Sennheiser and Neumann brought their full portfolio of audio production tools to the 2018 NAB Show in Las Vegas, including new microphone and headset solutions.
The companies’ stand displayed tailor-made audio solutions for mobile journalism, newsgathering, film productions, studio work and monitoring, in addition to presenting the AMBEO range of products for VR and AR productions.
Sennheiser launched a new headset series at NAB – the 300 PRO line, which consists of two monitoring headphones and three headset/microphone combinations for camera work and backstage communications.
For wireless bodypacks, Sennheiser also displayed brand-new headset and lavalier microphones. These have been designed and fine-tuned to be great sounding, reliable workhorses for medium-sized broadcasters, theatres and houses of worship. Additionally, Sennheiser previewed a new wireless solution for recording high-quality audio on mobile devices.
Sennheiser’s range of camera microphone systems has been further expanded with the introduction of the new evolution wireless G4 series, with the new generation now offering two sub-lines, complementing the acclaimed 100-p series with the new 500-p series. The other wireless systems on show are the flagship Digital 9000 and Digital 6000 series, including the digital/analog EK 6042 camera receiver, as well as AVX, which works in the license-free 1.9 GHz band. On-camera microphones include the MKE 400, the MKE 600 and the stereo MKE 440. Also on show are the MKH 416 and MKH 8060 professional shotgun models, the long gun MKH 8070, plus the MD 46 and MD 42 reporter microphones.
Studio mic specialist Neumann displayed the re-issue of its famous U 67 tube microphone, alongside the U 87 Ai, TLM 102, TLM 103 and the BCM 104 – a classic for radio stations.
The AMBEO area of the booth had a special focus on binaural recordings and productions. Visitors could get hands-on with the AMBEO Smart Headset, AMBEO VR Mic and Neumann KU 100 dummy head and learn more through a range of demo videos. Sennheiser combined the display with hardware and software from its “AMBEO for Virtual Reality” partners.