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Audio-Technica

Headphones, microphones and turntable products engineered by a Japanese audio specialist.

Designed inTokyo, Japan
Made inJapan, Taiwan, China and other locations
Known forATH-M50x
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01 / Story

Japanese design, global production.

Audio-Technica began in 1962 with phono cartridges made in a Tokyo apartment. Its engineering now spans transducers for listening, recording, broadcast and live sound.

  1. 1962

    Phono cartridges in Tokyo

    Hideo Matsushita starts Audio-Technica in a small apartment.

  2. 1974

    Headphones join the range

    The company expands its transducer knowledge beyond cartridges.

  3. Today

    Audio across many settings

    Listening, recording, broadcast and live sound share the engineering base.

02 / Flagships

Start with these.

Three products that define Audio-Technica.

03 / Origin

What the design claim covers.

The claim follows the product line, not just the logo.

Covered design work
  • ATH-M50x
  • AT-LP120XUSB
  • AT2020

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