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38
The Sennheiser Group’s 3D audio activities are brought together
under the AMBEO brand name. The objective is to offer customers
a completely new immersive experience of sound. For this
purpose, Sennheiser is building up a product portfolio that covers
the entire signal chain, from recording, to mixing and processing,
to reproduction.
Development
With the launch of the D1 product series for live music and AVX
for video journalists, the Professional Systems Division expanded
its wireless microphone portfolio with new digital systems in the
first half of the year. By using the 2.4 GHz frequency range for D1
and 1.9 GHz range for AVX, the microphone systems are future-
ready and can be used in most countries without any licensing.
In the second half of the year, the division focused more intensely
on the TeamConnect Wireless and TeamConnect Ceiling product
families, which – together with the SpeechLine Digital Wireless
microphone system – round out the portfolio of professional
meeting solutions.
The Consumer Electronics Division started fiscal year 2015 with
several product launches at the CES in Las Vegas (USA), one of
the world’s largest trade fairs for consumer electronics. This
included the RS line, for example: digital wireless headphone
systems that are characterized by increased speech intelligibility
and are suitable for home movie viewing and audio. Sennheiser
developed the RS 195 together with the Fraunhofer Institute for
Digital Media Technology. A focus of the cooperation was taking
into account the needs of people with slightly impaired hearing.
In this division, Sennheiser launched the second generation of the
MOMENTUM headphone family, including MOMENTUM Wireless.
A special feature is the foldable stainless steel headband for easier
handling on the go. In addition, the new models offer wireless
Bluetooth® technology and NoiseGard™ active noise cancellation.
Integrated near field communication (NFC) technology allows
the user to connect accordingly equipped playback devices to
MOMENTUM Wireless at the push of a button.
Another focus of development activities in the Consumer
Electronics Division were preparations for the product launch
of the HE 1 in summer 2016. This headphone system is a
continuation of the success story of the legendary Orpheus
from 1991 and combines audiophile sound quality with unique
details that underscore Sennheiser’s leadership in audio: All
materials, including Carrara marble, platinum and gold, support
the product’s acoustic performance.
MANAGEMENT REPORT OF THE SENNHEISER GROUP
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES