Lead Patron Sir Paul McCartney with the new LIPA companions (l/r): David Stark, founder and editor of Song Link; Prof. Dr. Jrg Sennheiser; actress Lynda Bellingham; and educationalist Sir Ken Robinson
and business awareness. The curriculum is holistic. It embraces those who perform and those who make performance possible, requiring each student to extend their major skillset into both performing and non-performing allied abilities, as well as business skills and intellectual development. Every LIPA show is a collaboration between students, each delivering a different skill. LIPAs approach attracts people from around the world; one third of the student body is international the fourth highest of any higher education institute in the UK. By the time that Sir Paul McCartney (Lead Patron and Co-Founder) and Mark Featherstone-Witty (Principal and Co-Founder) met in May 1989, each had been motivated to put serious energy into the project. Paul initially wanted to rescue his old school building from collapse; Mark had been inspired by the 1980 film FAME to devise a new performing arts curriculum; one which would provide the best possible chance of a sustained career in one of the toughest career choices. In January 1996, LIPA opened. Ten years later, LIPA graduates appear on TV, film, London theater, international shows. They have hit singles. They work for Sony/BMG, MTV, Discovery Channel and Lucas Arts. They engineer for Britney Spears and produce for the Arctic Monkeys to name but a fraction of the achievements in detail, scope and destination. Prof. Dr. Jrg Sennheiser: We were fascinated right from the start by the idea of an institute that trains young artists and their technical counterparts under one roof. And we have supported that idea ever since the foundation of LIPA by giving lectures and providing scholarships for students studying for the Sound Technology BA Degree. Sennheiser also presents Student Achievement Awards every year in recognition of special personal achievements by students. The students are also able to work with the latest Sennheiser and Neumann products, for example with our wireless microphone systems and studio microphones. The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts awards the title Companion in recognition of outstanding achievement in the service of art and entertainment and honors those who share their knowledge and their experience with the students. Mark Featherstone-Witty: Sennheiser provides the fuel of support to propel the vehicle of future talent. Their practical friendship is treasured. [www.lipa.ac.uk]
Master sound engineer Gregor Zielinsky welcomes the participants of the Live Mixing Workshop

Everything ready for the Road Show: the Convention Centre in Sennheiser colors
Sharmila Sahai sets out the targets for Sennheiser India aiming at a market share of 7% in the first financial year
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There are 50 years between these two products: Sennheisers first pocket transmitter, the SK 1001 (1957), and the latest SK 5212 bodypack transmitter
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50 Years of Wireless Sennheiser Microphones
German Radio, TV and Phono Exhibition, Frankfurt, August 1957: Lab W showcases its entire microphone range, various audio measuring instruments and mixing amplifiers for cinemas. One silver microphone, however, seems to be fairly special: it is connected to a gently curved, pocket book-sized transmitter bound in leather.
The RF specialists around Prof. Dr. Fritz Sennheiser talk to interested visitors about their first wireless model, developed in close cooperation with German broadcaster NDR. Today Lab W is called Sennheiser electronic, and it is hard to imagine our modern life without wireless microphone technology. People pulling long cables in TV shows, concerts, films, events and reports is a thing of the past. The story of our wireless microphones is one about maintaining close customer relations, explains Prof. Dr. Jrg Sennheiser. It is closely tied to broadcasting organizations because wireless microphones were initially only considered for professional use, for reporters really. NDR predecessor NWDR was already using wireless microphone systems for outdoor broadcasts. The first Sennheiser transmitter, operating with a tube and several batteries, had only a short life span. With its successor, the SK 1002, launched in 1958, not only had the pocket transmitter become considerably smaller thanks to transistors, but Sennheiser had now identified a strong partner for wireless microphones in Telefunken. Both companies marketed the new-found wireless freedom under the brand name mikroport. Transmission took place on two channels licensed by the German postal authorities.
Still the size of a paperback book: the SK 1001

The T 201 receiver

From tubes to transistors: the SK 1002 (r.)
On screen More technological enhancements to the wireless microphone followed at lightning speed. When Sennheiser electronic unveiled the SK 1004 in 1962, they also produced their first wireless microphone for the amateur: Mikroport Junior allowed live wireless transmission over a normal UKW radio. Meanwhile on TV, the wireless Sennheiser microphone became a long-running guest of the big Saturday night shows in Germany. At the end of the 1960s, the SK 1008, a delightful transmitter with a plug-on microphone head, and the small MKH 124/125 RF condenser microphone with its huge frequency response of 20-20,000 Hz enjoyed TV careers. In the late 1970s, Sennheiser launched its first modular rack-mount receiver. The user-friendly EM 1026 had up to six receiver modules, an excellent large-signal behavior and high interference resistance. Pssst! At around the same time there was a quantum

leap in technology for wireless microphones: noise reduction became the magic word, reducing the RF noise usually found with radio microphones. In 1979 Sennheiser introduced HiDyn, its own compander system, together with the new SK 1012 transmitter. New compact receivers and tried-and-tested receiver systems benefited from the new quiet technology.

