About Audio Technica
Inspired by the depth of emotion he witnessed at vinyl listening sessions organised during his tenure at the Bridgestone Museum of Arts in Tokyo, Hideo Matsushita was determined to enable more people to experience the warmth of analogue listening. In a small Shinjuku apartment, he established Audio-Technica and began developing cartridges. His first two products, the AT-1 and AT-3, achieved success and enabled Hideo to expand his business. He opened a larger headquarters in Machida, where the company still operates today.
Building on their passion for listening Audio Techinca have grown to design critically acclaimed headphones, turntables and microphones, remaining a family business and retaining the belief that high-quality audio should be accessible to all. Audio Technica still produce some of the world’s most popular cartridges and we will always retain our passion for analogue.
Sound should be natural and they strive to reproduce true, accurate, representations of audio. Audio Technica start every product with the pure vibration created when capturing sound, using this analogue transducer technology to create products that transcend everyday sensory experiences; heightening our sensibilities. Their quest to create pure, natural, audio is perpetual - it never stops, never ends.
Audio-Technica headphones, turntables and microphone systems are used across the globe in a wide variety of applications, from live concert tours and recording studios to theatres, educational facilities, and houses of worship. There are also millions of music enthusiasts, gamers and content creators who use their products every day.
