History 1996 - 2000
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| 1996 |
Emmy Award for pioneering developments in RF wireless technology. |
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| 1996 |
Transformation of Sennheiser into a private limited company |
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| 1997 |
Founding of Sennheiser Vertrieb GmbH, Germany. |
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| 1997 |
Opening of a second R&D branch in Burbank, California. |
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| 1997 |
Launch of the LUCAS/DSP pro, a surround sound system for headphones. |
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| 1998 |
Sennheiser is the first company to launch stethoset headphones with RF wireless transmission (RS 2400). |
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| 1998 |
Launch of the evolution microphone series which revolutionizes the MI market. |  |
| 1999 |
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences awards their Technical Grammy to Georg Neumann GmbH. |  |
| 1999 |
The Surrounder for personal surround sound. |
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| 1999 |
Launch of the evolution wireless radio microphone series. |  |
| 1999 |
Sennheiser receives the German Industry Innovation Award for the optical microphone. |
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| 2000 |
Sennheiser earns the German Industry Innovation Award for the AudioBeam directional loudspeaker. |
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| 2000 |
Opening of a fourth Sennheiser plant in Albuquerque, USA. |
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| 2000 |
Launch of the MKH 800, the first studio condenser microphone to fully utilize the wider frequency range of the new digital audio formats. |
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| 2000 |
Sennheiser is Expo 2000’s product partner for professional sound. |
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| 2000 |
Opening of the most modern pro-duction building for microphones. |
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