1960 1966

Sennheisers first one-piece the SK 1008 has its transmitter electronics installed in the microphone body
SK 1007 bodypack transmitter with MK 12 microphone
Farewell long antennas. The 1980s heralded a new era: UHF broadcasting initially only possible in Germany for TV broadcasts made wireless audio transmissions much more fail-safe. In 1982 and 1983, Sennheiser developed the SKM 4031 TV hand-held transmitter, the SK 2012 TV pocket transmitter, the EM 1036 TV receiver system and the EK 2012 TV mini receiver for German TV. Prof. Dr. Jrg Sennheiser: This new generation of wireless products was of such high quality and so fail-safe during broadcasting that you really could put your wired microphone to one side. The VHF spectrum, where older equipment worked, was much more susceptible to disruptions. With the new UHF models we laid the foundations for the success of wireless Sennheiser microphones for years to come.
The modular EM 1026 rack receiver
SK 1012 with noise reduction
SER 20 reporters transmitter with PLL synthesizer technology
SK 2012 TV bodypack transmitter and SKM 4031 TV handheld transmitter
Around the world And the success enjoyed was huge because RF technology from Sennheiser in combination with tiny clip-on microphones consistently found itself included on equipment lists for major musicals. Because of its reliability, wireless Sennheiser technology started travelling the world with the hits from Cats and Starlight Express. In 1987, Sennheiser engineers developed remote computer monitoring for the EM 1036 the first of its kind. Sound engineers could now centrally control and monitor all important transmitter and receiver parameters on a computer.

In 1988 another important step was taken: the SER 20 reporters transmitter was the first Sennheiser product to make use of new PLL synthesizer technology. This meant that Mikroport could be used in the UHF frequency band with complete flexibility, and that even bigger wireless multichannel microphone systems could be created. 1992 and 1993 saw the launch of the wireless classic SKM 5000 (hand-held transmitter), the SK 50 and SK 250 (bodypack transmitters) as well as the modular receiver system EM 1046, later renamed the 5000 series. HiDyn plus technology further enhanced noise suppression.
launched it had the size of the battery pack of the SK 250. In 2002, another coup, this time with the studio expert Georg Neumann: developers in Berlin and Wedemark combined a Sennheiser transmitter with a Neumann capsule leading to the SKM 5000 N, with the legendary Neumann sound conquering concert stages around the world. In 2004, the second generation of evolution wireless was launched, and in 2005 and 2006 the new generation of the 5000 series.
And the future? Of course it would be great if we could simply enjoy this anniversary and our top new products, like the SKM 5200 hand-held transmitter, the SK 5212 bodypack transmitter or the EM 3732 twin receiver. But all the successes we have been celebrating with our wireless technology are being jeopardized now by the impending sell-off of UHF spectrum, explains Volker Bartels, Speaker of the Sennheiser Executive Committee. The consequences for the whole entertainment sector would be disastrous. There would no longer be room for radio microphones. Not reserving a spectrum for wireless microphones would mean the end of lavish stage shows, the end of major productions, concert tours and musicals. Complete freedom of movement on stage as made possible by wireless microphones and wireless monitoring would be a thing of the past. But Im an optimist. I think that everyone involved can reach a sensible solution together, with our pioneering RF technology guaranteeing breathtaking stage shows for the future.

Times are changing.

With the new wireless generation, Sennheiser once and for all proved itself to be the specialist for ambitious multi-channel solutions. Thanks to excellent product quality and precise frequency planning, the number of microphone channels operating in parallel was growing to increasingly vertiginous levels. On the French national holiday in 2000, for example, 106 microphone channels were on air thirty years earlier, people were delighted at getting a third transmission frequency licensed

evolution wireless In 1999 Sennheiser created its most successful wireless range to date with evolution wireless consisting of three lines covering almost every use, with musicians being particularly big fans. Miniaturization continued: in 2001 the SK 5012 bodypack transmitter was

The SK 50

The latest generation: SK 5212 bodypack transmitter and SKM 5200 handheld transmitter
A new standard: the EM 3732 twin receiver
The SKM 5000 N: Sennheiser transmitter with Neumann sound
soundings 1/07 International Stories Central Europe
The first year was really phnomenal Germanys unique experimental landscape, which is supported by Sennheiser and other partners, has already inspired hundreds of thousands of visitors. They marvelled at the fascinating and exciting world of natural science and technology, all staged within a stunning building designed by star architect Zaha Hadid. Over more than 9,000 square meters of floor space, people of all ages can discover amazing, fundamental and sometimes even puzzling scientific phenomena at 250 interactive Experimental Stations. The exhibits come from nine countries and were specially built for phno and some of them can only be seen in Wolfsburg. The exhibition has been put together by Joe Ansel, one of the pioneers of the American Science Center movement, and a developer of several of the exhibits. And the Experimental Stations are not all that phno has to offer: three hands-on laboratories, a science theater, a show crater and the Forum of Ideas reveal further fascinating subjects from the world of science and technology. More than anything else, phno is about having fun, being curious and expanding your knowledge, says Dr. Wolfgang Guthardt, initiator of the project and director of phno. We deliberately avoid giving visitors a specific route through the exhibition. Each visitor can find their own individual way around our experimental landscape, and concentrate on the things they are most interested in. Experimenting at phno means, for example, admiring a four meter high fire tornado, the biggest in the world, setting a ball in motion with your brainwaves alone, floating on a flying carpet, making sounds visible, or generating electricity for household appliances just by using your muscles. phnos latest project, Time Phenomena in cooperation with FEMO e.V., Knigslutter, the State Natural History Museum in Braunschweig, the TU Braunschweig and the PTB Braunschweig was groundbreaking in the truest sense of the word: in March and April 2007, the experimental landscape went back in time. Right in front of the building, a hole was drilled meter for meter into the ground. As the rock samples were brought to the surface, they brought with them the history of the earth ready to be examined in phnos own geological laboratory. [www.phaeno.de]

