Industry | Audio equipment |
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Founded | 1962; 58 years ago Shinjuku, Tokyo |
Founder | Hideo Matsushita |
Headquarters | , Japan |
Kazuo Matsushita (President) | |
Products | |
Website | audio-technica.com |
- Dec 05, 2017 Ranking second overall, the Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB was bested only by the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon in our testing. Though the AT-LP120XUSB's sound quality is just slightly inferior to that of the Debut Carbon, its additional features, convenient built-in preamp, and lower price point make it a better choice for most people.
- The AT440MLa has been discontinued and has been updated to the new model AT440MLb.MicroLine® shaped diamond tip for better high frequency response with less wear and distortion than elliptical.
Audio-Technica Corporation (株式会社オーディオテクニカ, Kabushiki Kaisha Ōdio Tekunika) is a Japanese company that designs and manufactures professional microphones, headphones, turntables, phonographic magnetic cartridges, and other audio equipment.
Free Shipping on All Orders. Support; Headphones. Audio-Technica US, Inc. Reserves the right to revoke any stated offer, cancel orders, and to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions in any stated offer or price, including after an order has been submitted and whether or not the order has been confirmed and your payment processed. Audio-Technica designs, distributes and manufactures problem-solving audio equipment. Initially known for state-of-the-art phonograph cartridges, Audio-Technica now creates high-performance microphones, headphones, wireless systems, mixers and electronic products for home and professional use.
Company history[edit]
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ATH-M50 headphones
Audio-Technica was established in 1962 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, by Hideo Matsushita as a phonograph cartridge manufacturer. Its first products were the AT-1 and the AT-3 MM stereo phono cartridges. Business rapidly developed and Audio-Technica expanded into other fields. The headquarters and factory moved in 1965 to the current address in Naruse, Machida, Tokyo.[1] In 1969, the company began exporting phono cartridges worldwide and launched the first microcassette recorders.[2]
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In 1972, Audio-Technica established its US arm in Fairlawn, Ohio, and started shipping VM phono cartridges to European manufacturers. In 1974, the company developed its first headphones, the AT-700 series, launched the same year. The AT-800 series of microphones were introduced in 1978 and in the same year the UK establishment in Leeds began operation.[1]
In 1986, the company developed RCA cables with 'pure copper' produced with the continuous metal casting process (PCOCC), invented and developed between 1982 and 1985 by Atsumi Ohno.[3] In the same year, the company launched the AT33ML/OCC phono cartridge, the first made with PCOCC materials. In 1988, another Audio-Technica subsidiary is founded in Taiwan.[1]
In 1990s, Audio-Technica introduced several large-diaphragm condenser microphones for studio use: the AT4033 cardioid microphone in 1991,[1] the AT4050 multi-pattern in 1995,[4] and the AT4060 vacuum tube cardioid microphone in 1998;[5] the AT895, a DSP-controlled five-element microphone array providing adaptive directional audio acquisition, was introduced in 1999.[1] In 1996, the Southeast Asian establishment began operation in Singapore.[1]
In 2008, the company celebrated the 20th anniversary of supplying microphones for US Presidential Debates. For their 50th anniversary, Audio-Technica celebrated at Consumer Electronics Show 2012, debuting their AT-LP1240-USB USB DJ Turntable[6] and ATH-CKS55i.[7]
In 2017, Audio-Technica Pure Digital Drive Wireless Headphone ATH-DSR9BT received CES Innovation Honoree Awards[8] by using Trigence Dnote Technology.[9]
Audio equipment supplier[edit]
Since the late 1990s, Audio-Technica supplied microphones and headphones for US television shows such as the Big Brother, Deal or No Deal, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions and several international events:
Period | Event | Editions |
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1996–present | Summer Olympic Games | Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012[10] |
2002–present | Winter Olympic Games | Salt Lake City 2002, Torino 2006, Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014, Pyeongchang 2018[10] |
1998–2013 | Grammy Awards | 1998–2013[11] |
2019 | MotoGP | 2019[12] |
Technology[edit]
An Audio-Technica AT815a shotgun microphone
An Audio-Technica AT-95e MM phono cartridge
One of their most famous products was a battery-operated, portable record player called Mister Disc that was sold in the U.S. in the early 1980s.[citation needed]
In 2005, Audio-Technica developed 'Uniguard', a method for making microphones resistant to radio frequency interference from cell phones, Bluetooth devices, wireless computer networks and walkie-talkies. 13 patents were involved in bringing the feature to fruition, as company engineers modified many different elements of microphone construction and operation. Over 50 existing Audio-Technica microphone models have been upgraded with the new RFI-resistant technology.[13][14][15]
