As an innovative transducer company celebrating more than 50 years of audio excellence worldwide, Audio-Technica’s role goes beyond simply manufacturing headphones, microphones and other products that capture and reproduce audio. Since its beginnings in 1962 as a small but forward-looking Japanese phono cartridge company, Audio-Technica has been dedicated to enriching people’s lives through sound. Even as the company has grown, becoming a global entity with an expanded line of award-winning products prized by musicians, audio engineers, and music lovers everywhere, Audio-Technica hasn’t lost sight of its original vision nor forgotten the transcendent power of sound. Through sound, Audio-Technica aims to heighten connections to the world so that all may enjoy ever more meaningful and vibrant lives.