Neumann History

1928:

1928:

 

 

Foundation of the

1949:

1949:

CMV 3 First Condenser

Company by

U 47 Variable

MM 2 Cal.-Microphone

Microphone

Georg Neumann

Condenser Microphone

1954: MM 3

(The Neumann-Bottle)

 

1957: U 48

1959: MM 5

 

 

1951:

1953:

1957:

1960:

1964:

M 50 Condenser Microphone

KM 53 Miniature Microphone

SM 2 Stereo Microphone

U 67 Switchable

SM 69 Stereo Microphone

and M 49 (remote switchable)

1954: KM 54

1961: SM 23

Condenser Microphone

1970: SM 69 fet (Transistor)

1961: M 250 / M 249 (RF proof)

1955: KM 56 (switchable)

 

1962: M 269

 

 

1960: KM 253 ... 256 (RF proof)

 

 

 

1964:

KM 63 ... 65

1965:

 

KTM

 

U 64, SRM 64

 

First Transistor

 

Miniature Microphones

 

Condenser Microphone

 

 

for Modulation Lead

1966:

 

KM 83 ... 85

 

Powering

 

Miniature Microphones

 

 

 

 

for Phantom Powering

1966: KM 66

Variable Miniature

Microphone

 

 

1978:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KMR 82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1979:

Shotgun

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1966:

 

Microphone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USM 69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KM 73 ... 75

 

Variable Stereo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1966:

Miniature Microphones for

 

Microphone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modulation Lead Powering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1967:

KML

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1967:

Clip-on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KM 76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1968:

Microphone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U 87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1968:

Variable Miniature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1969:

KM 86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variable Studio Microphone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KMA

Microphone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1969:

Variable Miniature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KM 88

1968: U 77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1971:

Clip-on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U 47 fet

Microphone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1973:

Variable Miniature

(Mod. Lead Powering)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1974:

KMS 85

Condenser

Microphone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KU 80 Dummy Head

Microphone

 

1986: U 87 A

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vocalist Microphone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1977:

QM 69

1982: KU 81

Microphone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1980:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KMS 84

Quad Microphone

1992: KU 100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U89

Vocalist Microphone

Variable Studio

 

Microphone

 

1995:

M 149 Tube

Tube Microphone

1982:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KMF 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miniature

1983:

1983:

 

 

1990:

1990:

1991:

1992:

1993:

 

Microphone

KMR 81

1987:

1988:

 

TLM 170

KMS 140 / 150

KFM 100

TLM 193

1994:

 

Shotgun

RSM 190-S

KM 100

GFM 132

TLM 50

 

Transformerless,

Vocalist Microphone

Spherical Surface

Studio Microphone

KM 184

 

Microphone

First Stereo Shotgun

Variable Miniature

Boundary Layer Microphone

Pressure Microphone

 

variable Studio Microphone

 

Stereo Microphone

 

Miniature Microphone

 

 

Microphone

Microphone System

 

 

 

 

 

 

1993: TLM 170 R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1988: RSM 191-S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(remote switchable)

1994: RSM 191 A-S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1998:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1999:

M 147 Tube

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tube Microphone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1999:

Technical Grammy

 

 

 

 

 

 

2000:

1999:

 

 

 

 

2003:

2003:

2002:

Series 180

to the

 

 

 

 

KMS 105

 

 

 

2003:

TLM 127

KK 105 S

M 150 Tube

Miniature Microphone

Georg Neumann GmbH

 

 

2004:

D-01

Vocalist Microphone

 

 

BCM 104

Switchable Large Diaphragm

Capsule Head

Tube Microphone

 

 

 

2005:

Digital Microphone System

 

 

 

 

KK 104 S

Broadcast Microphone

Microphone

for Sennheiser

 

 

 

 

 

BCM 705

Capsule Head

Solution-D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Systems

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Microphone

for Sennheiser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Systems

1997:

TLM 103

Large Diaphragm

Microphone

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