AKG Acoustics 2073637 221133238 2008-06-23T04:59:48Z Metrazol 7357326 /* Microphones */ Linked C1000 to it's article, and also cleaned up that extraneous C1000 section. [[Image:AKG-C414-front.jpg|thumb|right|100px|An AKG C414 from the front showing the AKG logo.]] [[Image:AKG-C414-back.jpg|thumb|right|100px|An AKG C414 B-ULS from the back.]] '''AKG Acoustics''' (originally ''Akustische und Kino-Geraete Gesellschaft m.b.H.'') is an [[Austria]]n manufacturer of audio electronics and accessories for professional and consumer markets. The company was founded in [[Vienna]] in [[1947]], and was acquired by [[Harman International Industries]] in [[1994]]. AKG Acoustics' most important product categories are [[microphone]]s, [[headphone]]s and wireless audio systems. ==History== *'''1945''' - Dr. Rudolf Görike and Ernst Pless begin supplying movie equipment to theaters in postwar Vienna.<ref name="ah">[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/AKG-Acoustics-GmbH-Company-History.html AKG history]</ref> *'''1949''' - AKG begins producing [[headphones]]<ref name="ow">[http://www.akg-acoustics.com/site/powerslave,id,35,nodeid,35,p,0,_language,EN.html AKG history milestones] Last accessed [[March 30]], [[2007]]</ref> *'''1953''' - introduces the world's first [[dynamic microphone|dynamic]] [[Microphone#Microphone polar patterns|cardiod microphone]]<ref name="ah">[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/AKG-Acoustics-GmbH-Company-History.html AKG history]</ref> *'''1955''' - founds a [[Germany|German]] subsidiary<ref name="ow">[http://www.akg-acoustics.com/site/powerslave,id,35,nodeid,35,p,0,_language,EN.html AKG history milestones] Retrieved March 30, 2007</ref> *'''1985''' - founds a [[USA]] subsidiary<ref name="ow">[http://www.akg-acoustics.com/site/powerslave,id,35,nodeid,35,p,0,_language,EN.html AKG history milestones] Retrieved March 30, 2007</ref> *'''1994''' - becomes part of Harman International Industries<ref name="ow">[http://www.akg-acoustics.com/site/powerslave,id,35,nodeid,35,p,0,_language,EN.html AKG history milestones] Retrieved March 30, 2007</ref> *'''2006''' - produces a limited 60th anniversary edition of the celebrated C414 LTD microphone.<ref name="opr">[http://www.akg.com/site/press_center/powerslave,id,107,nodeid,0,_language,EN,nodeid,33.html AKG press release]</ref> ==Microphones== Among its professional products especially noteworthy is the first C 12 (introduced in 1953) and its successors and alternate versions, which include the [[Telefunken]] Ela M 250 and M 251 (1960), the C 24 stereo microphone, the C 412, and over a dozen different models which have carried the designation "C 414" in various forms. AKG microphones have been used for shooting [[Hans Hass]]'s movie [[Adventures in the Red Sea]] and were installed on the [[Mir|MIR spacestation]]. They are also mentioned by [[Dan Brown]] in his novels [[The Da Vinci Code]] and [[Deception Point]].<ref name="nf">[http://www.akg-acoustics.com/site/powerslave,id,35,nodeid,35,p,0,_language,EN.html AKG notable events]</ref> Some microphone models include: *'''D12E''' *'''D220''' *'''D112''' *'''C414''' *'''C451B''' *'''D409''' *'''[[C1000_(microphone)|C1000]]''' ==Headphones== [[Image:AKG Stereo headphones K-66.JPG|thumb|right|200px|AKG Stereo headphones K-66.]] AKG also manufactures a range of high-specification headphones. The K50 model, introduced in 1959 were the world's first supra-aural and open-back headphones. A particularly notable model is the K1000. It had an unconventional design with adjustable driver cages. When fully toed-out the headphone approximated a head worn set of speakers. The current flagship model for the AKG headphone line-up is the K701. ==See also== *[[List of microphone manufacturers]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.akg.com AKG Acoustics] *[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/AKG-Acoustics-GmbH-Company-History.html AKG company history] {{Austria-stub}} {{tech-company-stub}} [[Category:Audio equipment manufacturers]] [[Category:Headphones manufacturers]] [[Category:Microphone manufacturers]] [[Category:Music equipment manufacturers]] [[Category:Companies of Austria]] [[Category:High end audio]] [[de:AKG Acoustics]] [[es:AKG]] [[ja:AKG]] [[pl:AKG Acoustics]] [[fi:AKG Acoustics]]