Notable products[edit]
AT3035 microphone
- Audio-Technica AT770 (Mister Disc) - a portable vinyl record player
- Audio-Technica AT2020 - a medium-diaphragm cardioid condenser microphone
- Audio-Technica ATH-WS55 - over-ear consumer Solid Bass headphones
- Audio-Technica ATH-WS99BT - over-ear consumer Solid Bass headphones (53 mm drivers, Bluetooth 3, Class 2)
- Audio-Technica ATH-M50 - over-ear professional studio monitor headphones
- Audio-Technica ATH-M50x - over-ear professional studio monitor headphones (Successor to the ATH-M50)
- Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7 - over-ear headphones
- Audio-Technica ATH-SR5BT - On-Ear Wireless High-Resolution Audio Headphones
- Air Dynamic Series - circumaural audiophile open air headphones
- Audio-Technica ATH-AD500 - 40 mm drivers
- Audio-Technica ATH-AD700 - 53 mm drivers, angled
- Audio-Technica ATH-AD900 - 53 mm drivers, reduced bass roll off
- Audio-Technica ATH-R70x - 45 mm drivers
- Audio-Technica ATH-CKS55 - Consumer Solid Bass in-ear buds
- Audio-Technica AT-LP120-USB - mid-range turntable
- Audio-Technica AT-LP1240-USB - USB DJ Turntable
- Audio-Technica AT-95e - Turntable cartridge for Hi-Fi setups
- Audio-Technica AT11E - Turntable cartridge for Hi-Fi setups
- Audio-Technica ATH-DSR9BT - Pure Digital Drive Wireless Headphones
See also[edit]
Audio Technica Product Serial Number On Onyx Studio
References[edit]
- ^ abcdef'About Us'. Audio-Technica. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^'Audio-Technica'. www.gearogs.com. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ patent, Ohno, Atsumi, 'Continuous metal casting', issued 1985-05-07
- ^'Audio-Technica AT4050 ST'. www.soundonsound.com. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^'Audio–Technica AT4060A'. www.soundonsound.com. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^Fenlon, Wesley (12 January 2012). 'Article about Audio-Technica's 2012 CES presence'. Tested.com. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^'Audio Technica 2012 CES Press Release about ATH-CKS55i Headphones'. Audio-technica.com. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^'Audio-Technica's ATH-DSR9BT Pure Digital Drive Wireless Headphones and AT-ART1000 Direct Power System Phono Cartridge Win CES 2017 Innovation Honoree Awards'. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^'Dnote Technology, 'Pure Digital' Audio'. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ ab'About Audio-Technica'. eu.audio-technica.com. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^Business, AVNetwork Staff2013-02-13T00:00:00Z. 'GRAMMY Awards Show Uses Audio-Technica Microphones'. systemscontractor. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^Sports, Dorna. 'Audio-Technica: capturing the sound of MotoGP™'. www.motogp.com. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^'Sound & Video Contractor, January 1, 2006. John McJunkin. Audio-Technica UniPoint Line: New improvements to a solid and reliable line of microphones'. Svconline.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^Audio Courses dot com. Audio-Technica Provides UniGuard RFI Protection for New Engineered Sound IntegArchived 7 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^'Audio Technica. Audio-Technica's UniGuard technology: Protection from Radio Frequency Interference'. Audio-technica.com. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
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Unless otherwise specified in this policy, the following warranty standard shall apply to new products purchased by Technical Audio Group (TAG) customers Australia wide only. TAG may modify the conditions for its warranty from time to time, provided that such modifications only apply to products that have not yet been sold to customers
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WARRANTY PERIOD
- 5 Years Limited Warranty on all Wired Microphones purchased from August 1st 2018 (1 Year Limited Warranty if purchased prior to August 1st 2018)
- 1 Year Limited Warranty on all other Audio-Technica products
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TECHNICAL AUDIO GROUP
Service Department Unit 19, 43-53 Bridge Road,
STANMORE NSW 2048, AUSTRALIA
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Minor faults or deviations in the quality of a product which do not affect the product’s value or fitness for its intended purpose; faults due to “Wear and Tear”; the unit was, dropped, bounced, crushed, soaked or exposed to excessive high temperatures, voltages, electrostatic or electromagnetic fields; any accessories supplied with the product (rechargeable and disposable batteries); faults resulting from improper use (e.g. Operating errors, mechanical damage, incorrect operating voltage); proper use for the purposes of this warranty is defined as use of the product under the conditions stated in the instructions for use; any modification of TAG product(s) effected by you or a third party, unless TAG has given its prior written consent to the nature and extent of the modification; faults of which the purchaser was already aware at the time of purchase; TAG products purchased at auction or from an unauthorised dealer.
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