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32-461: K1000 may refer to: K-1000 headphones by AKG Acoustics Soviet K-1000 battleship K1000 keyboard and music software by Kurzweil Music Systems Pentax K1000 , Pentax Camera [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

64-521: A detachable cable and comes in three color variants: white, black, and a lime green. All three models are still in production. The K701s have been largely used by professional musicians and technicians in recording studios. Many top recording studios use AKG K240 headphones as a solution for best general use for both monitor and playback. They received particular notoriety from their prominent display in Eddie Murphy 's 1985 music video for " Party All

96-579: A group of former AKG engineers based in Austria formed Austrian Audio , competing with AKG. Among its professional products especially noteworthy is the first C 12 (introduced in 1953) and its successors and alternate versions, which include the Telefunken Ela M 250 and M 251 (1960), the C 24 stereo microphone, the C 412, and over a dozen different models which have carried the designation "C 414" in various forms. Those microphones are equipped with

128-481: A license for the Telefunken trademark rights and producing televisions under that name. The old Telefunken company had produced an extensive product spectrum of devices and systems from 1903 to 1996. Common characteristics are the authority for high frequency and communications technology and the construction unit and infrastructure technology necessary for it. Among other things: Into the 1930s years, production

160-520: A modern semiconductor works in Heilbronn , where in April 1960 production began. The works was expanded several times, and in 1970 a new 6-storey building was built at the northern edge of the area. At the beginning of the 1970s it housed approximately 2,500 employees. In 1967, Telefunken was merged with AEG, which was then renamed to AEG-Telefunken. In the beginning of the 1960s, Walter Bruch developed

192-557: A range of high-specification headphones. The K50 model, introduced in 1959 were the world's first supra-aural and open-back headphones. The K1000 was the flagship model, but is no longer being produced. It was a unique fully open headphone. The current flagship model for the AKG headphone line-up is the K812. The K702 features a removable cord and is black, the K701 is white. The Q701 also has

224-573: The Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) ("General electricity company"). Prior to World War I , the company set up the first world-wide network of communications and was the first in the world to sell electronic televisions with cathode-ray tubes , in Germany in 1934. The brand had several incarnations: The company also had several subsidiaries and spin-offs of its own: The company Telefunken USA

256-642: The Kaiserliche Marine ; the other one, under Karl Ferdinand Braun , at Siemens, for the German Army. Their main competitor was the British Marconi Company . When a dispute concerning patents arose between the two companies, Kaiser Wilhelm II urged both parties to join efforts, creating Gesellschaft für drahtlose Telegraphie System Telefunken ("The Company for Wireless Telegraphy Ltd.") joint venture on 27 May 1903, with

288-750: The Long Island Rail Road tracks. A 500-foot tower that could be raised and lowered rose from a ball and socket joint atop a concrete foundation. It was completed in 1912 and wireless messages could then be transmitted to a similar tower in Nauen 3,500 miles away. From August 1, 1914, until April 6, 1917, the United States monitored messages sent over the Telefunken wireless and the United States Marine Corps guarded

320-577: The PAL - colour television system for the company, in use by most countries of the western Hemisphere (except the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the western part of South America). PAL is established i.e. in the United Kingdom (PAL-I) and, except France, many other European countries -–also in Brazil (PAL-M), Argentina (PAL-N), South Africa, India and Australia. The mainframe computer TR 4

352-659: The San Fernando Valley , also houses regional offices for Crown Audio , another Harman Industries subsidiary. In 2010, the company received the prestigious Technical Grammy award. In 2016 it was announced that the AKG Vienna facilities (headquarters, manufacturing, and engineering) would be shut down in 2017, with a transfer of brand headquarters to California, USA. Most current AKG-branded products are made in Harman's overseas production facilities. In 2017,

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384-643: The AKG brand mostly consist of microphones , headphones , wireless audio systems and related accessories for professional and consumer markets. The company was founded in Vienna, Austria in 1947 by two Viennese scientists: physicist Rudolf Görike and engineer Ernst Pless. Originally, its main business was to provide technical equipment for cinemas: loudspeakers , film projectors and light meters . The business slowly expanded and AKG started selling car horns, door intercoms, carbon microphone capsules for telephones, headsets and cushion speakers. About this time,

416-473: The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios on many of their early recordings. In 1932, record players were added to the product line. In 1941, Siemens transferred its Telefunken shares to AEG as part of the agreements known as the "Telefunken settlement", and AEG thus became the sole owner and continued to lead Telefunken as a subsidiary (starting in 1955 as "Telefunken GmbH" and from 1963 as "Telefunken AG"). During

448-744: The Galaxy S8, S8+ to Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra, the stereo speakers as of the Galaxy S9, S9+, S10E, S10+, Note 9, and the Note 10 (USB Type-C connector). In 2017, the Y50 model was awarded Product of the Year for on-ear headphones by What Hi-Fi? magazine. Telefunken Telefunken was a German radio and television producer, founded in Berlin in 1903 as a joint venture between Siemens & Halske and

480-590: The Second World War, Telefunken was a supplier of vacuum tubes , transmitters and radio relay systems, and developed Funkmess facilities (later referred to as radar devices by the US Navy) and directional finders, as part of the German air defence against aerial bombing. During the war, manufacturing plants were shifted to and developed in west of Germany or relocated. Thus, Telefunken, under AEG, turned into

512-622: The Second World War, there were further manufacturing plants in the Berlin area, in Thuringia , Saxony , Moravia , Silesia , on Rügen . In addition, in Baltic countries at Tallinn and Riga , and in occupied areas of Poland at Kraków and Łódź , floats and works were established. The vacuum tube factory Łódź was shifted with the staff in August 1944 to Ulm ( Fortress Wilhelmsburg ). After

544-661: The Time " (which features the K240 Monitor). Another notable, yet short-lived, model was the K280 Parabolic, a multi-driver headphone which focused compression waves to a central point in the earcup. As well as studio headphones, AKG also manufactures a range of Hi-Fi headphones and earphones for domestic use. One notable use includes Samsung, their parent company, using AKG to tune their headphones that come equipped with Samsung's most-recent flagship devices, starting with

576-630: The V-41 amplifier for the German Radio Network. This was the very first two-stage, " Hi-Fi " amplifier. Over time, Telefunken perfected their designs and in 1950 the V-72 amplifier was developed. The TAB (a manufacturing subcontractor to Telefunken) V-72 soon became popular with other radio stations and recording facilities. The V-72S was the only type of amplifier found in the REDD.37 console used by

608-469: The company developed its first patents, the moving coil technology and the principle of mass load membranes, allowing its products to have extended frequency ranges. With the creation of the D12 microphone in 1953, AKG achieved international fame, setting the standard for voice transmissions. It possessed excellent sonic qualities for that time, making its way into radio stations and recording studios from across

640-475: The development of high quality audio noise reduction systems, including telcom c4  [ de ] (marketed since 1975), High Com (marketed since 1978), High Com II , High Com III , High Com FM , and CX (1982). In 2005, Telefunken Sender Systeme Berlin changed its name to Transradio SenderSysteme Berlin AG . The name "Transradio" dates back to 1918, when Transradio

672-406: The disputed patents and techniques invested in it. On 17 April 1923, it was renamed Telefunken, The Company for Wireless Telegraphy . Telefunken was the company's telegraphic address . The first technical director of Telefunken was Count Georg von Arco . Telefunken rapidly became a major player in the radio and electronics fields, both civilian and military. Prior to World War I the company set up