The publics favorite exhibit: the fire tornado
Curtain up on the Childrens Sea Stories
It rustles and rushes, burbles and sways,
accompanied, of course, by music. These were the Sea Stories told by pupils from the Center for Deaf and Blind Children in Hanover last November on the stage of their schools theater. The sound of the voices, music and singing came over loud and clear, filling every corner of the theater thanks to Sennheiser technology. The Center approached us in the fall to ask whether we might provide a microphone system for this project, said Hans-Jrgen Lau from Sennheiser Event Support. Due to their disability, a lot of the children have problems with pronunciation, and it would have been almost impossible to understand them on stage without some support from microphones. Fortunately, Hans-Jrgen Lau
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phno Wolfsburg: Discovering the World
Unique architecture: for phno, Zaha Hadid has created an adventure landscape with craters, caves, terraces and plateaus

phno (3)

Tomorrows scientists at work
and his team were able to help out straight away. We installed the entire system, from the mixing console to the cables, and managed to get everything ready before the dress rehearsal, Lau remembers. It was great to see how much energy the kids put into the show. Shortly before Christmas, some of the pupils from the Center for Deaf and Blind Children and their teacher Jule Weltner visited Sennheisers headquarters in Wedemark to express their thanks in person to Susanne Seidel, President Global Marketing: We felt like real professionals on stage, remarked Jule Weltner. Its a real pleasure for Sennheiser to be able to help, said Susanne Seidel, and asked the children to tell her some of their Sea Stories once again.
Susanne Seidel, President of Global Marketing (2nd from l.) met with Jule Weltner (3rd from l.) and her pupils

Doris Schtz

guidePORTImpaired Around Lbecks Guides the Visually Ice World
Take 150 tons of ice, 200 cubic meters of snow, a thermal tent that generates Arctic temperatures and a sophisticated lighting system: this was the recipe for success at Lbecks Ice World, the ice sculpture sensation that delighted visitors of all ages for six weeks last winter.
The main characters of the animated film Ice Age 2 The Meltdown were depicted as gigantic ice sculptures, and were so cleverly displayed in colored light effects that one could almost expect Sid the sloth, Manny the mammoth and Diego the sabre-toothed tiger to come alive at any moment and set off on their next crazy adventure. But the exhibition was not only visually exciting. In cooperation with the Schleswig-Holstein Association for the Blind and Partially Sighted, a guidePORT system from Sennheiser also made it possible for blind and visually impaired visitors to enjoy the icy exhibition. A skilled team of describers from the Association produced audio versions of Ice World that allowed blind and partially sighted people to have a vivid experience of the sculptures on show. Our visually impaired visitors were very impressed by the audio tour with guidePORT, said Jana Krbis from Lbecks tourist office. It was important for us to make sure that blind and partially sighted people were also able to enjoy this special winter festival, and our audio tours were the ideal solution. More than 110,000 ice fans went to see the incredible sculptures. Preparations are now underway for the next edition of Sand World, with the grand opening planned for the beginning of July 2007 on the beach at Travemnde. There, visitors will marvel at sand statues up to twelve meters high and enjoy a personal guided tour with guidePORT.

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Sennheiser Supports

Mwamba nzi? Whats new? This
has been the question on everyones lips ever since the Zambian parish of Chikuni got its own community-based radio station. Chikuni itself consists of little more than around 80 huts and the Chikuni Mission. But some 250,000 people live within a 70-kilometer radius and it is for these people that the radio station delivers entertainment and education to one of the poorest regions in the world. Since it opened in 2000, Radio Chikuni has been broadcasting not only the latest news on UHF-FM, but also advice on health and agriculture as well as school radio for children. Today, Radio Schools provide lessons for around 1,000 children, who would otherwise have to travel 50 kilometers to school everyday on foot! Pupils taking part in this distance learning get extremely good results in international tests, which is a tremendous success for the project. The radios are powered by solar energy, supported by the German NGO ewe (Eine-Welt-Engagement One World Commitment), Mayah-Communications and Sennheiser. Last summer, Radio Chikuni was presented with two eH 350 headphones, two MKE 44 P stereo microphones

Radio Chikuni

Production with the eH 350
MKE 44 P stereo microphones are used for music
and two MD 42 reporters microphones, which have since been in permanent use. After all, the small radio station is on the air 19 hours a day. Radio Chikuni helps people to educate themselves and to give their children a better future, said Dr. Wolfgang Niehoff, Director of Product Technology at Sennheiser, Its always a great joy for us to be able to help with such projects. In the meantime, Radio Chikuni has also become a vital resource for Tonga culture. This typical traditional music with its homemade instruments is an important part of the culture and identity of the region and is celebrated every year in a two-day festival with 120 bands. The pre-selection process for this grand finale is organized by Radio Chikuni with Sennheiser technology. [www.chikuniradio.org]
On the Top of the World with Sennheiser: the Portuguese Mountaineer

Joo Garcia

Even if you want to reach the top of the world, you have to start at the bottom somewhere. That also applies to the Portuguese mountaineer Joo

