Sennheiser's Digital 9000 Wireless System, HDVD 800 and Neumann KH 310 Monitor Nominated for TEC Awards

	2. The Sennheiser HDVD 800 Amplifier / DAC

Audio specialist Sennheiser announces that its Digital 9000 Wireless System, HDVD 800 Headphone Amp/DAC, and the Neumann KH 310 Monitor have been nominated for Outstanding Technical Achievement for the 29th Annual TEC awards. The presentation ceremony is scheduled to take place during the 2014 NAMM Show, to be held in Anaheim, California in January 2013.

Sennheiser's Digital 9000 Wireless System, which has been nominated in the "Wireless Technology" category, is the most advanced professional wireless system in the world and supports professionals across broadcast studios, theaters, and live performances. The HDVD 800 Headphone Amp/DAC, which has been nominated in the "Amplification Hardware/Studio and Sound Reinforcement" category, allows for optimal performance when paired with any Sennheiser audiophile headphones. The Neumann KH 310 Monitor, meanwhile, is a three-way active tri-amplified monitor that is nominated in the "Studio Monitor Technology" category.

"We are thrilled to have such a strong presence once again at this year's TEC Awards for both Sennheiser and Neumann," commented Greg Beebe, president of Sennheiser Electronic Corp. "We would like to thank all of our employees around the world for their unrelenting commitment in developing and marketing these groundbreaking products, and of course our customers for their loyalty and continued feedback."

Presented by the Technical Excellence & Creativity Foundation, the TEC Awards are the professional audio industry's most prestigious awards. Nominations in Outstanding Technical Achievement in Product Design were made by a select panel of sound and music industry professionals in numerous audio specialties, and were were based on product entries by audio manufacturers. Products and projects released and in commercial use during the period of September 1, 2012 to August 31, 2013 were eligible for a nomination.

The Digital 9000 Wireless System offers uncompressed and artifact free digital audio, combining sonic purity and outstanding dynamics. The company says it's the first digital wireless system that works without compression, allowing for full HD audio transmission. The system uses extremely steep filters to allow a very narrow set-up of the respective radio frequencies within the available frequency range. Through this, the risk of intermodulation is eliminated, allowing for the most reliable wireless operation.

The HDVD 800 Headphone Amp/DAC is a solid-state amplifier that generates the ultimate acoustic performance when paired with any of Sennheiser's audiophile headphones. It highlights crisp, balanced and distortion-free sound through a high-quality Burr-Brown digital/analog converter (DAC). The amplifier is outfitted with an symmetrical input socket, which allows for incoming signals to be symmetrized before processing takes place. The HDVD 800 also offers an extra USB input, allowing for 24 bit data transmission at 192 kHz.

The Neumann KH 310 monitor can be used in a wide range of acoustical conditions in a variety of locations such as project and recording studios, broadcast centers and OB vans. Its many uses range from a near-field monitor, a front loudspeaker in mid-sized multi-channel systems, or a rear loudspeaker in a larger multi-channel system. The KH 310 is a three-way active tri-amplified monitor utilizing Mathematically Modeled Dispersion Waveguide (MMD). It offers flexible acoustical controls, various input options, and a wide range of mounting hardware.