NAMM – Anaheim, CA., — Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 45 years, exhibits its first-ever ribbon microphones, the AT4080 and AT4081 Bidirectional Active Ribbon Microphones, two new offerings from A-T’s expanding 40 Series. Audio-Technica’s R&D team in Japan engineered and manufactured the AT4080 and AT4081 from the ground up, utilizing a hand-built, proprietary design and rugged, durable construction. Both offer smooth, warm and natural sound with precise, articulate detail to meet the critical requirements of today’s recording, broadcast and sound reinforcement professionals….

NILES, IL, — On the heels of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) order that the operation of wireless microphones, in-ear monitors, and related equipment in the 700 MHz band will not be permitted after June 12, 2010, Shure Incorporated reiterated its commitment to assist wireless system users with the transition….

Anaheim, CA, — Telefunken Elektroakustik’s Winter NAMM product introduction is the new AR-51 large diaphragm tube condenser microphone. The AR-51 is Telefunken’s latest addition to its affordably priced R-F-T line of tube mics.

The AR-51 is designed in the tradition of the classic mics of the past, utilizing the same circuit design as the classic Telefunken ELA M 251E…

L.R. Baggs, one of the front runners in the quest for the ultimate amplified tone for acoustic instruments, has announced Anthem^™. The meat and potatoes of Anthem^™ is a brand new patent-pending type of acoustic guitar microphone, the Tru-Mic, that L.R. Baggs claims will “unlock the potential of a microphone to capture the very essence of your guitar with high feedback resistance…