ テクニカ, Kabushiki - gaisha Odio Tekunika ) is a global group of companies with headquarters in Machida ( Tokyo Prefecture, Japan). Audio -Technica is concerned with the development, marketing and distribution of practical audio equipment for various applications. Originally known for the development of phono cartridges for turntables, manufactures Audio -Technica today additional microphones, headphones, wireless systems, mixers and other electronic products for use on stage, in the studio and at home.
Currently employs Audio-Technica 5,000 people worldwide, including around 15 staff in the German office in Wiesbaden.
History
The Audio -Technica Corporation was founded by Hideo Matsushita, Tokyo, Shinjuku -ku, in 1962. The hi-fi pickup AT-1 was the first product that brought the Audio -Technica Corporation to market and surrendered to manufacturers of audio components in Japan.
As early as 1963 made increasing sales and growing your business does the move to a new corporate campus required. The sale of high-end pickups AT -5 MM and semi - integrated tonearm AT -1001 began.
1964 Audio-Technica has developed its first elliptical diamond stylus, especially applicable for the newly introduced systems AT- AT- 3X and 5X.
In 1967 Audio-Technica with the delivery of vibration test equipment for measuring instruments manufacturers and brought the first VM phono cartridge with double magnet under his own patent on the market. The company's capital increased in the same year from an initial one million yen to 18 million yen.
The AT -700 Audio-Technica 1974 presented his first stereo headphone series and received in the same year at Stereo Components Grand Prix in the category " pick-ups ", the highest award for the AT -15E VM cartridge. Worldwide, the system was honored with other awards.
In 1985, the launch of the UniPoint series, the then world's smallest fixed miniature microphones in the conference area. The following year, Audio -Technica AT- presented the first boundary microphone AT871.
The introduction of the CD in the 1980s accompanied Audio -Technica with the production of laser scanners. 1987 presented Audio-Technica AT6195 PCF optical digital cable.
1990 Audio -Technica has been responsible for the installation of laser collimators with visible laser beam at the National Radio Observatory Nobeyama of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.
1993 Hideo Matsushita was appointed Chief Executive Officer. His position as President Kazuo Matsushita took over.
Products from Audio -Technica arrived at several Olympic Games used.
In 1998, Audio -Technica, the vacuum tube condenser microphone AT4060 for recording studio use on the market and introduced in 1999 the Adaptive Array Microphone AT895 ago - a DSP -driven and adaptive microphone array ( "array" ) of five elements that a enables adaptive directional recording.
Another technical progress achieved Audio -Technica in 2003 with the introduction of the AT3060, a tube microphone with phantom power and cardioid polar pattern, which is operated exclusively on a 48V DC phantom power.
In 2004, the manufacturer with the introduction of the AT2020 a new price-performance standard in the field of studio condenser microphones with cardioid characteristic.
2005 developed Audio -Technica world's first manufacturer UniGuard with thirteen patents, an overall system of protection against radio frequency interference, which affects every aspect of development and production of the product lines engineered sound and UniPoint Audio-Technica in the field of miniature condenser microphones for permanent installation.
Two years later, in 2007, made Audio-Technica ATH- ANC7 before the QuietPoint noise-canceling headphones, the ambient noise by up to 85% reduced. In addition, the Spectra Pulse technique was presented a novel application method of ultra - wideband technology in wireless transmission (UWB ). The Spectra Pulse UWB microphone system bypasses the increasingly congested RF bottleneck for a clearly intelligible audio signal without having known performance and configuration problems of conventional radio systems.
Audio -Technica Spectra Pulse ® - ultra-wideband system for outstanding performance in the category of " wireless technology " at the 24 " Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards " (TEC ) in 2008 honored. That same year, Audio-Technica also celebrated its 20 -year anniversary of the features of presidential debates with his microphone solutions.
In 2009, Audio -Technica prior to his first ribbon microphones AT4080 AT4081 and. The new " 40 " series of microphones Audio-Technica has been certified by the METALLIANCE.
In 2012 the company introduced a new " 50 " series of microphones with the AT5040 studio condenser microphone. The microphone is characterized by four rectangular microphone membranes that work on a proprietary summation.
Locations
The head office and production facility, Audio-Technica is since 1963 in Naruse / Machida near Tokyo. In 1982, the company's new headquarters in Machida, Tokyo was completed. From there, marketing and sales for Japan to be coordinated.
In 1971, the American branch, Audio -Technica U.S., Inc. was founded in Akron, Ohio, responsible for Marketing and Sales for U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America.
In Europe, Audio -Technica is currently represented by three offices: Leeds (1978 ), Wiesbaden (1999) and Paris ( 2009). From here, marketing and sales activities for Europe, Africa and the Middle East are coordinated.
Other locations are available in Taiwan (1988 ) and Singapore ( 1996).
Since April 1, 2010, there are an additional office in Budapest.