Ultrasone AG is a German company specializing in
headphone
Headphones are a pair of small loudspeaker drivers worn on or around the head over a user's ears. They are electroacoustic transducers, which convert an electrical signal to a corresponding sound. Headphones let a single user listen to an au ...
s for
high end
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studio
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,
DJ, and consumer uses. Ultrasone's headquarters are located in
Tutzing
Tutzing is a municipality in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria, Germany, on the west bank of the Starnberger See. Just 40 km south-west of Munich and with good views of the Alps, the town was traditionally a favorite vacation spot for th ...
, Germany.
Overview
Ultrasone AG was founded as German GmbH in December 1990 by Florian M. König (today at http://www.fk-e.de) with the stated objective to manufacture advanced headphones with an emphasis on the professional audio sector. A feature of many Ultrasone headphones is a proprietary
surround-sound simulacrum technology called ''S-Logic''.
[Long, Russ]
http://www.proaudioreview.com/pages/s.0031/t.381.html Ultrasone PROline 750 Headphones] in ''ProAudio Review'', July 1, 2005. The process uses decentralized transducer positioning to spread sound over the outer ear in an attempt to mimic sound heard over speakers.
Traditional headphones shoot the sound directly into the ear.
Since 1999, Ultrasone AG has been producing headphones that they claim reduce the risk of hearing damage, through the use of more efficient transducers and earcups shielded to reduce
electromagnetic radiation
In physics, electromagnetic radiation (EMR) consists of waves of the electromagnetic field, electromagnetic (EM) field, which propagate through space and carry momentum and electromagnetic radiant energy. It includes radio waves, microwaves, inf ...
, designated as LE/ULE (Low/UltraLow Emission). Ultrasone claims that magnetic fields so close to the head could contribute to "listener fatigue" and might be "a potential health hazard".
[Gatski, John]
Ultrasone PROline Headphones
in ''ProAudio Review'', September 1, 2004. According to Ultrasone, their headphones reduce magnetic emissions by up to 98 percent compared to other headphones.
See also
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Electrical sensitivity
References
External links
ULTRASONE website*
ULTRASONE shop
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Headphones manufacturers
Manufacturing companies established in 1990
German brands
Audio equipment manufacturers of Germany
1990 establishments in Germany