AKG (company)

AKG Acoustics
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Founder
  • Rudolf Görike
  • Ernst Pless
HeadquartersNorthridge, Los Angeles, California, United States[1]
ProductsMicrophones, Headphones, Digital Hi-Fi Sound Systems
Number of employees
~170
ParentHarman International Industries
(Samsung Electronics)
Websitewww.akg.com
The AKG C214 condenser microphone
AKG S8X cartridge

AKG Acoustics (originally Akustische und Kino-Geräte Gesellschaft m.b.H., English: Acoustic and Cinema Equipment L.L.C.) is an acoustics engineering and manufacturing company. It was founded in 1947 by Rudolf Görike and Ernest Plass in Vienna, Austria. It is a part of Harman International Industries, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics since 2017.[2]

The products currently marketed under the AKG brand mostly consist of microphones, headphones, wireless audio systems and related accessories for professional and consumer markets.

  1. ^ Retrieved August 25, 2018
  2. ^ "Samsung Electronics to Acquire HARMAN, Accelerating Growth in Automotive and Connected Technologies".