Sennheiser

German company, known for headphones and microphones.

Fritz Sennheiser founded the company as Labor W in Wennebostel near Hanover in 1945, and from 1958 it was called Sennheiser. The first products were voltmeters and microphones.

The HD 414 of 1968 was the first open headphone on a large scale and the MD 421 of 1960 became a standard microphone. The company is still owned by the family.

The Sennheiser name on the headband.

The MD 421 microphone with its characteristic body.