Garcia, who, in May 2006, climbed the 8,586-meter summit of Kangchenjunga in India, the third-highest mountain in the world with a wireless Sennheiser microphone in his backpack. The 39-year-old climber was born in Lisbon, at sea level. As a 15-year-old he discovered his passion for climbing in the Portuguese mountains of the Serra da Estrela, at 1,993 meters the highest mountain range in Portugal. In May 1999 he became the first Portuguese man to reach the summit of Mount Everest without the aid of supplementary oxygen. Last year, he The mountain-worthy evolution wireless began his project conquista dos Picos do Mundo (Conquering the World Peaks) by climbsystem was donated by the Portuguese ing Kangchenjunga. By 2010 he intends to have climbed all of the fourteen eight-thouSennheiser partner Magnelusa sanders without using supplementary oxygen. To date, he has only eight left. This time, his fellow countrymen at home were able to follow his ascent on their TV screens, as Garcia regularly sent short reports and live recordings of his battle with the mountain back to Portugal for a private TV station. The evolution wireless ew 112-p microphone system he carried with him proved that it is still possible to produce excellent sound even in the extremely thin atmosphere of a mountain peak. Not only that, the microphone system from Wedemark (a mere 48 meters above sea level) was seemingly unaffected by the biting cold, the scorching sun and the incredibly rough conditions of a mountaineers backpack. Joo Garcia will soon be off on his next expedition: K2 (8,611 meters) is next in line this summer, followed by Makalu (8,463 meters) in spring 2008 and Manaslu (8,163 meters) in fall 2008. 13
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The Pirates Trail for the sound and light show, guidePORT cell transmitters transmit five languages directly to the visitors receivers
A warm welcome for pirates

Jaromir Kavan

New Sigmund Freud Museum in the Czech Town of Prbor
Whenever one thinks of the famous founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, one automatically thinks of Vienna. But Freud was actually born in the town of Freiburg, Moravia nowadays Pbor in the Czech Republic r on May 6, 1856.
To celebrate the 150th birthday of the most famous son of this quiet Czech town, his birthplace was re-opened last May as the Sigmund Freud Museum by President Vaclav Havel. The fact that Freud only spent the first two years of his life there is not so important: after all, his work in particular shows how crucial and influential these early years are in a persons life. During the Cold War, a memorial to Freud was politically undesirable, so the building was home to various people and businesses. But when the Berlin Wall came down and the borders were opened, the town was able to buy the house and restore it to its original appearance in 1856. The Freud Museum offers a fascinating insight into the family, career and work of the towns most famous former resident, going far beyond his life in Pr bor. A guidePORT system from Sennheiser ensures that a tour of the museum is not only varied and entertaining, but also helps foreign visitors to have better access to the wealth of documents and exhibits. We offer the tour in Czech, German, English and Russian, said Mirek Ruzicka, a member of the museum staff. Around 3,000 visitors have already found their way to Freuds birthplace. Many of them have never used anything like guidePORT before, said Ruzicka, but once they try it, they think its wonderful. We are very pleased about this and very satisfied with the response.

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Sennheisers guidePORT Shows Visitors Around a World Heritage Site
Equipped with an audio guide and a fully illustrated city map, visitors can set off to explore the picturesque city of Campeche on the Mexican peninsula of Yucatn with guidePORT explaining the most beautiful colonial buildings and impressive fortifications of the walled city. Campeche owes its well-preserved fortifications to pirates, for whom the coastal city was an extremely attractive target in the seventeenth century. Today, the times of plundering and marauding pirates are over, but their ghosts can still be seen in the San Jos El Alto bastion every night, when guidePORT brings such infamous characters as Henry Morgan and Diego el Mulato back to life
Sennheisers Mexican partner Gilsama SA de CV has installed three guidePORT systems in Campeche and in the ruined Mayan city of Edzn around 40 miles to the south east, ensuring that these valuable historic sites on the Yucatn peninsula can be enjoyed in five different languages. In Campeche, 85 guidePORT receivers show tourists around the historic town center that UNESCO lists as a World Cultural Heritage site. Starting at Casa 6, a grand Moorish-style residence, visitors explore the city on their very own route. 112 texts stored in the receivers provide them with detailed information on churches, sections of the gigantic fortifications, museums and historic buildings in Spanish, English, French, German or Italian. Once the town has been explored and the sun sets over Campeche, its time to set off on the Pirates Trail. At the main gate to the city, the excellently preserved Puerta de Tierra, or Land Gate, located in the San Jos El Alto bastion, visitors exchange their receivers and hear all about cannons, powder kegs and armories as well as the bravery of Campeches citizens in their battle against raiders. An elaborate sound and light show brings the pirates back to life as they storm the city once again On the Pirates Trail the visitors receivers access five stored recordings and play two real-time audio (RTA) events that are sent fully synchronized from cell transmitters directly to the receivers in five languages. The first RTA event is played to the visitors in an auditorium inside the fortification walls: the film depicting the pirate attacks is triggered by a small identifier concealed at the entrance to the auditorium. The second RTA event overtakes the visitors as they leave the narrow parapets of the fortress walls. Just as the guests reach the stairs, actors and the Phantom of the Pirates are waiting for them with the audio track once again being provided by guidePORT, explains Ing. Julio Resndiz Ortiz, Technical Manager of Gilsama. The dramatic finale then takes place on the fortress walls, with real sword fights and cannon shots. Here too, guidePORT transmits the sound and translations in real time, triggered by an induction loop located all around the audience. Altogether, 150 receivers, seven identifiers and four cell transmitters are used in the fortifications. Campeche is also the starting point for a visit to the ruined Mayan city of Edzn, which enjoyed its heyday between 600 and 900 AD. The ceremonial center of the city with its more than 40-meter-high temple has been extensively restored. The remains of the irrigation system of the city, which was founded around 600 to 300 BC, are also impressive. Once again, guidePORT proves to be a well-informed companion as its 40 receivers take you around the sites of Edzn. 32 events tell about the buildings, relate legends and play the music of the original inhabitants ensuring that visitors are completely immersed in the lost world of the Mayas.

