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Sennheiser introduces its first audiophile Bluetooth in-ear headphones at the Hong Kong High End Audio Visual Show. The IE 80S BT builds on the sonic achievements of the audio specialist's much-loved IE 80S ear-canal headphones to create a wireless model that supports hi-res audio for outstanding accuracy and a breathtaking soundstage. As well as offering wireless listening, the new model introduces connected features such as customization via the Sennheiser Smart Control App and one-touch access to virtual assistants such as Siri or Google Assistant. A smart audiophile product that can be enjoyed anywhere, the sleek neckband headphones are the perfect wireless companion for the sophisticated listener on the move.

The Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling 2 microphone is now certified for Microsoft Teams Rooms when deployed with Microsoft-certified DSPs. The ceiling array microphone, which offers easy installation and patented dynamic beamforming technology, will be available from Microsoft as a solution for Microsoft Teams Rooms complete with a Microsoft-certified DSP.

Sennheiser has entered the automotive sector with an AMBEO immersive audio solution for in-car entertainment and communication in collaboration with Southern California-based luxury automaker, Karma Automotive. Meticulously engineered using highest-grade microphone and loudspeaker technology and 3D audio expertise, the AMBEO sound system provides impressively enveloping sound and clear audio for phone calls. The system can first be experienced as a technology showcase on a new 2020 Karma Revero GT during Monterey Car Week from August 15 to 18.

Wolfgang Fraissinet, President Marketing and Finance, will leave the studio specialist Georg Neumann GmbH to pursue new career opportunities in the audio and music industry. "We thank Wolfgang for his huge contribution to the success of Georg Neumann GmbH for almost three decades," said Peter Claussen, COO of Sennheiser.

Audio specialist Sennheiser has taken a majority shareholding in Dear Reality GmbH on 1 July 2019. The expert in spatial audio algorithms and VR/AR audio software will continue to operate as a separate company based in Düsseldorf; customers will be able to rely on existing dearVR products and can look forward to joint VR/AR workflows by Sennheiser and Dear Reality. Uwe Cremering, responsible for AMBEO Immersive Audio at Sennheiser, will support the company as a third CEO alongside founders Achim Fell and Christian Sander.

Sennheiser's SpeechLine Digital Wireless microphone system has recently helped University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Classroom Technology Services department improve its audio communications. Since installing its first SpeechLine Digital Wireless system in the newly built William F. Harrah College of Hospitality Hall, AV/IT Systems Specialist Frank Alaimo and Classroom Control Systems Specialist Michael Theil have streamlined their roles and grown the university's enterprise AV system with the Sennheiser Control Cockpit software suite, which enables them to actively monitor every new SpeechLine Digital Wireless device on the network.

Audio specialist Sennheiser announced that it has appointed Dobbs Stanford Corporation as sales representative for the TOLA region of the U.S. (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana) to represent its Professional AV line of products.

At InfoComm 2019 (June 12-14, Orange County Convention Center, booth 5561), Sennheiser will highlight its business and education solutions portfolio, with a focus on its new TeamConnect Ceiling 2 (TCC2) microphone array. Sennheiser will offer live booth demonstrations of TeamConnect Ceiling 2, which uses its patented automatic, dynamic beamforming technology to deliver the ultimate virtual meeting experience.

Sennheiser, a leading provider of premium audio solutions for business, now announces the Amazon Chime certification for its headsets SC 165 USB and D 10 USB.

At the IFA Global Press Conference Sennheiser and IFA jointly announced that the audio specialist will be the Global Audio Partner to IFA in 2019. Billed as the place where "consumer tech meets innovation", IFA with its international activities provides a perfect platform for Sennheiser to demonstrate its ambition to shape the future of audio.