Beyerdynamic
{{Short description|German audio equipment manufacturer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Beyerdynamic GmbH & Co. KG
| logo = Beyerdynamic logo 2018.svg
| type = Private
| founded = {{Start date and age|1924}} in Berlin
| founder = Eugen Beyer
| location = Heilbronn, Germany
| key_people = Supervisory board of directors: Shirley Beyer, John Midgley, Matthias Mühling, Andreas Rapp (CEO), Sebastian Strohm (CEO)
| num_employees = 500 worldwide
| industry = Audio electronics
| products = Microphones, headphones, wireless audio systems and conference systems
| homepage = {{Official URL}}
}}
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File:Beyerdynamic DT990 PRO headphones.jpg
Beyerdynamic GmbH & Co. KG (stylized as beyerdynamic) is a German manufacturer of microphones, headphones, wireless audio systems, and conference systems. Headquartered in Heilbronn, Germany, Beyerdynamic has been family-owned since its founding in 1924.{{Cite web |title=Story |url=https://europe.beyerdynamic.com/company/about-us/story |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102012504/https://europe.beyerdynamic.com/company/about-us/story |archive-date=2 November 2022 |publisher=Beyerdynamic |access-date=2 November 2022 }}
In June 2025, Beyerdynamic announced plans for a sale to Chinese firm, Cosonic Intelligent.https://porta-fi.com/cosonic-intelligent-to-acquire-beyerdynamic-in-e122-million-deal-targeting-global-growth/
History
In the 1920s in Berlin, founder Eugen Beyer believed that cinema presented a new opportunity in communication media. The first products he produced were loudspeakers for film palaces in 1924.[http://europe.beyerdynamic.com/company.html beyerdynamic: About us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727023526/http://europe.beyerdynamic.com/company.html |date=2011-07-27 }} At the end of the 1930s, Beyer developed the first pair of dynamic headphones, the DT 48.{{cite web |title=Listen Closely: A History of Headphones |url=http://www.randomhistory.com/2008/08/20_headphones.html |website=RandomHistory.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118225342/http://www.randomhistory.com/2008/08/20_headphones.html |archive-date=18 January 2013 }} World War II temporarily froze production; however, in 1948, Beyerdynamic sought new beginnings in Heilbronn. The "Stielhörer" DT 49 became a popular item of "Plattenbars" (record-bars) in the 1950s.{{cite web |title=Beyerdynamic- Einst und Heute |url=http://www.beyerdynamic.de/unternehmen/einst-heute.html |publisher=Beyerdynamic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117023911/http://www.beyerdynamic.de/unternehmen/einst-heute.html |archive-date=17 January 2013 }}
Beyerdynamic developed the highly directional ribbon microphone Beyerdynamic M 160 model in 1957, along with the figure-8 pattern M 130. These microphones contained dual ribbon aluminum elements suspended between alnico magnets. The M 160 went on to become a classic recording studio microphone, still in production after more than six decades.{{cite web |url=https://www.tecawards.org/node/1150 |title=Beyerdynamic M 160 |website=TEC Awards |access-date=July 25, 2021 }} The "transistophone", the company's first wireless microphone, went into production in 1962.{{cite journal |publisher=I.P.C. Business Press Limited |journal=Wireless World |date=January 1975 |volume=81 |pages=394 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NL4pAQAAMAAJ&q=beyerdynamic+transistophone |title=Wireless World |access-date=25 November 2012 }} The Beatles' 1966 German tour used the E-1000 microphone. Elton John, ABBA, and Stevie Wonder all sang into sound transformers produced by Beyerdynamic.{{cite web |title=Dynamic Headsets From beyerdynamic |url=http://www.trulygadgets.com/166/all/beyerdynamic-mmx-300-and-dtx-300/ |work=Truly Gadgets |publisher=TrulyNet |archive-date=25 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125224720/http://www.trulygadgets.com/166/all/beyerdynamic-mmx-300-and-dtx-300/ }} In 1985, Beyerdynamic acquired its then-North American distributor, Burns Audiotronics, which became its North American subsidiary. Today Beyerdynamic, Inc. have their own office headquartered in Farmingdale, New York.
At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul all media reporting sites were equipped with headsets from Beyerdynamic.{{cite web |title=A History on dynamic headphones|url=http://www.audiocircuit.com/DIY/Panel-Speakers/Article:A-History-on-dynamic-headphones |publisher=The Audio Circuit |archive-date=20 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820042849/http://www.audiocircuit.com/DIY/Panel-Speakers/Article:A-History-on-dynamic-headphones }} In 1999, the new Bundestag in Berlin was fitted with Beyerdynamic's digital microphones.{{cite web |title=BeyerDynamic History|url=http://www.touslesmicrophones.com/beyerdynamic/article_info.php/articles_id/21?language=en |website=TousLesMicrophones.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062031/http://www.touslesmicrophones.com/beyerdynamic/article_info.php/articles_id/21?language=en |archive-date=4 March 2016 }} Most recently, the TG1000 digital wireless system has been introduced.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
See also
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External links
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- {{Official website}}
Category:1924 establishments in Germany
Category:Audio equipment manufacturers of Germany
Category:Companies based in Baden-Württemberg
Category:Companies based in Heilbronn
Category:Electronics companies established in 1924
Category:Headphone amplifier manufacturers
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