PXC 350 and PXC 450 Headphones
In the past, travel headphones with these deluxe features still posed one problem, says Product Manager Sven Wilhelmsen. They screened off all unwanted outside noise so thoroughly that it was not possible to carry on a conversation without removing the headphones, even when the NoiseGard system was switched off. The new TalkThrough function now offers an innovative solution to that problem. This revolutionary technology works with the help of efficient miniature microphones which record the noise from the immediate environment. The headphone electronics then distinguish between simple noise e.g. from engines and sounds such as the voice of the person sitting next to you, which are isolated and passed on into your ears. At last it is possible to enjoy a conversation without removing your headphones and, above all, without having to resort to a model which has no noise filter system, comments Sven Wilhelmsen. Both models feature an exclusive design, which is just as stylish as high-end models for home use. Soft padding on the headband and circumaural ear pads guarantee maximum comfort. Both ear pads and the single-sided cable are replaceable so that users can be sure of long-lasting enjoyment of these sturdy headphones. Both models can be folded up easily and quickly and carried in a space-saving practical transport case. They are supplied complete with adapters for inflight entertainment systems (3.5 mm double mono) and 6.3 mm (1/4) jacks.
TalkThrough function: the PXC 450
Both models fold away for easy travelling
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TourGuide 2020-D

Optimum quality and communication reliability these are the key benefits of digital audio transmission. Sennheiser has launched the first visitor guidance system with digital wireless transmission in the license-free band.
TourGuide 2020-D offers up to six channels for reliable information transmission in museums, during factory tours and at tourist attractions. Users can benefit from this superior technology immediately and without the need for registration formalities, as the system operates in the license-free ISM band (Europe: 863865 MHz; USA: 926928 MHz). Fully digital transmission allows us to operate on a completely new quality level, explains Norbert Hilbich, Sennheisers Industry Team Manager Installed Sound. Interference that used to be audible with analog systems is corrected by the redundancy of digital transmission. A further plus is the fact that the system is license-free, which is a special asset for

ensure that every TV studio, event center and conference room can benefit from the excellent sound of the ME microphone series. And if wireless transmission is required, thats no problem either. Plug-on transmitters enable a table microphone or even an entire microphone stand to be instantly converted into a wireless system. Transmitters are available for both evolution wireless systems and for 3000 and 5000 series microphones. Nextel was originally developed for use on the interior surfaces of the Space Shuttle. For that reason, Nextel has excellent anti-static properties, is scratch-resistant and extremely hard-wearing, feels warm to the touch and is totally non-reflective properties that can now be admired in the Installed Sound series. 19
Three New Stethoset Systems for Cordless Enjoyment of Television
Theyre comfortable and lightweight, and offer the volume you prefer for watching television, without disturbing others: three new stethoset headphones
from audio specialist Sennheiser. With the RS 4200 RF wireless stereo headphones, users can enjoy hi-fi or TV sound within a range of up to 100 meters, even through walls or ceilings, while the IS 410 and Set 50 TV infrared headphones transmit crystal-clear audio within the room. Features such as automatic switch-on and switch-off and long-lasting rechargeable battery packs make these stylish stethoset headphones particularly attractive. Listen to music in the middle of the night, turn up the TV volume as high as you like without disturbing the neighbors Sennheisers new stethoset headphones make it possible. All three are extremely lightweight: the RS 4200 and IS 410 tip the scales at just 50 grams, and the Set 50 TV headphones weigh only 5 grams more. In all three models, the left-right ear balance can be separately adjusted directly on the headphones. This is particularly useful since hearing is seldom equal in both ears. And with all models, the transmitter doubles as a charging unit. The RS 4200 wireless stereo TV headphones transmit speech and music up to 100 meters from the source with superb sound quality. You can hear everything in an adjacent room, even through walls. The RS 4200 system is easily connected to the TV set or hi-fi system, and the headphones switch themselves on automatically when put on. For optimum reception, the RS 4200 automatically finds the correct frequency and can be switched between three channels. As precise speech reproduction is particularly important for television, the RS 4200 system is equipped with switchable compression to bring speech into the acoustic center. A high-performance lithium ion battery works for up to nine hours, after just three hours of charging time. The IS 410 infrared stereo system also switches on automatically when its headphones are gently opened for wear. Like the RS 4200, it also has volume and balance controls on the headphones, so crystal-clear audio reaches each ear at exactly the level the television viewer or music lover finds enjoyable. Here too, compression ensures optimum speech intelligibility. In the same room as the audio source, the IS 410 transmits up to 12 meters, and operates up to 16 hours per battery charge. The Set 50 TV mono stethoset headphones offer ease of use at an attractive price. A simple knob on the headphones combines the power function with volume control, and the balance can also be adjusted directly on the headphones. The Set 50 TV provides nine hours of clear, undisturbed sound within a range of 12 meters.

