Audiotonix is to add three microphone and wireless audio companies to its roster of global technology brands – DPA Microphones, Wisycom and Austrian Audio. The acquisition is now being filed for regulatory approval.
They join a growing brand portfolio that presently includes Allen & Heath, Calrec, DiGiCo, DiGiGrid, Fourier Audio, Group One Limited, Harrison, JH Audio, Klang:technologies, Slate Digital, Solid State Logic, sonible and Sound Devices.
With more than six decades of microphone design history, DPA Microphones creates mics with exceptional sound, consistency and durability for a range of professional markets including live sound, theatre, film and installation.
As a global leader in designing and manufacturing advanced wireless audio solutions, Italian company Wisycom provides solutions to demanding customers’ RF challenges across broadcast, live events, corporate and location sound, among other applications. Vienna-based Austrian Audio delivers innovative microphones, headphones and audio tools while maintaining a strong connection to the brand’s acoustical heritage.
‘With the development work we have been investing in with Sound Devices, it makes technological sense to add Wisycom to the team,’ says Audiotonix CEO, James Gordon. ‘The next logical step is to move closer to the performer with microphones, and DPA as a premium brand is the ultimate choice. Austrian Audio, with decades of microphone and headset design experience, has immense potential and will help complement our existing and future portfolio. We always aim to work with brands that add value for our customers, and the future potential of this trio as part of Audiotonix is not hard to imagine.’
‘DPA Microphones, Wisycom and Austrian Audio are premium brands known for their strong and visionary product offering, used by many high-end customers who are familiar with all the Audiotonix brands,’ says DPA Microphones CEO, Kalle Hvidt Nielsen. ‘We share many location sound professionals with Sound Devices who rely on best-in-class audio quality and top-notch reliability and so, by joining Audiotonix, DPA Microphones, Wisycom and Austrian Audio get the opportunity to offer more premium solutions to discerning, quality focused customers.’
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