By IANS,
Mumbai : German audio major Sennheiser Thursday launched through its Indian network its sister brand Klein+Hummel’s innovative studio products in the country.
“The introduction of K+H is another step towards building the sound and audio industry in India and providing our customers with the best possible product range in the category,” Bjoern Grefer, vice president (Marketing) of Sennheiser Electronics India said at the launch of the brand here.
“Sennheiser electronic caters to the headphones and microphones segment. K+H primarily expands the portfolio to include studio products of installed sound and professional monitoring, thus further adding value to our customer requirements,” Grefer added.
“Since 1945, the Klein+Hummel brand has shown an unwavering pioneer spirit in achieving perfect sound reproduction,” a Sennheiser India statement said.
In 1958, Klein+Hummel introduced the first stereo amplifier with high fidelity (hi-fi) quality. Within two years, the Klein+Hummel product palette encompassed an entire range of professional studio equipment, the statement added.
“Many of these products have become legendary classics of contemporary studio technology. Today, Klein+Hummel is known for a brand that creates the most modern products in sound reinforcement with innovative solutions made with unquestionable quality,” the statement maintained.
Conceived as acoustically uncompromising tools for the evaluation and fine-tuning of sound material, Klein+Hummel studio monitors “provide studio engineers across the world with authentic reproductions of even the smallest recording details.
“Klein+Hummel doesn’t just make studio monitors but precise measuring instruments-tools that analyse sound and detect the tiniest of aural nuances,” the statement added.
The Sennheiser Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of microphones, headphones and wireless transmission systems.
A family firm established in 1945 and based in Wedemark near Hanover, the company recorded sales of over 356 million euros in 2006, of which 82 percent was generated abroad.
Sennheiser employs over 1,800 people worldwide, around 55 percent of whom are in Germany. Sennheiser has manufacturing plants in Germany, Ireland and the US and is represented worldwide by its subsidiaries.