(top) Cee-Lo Green, Gnarls Barkleys frontman, with his custom-made, gold-plated SKM 5200/KK 105 S (center) Reunited: The Police surprise the Grammy guests with Roxanne (bottom) Shakira and the SKM 3072 in action Andres Recio (right) Beyonc with Listen from the Dreamgirls soundtrack and her SKM 5200/KK 105 S
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And the at the 2007 Grammy Awards Winner is Sennheiser
Collecting one of the coveted golden gramophones is a sure sign of success in the music industry. The Grammys are nothing less than the Oscars of the music business. February 11 was the big night for the pop world as it celebrated its most glamorous occasion of the year at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. And the 49th Grammys got off to a sensational start with a long-awaited performance by The Police. The legendary British rock trio led by frontman Sting reformed to give their first major performance after an absence of more than two decades. And as if that were nothing to shout about, Sting opened the show by simply announcing: Ladies and Gentlemen, we are The Police. And we are back. The band went on to play one of their biggest hits, Roxanne. The perfect sound was provided by an e 865 vocals microphone and an HSP 4-ew headset microphone from Sennheiser. In addition to The Police, other highlights included performances by Beyonc, Shakira and Gnarls Barkley. These stars also relied on the technology and expertise of Sennheiser. Beyonc treated the audience to Listen from the Dreamgirls film soundtrack. A Sennheiser fan for many years, she once again performed with her SKM 5200 wireless microphone with a Neumann KK 105 S
capsule. Colombian pop star Shakira was another artist to choose a Sennheiser microphone. The SKM 3072 guaranteed the perfect sound for her Bollywood version of her smash hit Hips dont Lie and gave her all the freedom she needed to strut her stuff around the stage. Another highlight of the Grammys was an exclusive performance by electro pop project Gnarls Barkley. The band a musical collaboration between producer Danger Mouse and rapper/vocalist Cee-Lo Green was joined by a full orchestra and choir to perform the mega hit of 2006, Crazy. On stage with Cee-Lo Green: a gold-plated SKM 5200/KK 105 S. The Grammys were presented by a long line of stars from the music business, including Jamie Foxx, Joan Baez, Seal, Reba McEntire, Ornette Coleman, Natalie Cole, Rihanna and David Spade. Just like the performing artists, many of them also relied on wireless systems from Sennheiser. The real must have of the evening was the SKM 5200 handheld transmitter, but the equipment also included more than forty wired evolution e 602 II and e 902 microphones, ten e 935, four Neumann KMS 105 and sixteen ew 300 IEM G2 wireless monitoring systems. The technical success of the prestigious and highly elaborate show was ensured above all by RF guru Dave Bellamy of Soundtronics Wireless: Our company is heavily vested in Sennheiser wireless. In fact, its the staple of our wireless inventory. During the Grammys, the Sennheiser wireless did exactly what its supposed to do, Bellamy enthused after the show. Dave Rickmers from ATK AudioTek declared himself an absolute fan of Sennheisers A 5000-CP antenna, which transmitted the sound for the wireless monitoring systems: The antennas are circularly polarized, which is essential for personal monitors, and theyre small enough that we could sneak them onto the stage. They covered the stage as well as the hall, which was good because some of the acts performed on the alternate small stage in the middle of the audience. The A 5000 CP antennas provide a good combination of wide coverage and gain and are an asset to the ATK arsenal. Soundings says bye bye and see you next year at the 50th Grammys in New York City.

These are not balloons but antennas: the A 5000-CP antennas reliably pick up the signals from the bodypack transmitters and transmit the monitor sound for the choir and the soloists
Just as perfectly in line as the soldiers on parade: the transmitters in the trailer
Rehearsal in front of the presidential grandstand
The EM 3532 and EM 1046 receivers
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Sennheiser Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.
The team around General Manager Sharmila Sahai: (1st row) Vipin Pungalia, Suman Thakur, Rivneet Singh Chadha, Ankush Agarwal, Subrata Ghosh, Kapil Gulati; (2nd row) Bjrn Grefer, Pawan Thakur, Niels Tarrach, and Praveen Chandola
In Gurgaon, not far from Indias bustling capital New Delhi, the audio professionals of Sennheiser Electronics India are serving their customers with first class products and extensive expertise.
The companys plans for the brand are ambitious: they hope to capture 7% of the Indian audio market within their first business year. Sharmila Sahai, General Manager of Sennheiser Electronics India, estimates the total size of the Indian audio industry at Rs. 2850 million, i.e. 51.5 million euros. Presently, the office and service center at Gurgaon are focusing on the key metros of Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad, with their important broadcast, movie, entertainment, event, and aviation customers. The youngest Sennheiser subsidiary has already appointed a core team of eleven in the country, with additional employees to come on board soon. Sharmila Sahai: In the first year, our objective is to reinforce the Sennheiser brand image within the professional audio market and create brand awareness in the consumer segment. We will focus on establishing the brand in the Indian market, building all spheres of the business, and extending the distributor network across India. The next phase will encompass expanding the team, including the set-up of additional offices and after-sales service centers in India. Sennheiser Electronics Indias market entry has already been a huge success: a product roadshow and a live mixing workshop for professional audio customers met with an enthusiastic response. The future of Sennheisers Indian subsidiary looks extremely promising [www.sennheiserindia.com]
Gurgaon, Haryana, is home to the Sennheiser audio professionals
50 Years of Sennheiser Wireless Microphones
Printed in Germany 75399 05/07
Theres nothing more exciting than the magic of an electrifying performanceand nothing harder to capture. 50 years ago, Sennheisers engineers designed their first bulletproof wireless systems to grab that magic and transmit it with flawless fidelity. Today, top artists like Nelly Furtado insist on Sennheiser wireless for the freedom to deliver their magic. Whether its microphone or monitor systems for broadcast, theater or stage, Sennheiser sets standards for wireless quality and sound. www.sennheiser.com

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<accessories> extension-cable for KM100 capsule lemo-cable lemo-cable stereo OSS-Disc stereoholder X/Y for KM100 capsule <booms - stands - clamps> carbonfibre boom a carbonfibre boom b carbonfibre boom c carbonfibre boom d carbonfibre boom e carbonfibre boom f carbonfibre boom g carbonfibre boom h carbonfibre boom i carbonfibre boomextension clamp with angle-pole clamp with damped short pole croco-clamp dipstick articulated boom segment fix-angle adaptor fix-boom-holder fix-boom-holder fix-boom-holder + stand fix-boom-stand magic arm mic-stands pole 350mm pole clamp stereo-bar superclamp uniclamp table-mic-stand dieter meyer tontechnik dolderstrasse 2 CH-8032 zuerich mail@d-m-t.ch
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KA 100 /LC 3 CCM 5m CCM 10m JECKLIN STH 100
for use with any KM100 series microphone 5m lemo-xlr cable for CCM microphone 10m lemo-xlr cable for CCM microphone with universal mic clip adjustable for use with KA 100 /LC 3 and KM100
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Baby Medium Large QL580 QP480 QL5150 QP24000-300-55 24050-300-55 QDS vdb 805/1404 vdb B/M/L + QP5190 van den berg + ambient Atlas
40-160cm, very light 60-275cm, very light 80-390cm, very light 80-347cm 140-500cm 79-325cm 105-345cm, heavy-duty, EXTRA STRONG 153-640cm 212-863cm, heavy-duty, EXTRA STRONG + EXTRA LONG 140cm, for 805, 1401 booms angle-pole to be fitted on any other pole, 2x 3/8"-threads strong damped angle-microphone-pole, 1x 3/8"-thread to hold van den berg Baby + Medium 70-127cm adjustable-angle boom segment to fix holder in 90 degree angle to fix boom on stand or clamp to fix 35mm boom on stand or clamp set to fix boom, with sandbag metal tripod, with sandbag
STR 350 RG-12 23550-300-55 23262-300-74
350mm metal pole with male+female 3/8"-thread for use with STR350 to hold 2 microphones for AB-stereo, 2x 3/8"-threads 65mm , height 50mm
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<camera microphones> shotgun camera microphone shotgun camera microphone shotgun camera microphone shotgun camera microphone shotgun camera microphone
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K6-C + ME 66 MKE300 TinyMike ATM216H TinyMike ATM216PD TinyMike ATM216X
short shotgun, internal 1,5v AA battery or phantom 48V powered, for any mic-input extremly light battery-powered shotgun electret condenser for use with DV cameras and minidisc, mini-jack cameramic ATM216 with mini-jack cable for plug in power cameramic ATM216 with xlr-cable for P48 powering cameramic ATM216 + passive mixer ATX216 for mini-DV + cable for extra mic or line
<condenser microphones> cardioid microphone cardioid microphone cardioid microphone cardioid microphone figure of eight microphone figure of eight microphone figure of eight microphone K6 system battery compartement K6 system shotgun capsule omni + cardioid microphone omnidirectional microphone omnidirectional microphone supercardioid microphone supercardioid microphone supercardioid microphone shotgun microphone shotgun microphone shotgun microphone shotgun microphone dieter meyer tontechnik dolderstrasse 2 CH-8032 zuerich mail@d-m-t.ch
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CCM4Lg KM140 KM143 KM84 ATE108 CCM8Lg MKH30 K6-C ME66 CCM5Lg KM130 KM83 CCM41Lg KM150 MKH50 K6-C + ME66 KMR81 MKH416 P48 MKH60
cardioid, 5m lemo cable, P48 cardioid, P48 wide cardioid, P48 cardioid, P48 "Emesser" phantom or plug in power figure of eight, 5m lemo cable, P48 figure of eight, P48 internal 1,5v AA battery or phantom 48V powered, to use on any mic-input short shotgun capsule for K6 omni-cardioid switchable, 5m lemo cable, P48 omni, P48 omni, P48 supercardioid, 5m lemo cable, P48 supercardioid, P48 supercardioid, P48 short shotgun, internal 1,5v AA battery or phantom 48V powered, to use on any mic-input short shotgun, P48 short shotgun, P48 short shotgun, P48

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<dynamic microphones> cardioid microphone cardioid microphone omnidirectional microphone <lavalier microphones> headmic adaptor for lavalier microphone lavalier microphone lavalier microphone lavalier microphone lavalier microphone lavalier microphone lavalier microphone lavalier microphone lavalier microphone lavalier microphone xlr-adaptor Ppin lemo xlr-adaptor P48 8p lavalier mic xlr-adaptor P48 microdot lavalier mic <stereo microphones> ms-microphone ms-microphone in rycote windshield ms-microphone in rycote windshield OSS Jecklin stereo microphone side microphone (ms) side microphone (ms) side microphone (ms)
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545 UNI III MD421 MD21

