AKG started in Austria just after World War II as a provider of equipment for theaters. In 1953, they invented the D12, the world's first dynamic cardioid microphone. The company went public in 1984 and was acquired by Harman in 1994, which itself was acquired by Samsung in 2017.
Founded: 1947
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Website: http://www.akg.com/
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