80 Years of Building the Future of Audio
From the world’s greatest stages to the quietest listening rooms, Sennheiser has been the name behind audio that doesn’t just sound good—it feels true.
Eight decades in, we're not slowing down — we're pushing forward into the future of audio with the same curiosity, craft, and commitment that started it all.
80 years of innovation
Building the future of audio is never a straight path. It’s a journey of bold ideas, moments of success, and occasionally, groundbreaking innovations that were simply ahead of their time. Over the past 80 years, Sennheiser has been at the heart of this evolution, consistently challenging the limits of what’s possible in sound.
Consider the HD 414, the world’s first open-back headphones—a revolutionary concept in 1968 that transformed the way we listened to music. Or the first true wireless headphones, a game-changing invention that came long before the world was ready for it. Or early noise-compensating microphone technology for aviation headsets, which transformed flying, but came years before the masses could appreciate it. And of course, the HD 25—still the gold standard for pros decades later.
80 years of passion
Great sound doesn’t happen by chance. We live and breathe audio—always and everywhere. For 80 years, we’ve been building the future of audio, creating breathtaking and unique audio experiences for our customers worldwide. This has always been at the heart of what we do.
But this isn’t just a story about products. It’s a story about family—about generations passing down their vision, values, and a shared mission to innovate and inspire. Since our founding, Sennheiser has remained family-owned, guided by the same curiosity and craftsmanship that Dr. Fritz Sennheiser had when he founded the company in 1945 in a small town near Hanover, Germany. Today, the third generation of Sennheiser continues to carry this legacy forward. For us, sound is not just a business. It’s our passion—a passion that creates breathtaking and remarkable sound experiences that you can rely on. Sound you can not only hear but truly feel.
“When we look back on our company history, it's less about the number of years and more about what we have learned from the past for our future. Every product, every milestone, every challenge has shown us how we can build the future of audio - with new ideas that change the audio world.”
Andreas and Daniel Sennheiser, Co-CEOs of the Sennheiser Group
Dive deeper into Sennheiser’s history
Sennheiser was founded with the same drive for excellence and discovery that defines us today. Our remarkable journey began in a farmhouse near Hanover in 1945, where we developed our first microphone. Over 80 years later, our reliable products are celebrated icons - and still set our industry's technology standards every day.
