In the world of high-end microphones, the kind that are used for recording commercial music, the Neumann brand is legendary. The Berlin-based company was founded in 1928 and has been making microphones like the U-87 that have been used to capture some of the most iconic performances of the past half-century. Neumann makes superb condenser microphones that can pick up the sound of a mouse scratching its nose from 100 meters away.
However, some people may not know that Neumann has been owned by Sennheiser since 1991. Sennheiser has a reputation for making some of the finest headphones and wireless microphones. When you buy Sennheiser, you know exactly the kind of quality you’re going to get and the sort of sound that the company’s products can deliver. I’ve used Sennheiser headphones for the…