cardioid cardioid omni
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NB 2 B6 electret MKE10-2R MKE2-2R MKE2-2R red Dot MKE2-4-C MKE40-2R MKE40-8 TR50BLA MS-PU-4R MS14-PU MS-PU-2R
for MKE2 adjustable 2.5mm , omni, lemo 3-pin, extremly small for use with plug-in power on minidisc + mini-DV omni, microdot omni, microdot flesh, omni, microdot omni, lemo 3-pin cardioid, microdot cardioid, DIN 8-pin omni, lemo 3-pin P48 for MKE2-4-C or tram TR50 or Countryman B6 P48 supply adaptor for MKE2-2R P48 for MKE2-2R
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MKH30 + 50 or 60 CCM8 + 4 or 5 or 41 MKH30 + 50 2x KM130 ATE108 CCM8Lg MKH30
only inside use with rycote and stereo-swievel with rycote pair of KM130 with Jecklin OSS (Peerless) disc only indoor use ms - "Emesser", phantom or plug in power, to be fitted on any mono microphone figure of eight 5m lemo cable figure of eight
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<suspensions - mounts> elastic suspension 21-22mm elastic suspension 21-22mm, flashshoe elastic suspension CCM hard elastic suspension CCM soft elastic suspension KM 20-21mm elastic suspension KM/KMR elastic suspension variable elastic suspension variable
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MZS6 MZS6/Q6 ACA ACA A-20S EA 21 AT utility mount
for K6/ME66 and any microphone with 21-22mm fits to flashshoe for MKE300 + K6/ME66 + KMR81 and any microphone with 21-22mm for CCM microphone and W 20R1 for CCM microphone and foam windshield for use with any microphone with 20-21mm metal heavy duty with rubbergum cross for use with any microphone with 1835mm pistol-handgrip to hold any shotgun microphone, fits into rycote

<windshields> ball-gag windshield CCM ball-gag windshield KM100 fur windshield fur windshield MKE300 fur windshield MKH60 ms-stereo windshield ms-stereo windshield softie windshield softie windshield windshield 416/81 windshield CCM windshield KM100
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W 20R1 ball-gag W 20R1 ball-gag furry 190 (MKE300) MZH61 MKH60 sennheiser MKH30/50 WSR-ms SFT18MHF SFT18SHF MKH416 or KMR81 WSR-100LU KM100
for CCM microphone 21mm for neumann 21mm only for lavalier microphones for use with MKE300 on foamwindshield for use with MKH60 on foamwindshield for MKH30 and 20 or 40 or 50 backload for CCM8/4/5/41 front softie, 21-22mm , for KMR81 or K6/ME66 front softie, 19-20mm , for MKH416 or KMR81 with conbox lemo CCM

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<wireless diversity sets> diversity wireless handheld microphone diversity wireless handheld microphone diversity wireless lavalier microphone set diversity wireless lavalier microphone set diversity wireless lavalier microphone set diversity wireless xlr-input P48 Volt set diversity wireless xlr-input set <wireless non-diversity sets> cheap non-diversity wireless set cheap non-diversity wireless set
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SK4031 + EM2003 SKM5000 + EK3041 SK2012+EM2003+MKE SK50 +EK3041 +MKE2 SK5012+EK3041+MKE2 SKP30 + EK3041 SK50+EK3041+xlr-input
handheld transmitter, mains and 12VDC powerd diversity receiver handheld transmitter, diversity-slot-in receiver 16 channel beltpack transmitter AAA battery, mains and 12VDC powerd diversity receivers beltpack transmitter AA battery, diversity-slot-in receiver 16 channel AA battery beltpack transmitter AAA battery, diversity-slot-in receiver 16 channel AA battery xlr P48 mic-input transmitter 9V block, diversity-slot-in receiver 16 channel dynamic mic- or line-level xlr-input

samson sennheiser

AL1 AX1 SK100+EK100+lavalier
very small electret-mic-transmitter, very small mic-levelreceiver with flash-shoe-adaptor 790.000 - 822.000 MHz, 9 V block, incl. lavalier microphone

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<wireless single units - accessories> battery compartement beltpack microport transmitter beltpack microport transmitter beltpack microport transmitter beltpack microport transmitter beltpack microport transmitter beltpack microport transmitter; very small DC adaptor for SK/EK100 DC adaptor for SK/EK2012 DC-adaptor to supply SK50 with 12VDC diversity microport receiver diversity microport receiver diversity microport receiver diversity microport receiver diversity microport receiver diversity microport receiver handheld transmitter handheld transmitter handheld transmitter non-diversity beltpack microport receiver slot adaptor Ikegami HLV77 slot adaptor sony BetaSX supercardioid microphone capsule xlr-input P48 microport transmitter

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B5000 AL1 U2 SK100 SK2012 SK50-UHF-a SK50-UHF-a SK5012 DC1 KG410 DCA50 EK3041-U EK3041-U EM 2003 EM 2003 EM 2003 EM 2003 SK 4031 SK 4031 SKM5000-UHF-a EK100 GA 3041-25 GA 3041-15 ME5005 SKP30
2 AA for SKM5000 very small electret-mic-level-transmitter, 2.5mm mic stereojack, channel U2 790.000 - 822.000 MHz 798.250 MHz 806.300 - 828.750 MHz 790.300 - 812.750 MHz 806.300 - 828.750 MHz 9-18 VDC to 9V-block 8-24VDC 8-30V AC/DC for use with SK50 806.300 - 828.750 MHz AA-battery adaptor 790.300 - 812.750 MHz AA-battery adaptor 796.250 + 798.250 MHz, 220VAC + 12VDC 798.250 + 800.000 MHz, 220VAC + 12VDC 814.750 + 816.00 MHz, 220VAC + 12VDC 814.750 + 816.00 MHz, 220VAC + 12VDC 798.250 MHz handheld 796.625 MHz handheld metallic 806.300 - 828.750 MHz 790.000 - 822.000 MHz converting adapter for EK3041 into HLV77 converting adapter for EK3041 into BetaSX for SKM5000 790.000 - 822.000 MHz