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704-648: The famous CK12 large diaphragm capsule designed by AKG's engineer Konrad Wolf. The CK12 was a milestone in transducer technology and the first to offer constant frequency response and sensitivity for all polar patterns (omni to figure eight). AKG microphones have been used for shooting Hans Hass 's film Adventures in the Red Sea and were installed on the MIR space station . They are also mentioned by Dan Brown in his novels The Da Vinci Code and Deception Point . Some microphone models include: AKG also manufactures

736-676: The first world wide network of communications and during the war they supplied radio sets and telegraphy equipment for the military, as well as building one of the first radio navigation systems for the Zeppelin force. The Telefunken Kompass Sender operated from 1908 to 1918, allowing the Zeppelins to navigate throughout the North Sea area in any weather. In 1911 Telefunken built a wireless station in West Sayville just north of

768-423: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=K1000&oldid=454952092 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages AKG Acoustics The products currently marketed under

800-492: The smaller subsidiary, with the three divisions realigning and data processing technology, elements as well as broadcast, television and phono. Telefunken was also the originator of the FM radio broadcast system. Telefunken, through the subsidiary company Teldec (a joint venture with Decca Records ), was for many decades one of the largest German record companies, until Teldec was sold to WEA in 1988. In 1959, Telefunken established

832-571: The station. After the U.S. declared war the station was sealed off, the wire fence surrounding it was charged with electricity, and floodlights were placed throughout. After World War I it was taken over by Mackay Radio and Telegraph Company and later the Federal Aviation Administration . Presently it is not in use by anyone and it was demolished in 1938. Starting in 1923, Telefunken built broadcast transmitters and radio sets. In 1928, Telefunken made history by designing

864-756: The world. The product was improved through subsequent upgrades, spanning the famous C414 and C12 microphones. By the end of the 1970s and into the 1980s magnetic cartridges were produced, such as the P25 in 1982. In 1984, AKG became a public company, listed on the Vienna stock exchange. As a blue chip company , it was one of the most traded stocks. The company was acquired by the American company Harman International Industries in 1994. By this time, AKG's United States subsidiary had been established (in Los Angeles in 1985). AKG Acoustics USA, still headquartered in

896-693: Was developed at Telefunken in Backnang , and the TR 440  [ de ] model was developed at Telefunken in Konstanz , including the first ball-based mouse named Rollkugel in 1968. The computers were in use at many German university computing centres from the 1970s to around 1985. The development and manufacture of large computers was separated in 1974 to the Konstanz Computer Company (CGK). The production of mini- and process computers

928-486: Was founded as a subsidiary of Telefunken. A year later, in 1919, Transradio made history by introducing duplex transmission. Transradio has specialized in research, development and design of modern AM , VHF / FM and DRM broadcasting systems. In August 2006, it was acquired by the Turkish company Profilo Telra , one of the largest European manufacturers of TV-devices, with brand-owner Telefunken Licenses GmbH granting

960-450: Was incorporated in early 2001 to provide restoration services and build reproductions of vintage Telefunken microphones. In 2023, Telefunken brand was acquired by the advisory and investment firm Gordon Brothers. Around the start of the 20th century, two groups of German researchers worked on the development of techniques for wireless communication. The one group at AEG, led by Adolf Slaby and Georg Graf von Arco , developed systems for

992-405: Was integrated into the automatic control engineering division of AEG. When AEG was bought by Daimler in 1985, "Telefunken" was dropped from the company name. In 1995, Telefunken was sold to Tech Sym Corporation (owners of Continental Electronics Corporation of Dallas) for $ 9 million. However, Telefunken remained a German company. In the 1970s and early 1980s, Telefunken was also instrumental in

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1024-593: Was made after a distributor in the workshops of the two parent companies. The company headquarters was located in Berlin Kreuzberg , Hallesches Ufer 30 (1918–1937). The first commercially made electronic television sets with cathode-ray tubes were manufactured by Telefunken in Berlin in 1932. Starting from 1938, manufacturing and developing plants were concentrated at the new headquarters (until 1945) in Berlin Zehlendorf , Goerzallee. During

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