User Manual
THE NEUMANN LEGEND
For decades, Neumann has been regarded worldwide as the standard-setting, leading manufacturer of studio micro-
phones. Neumann has been a pioneer in the audio industry for over 90 years with a long history of world-class products.
Many products have become milestones of professional audio technology. It is no accident that when listing their
equipment, audio studios almost always put Neumann products at the top of the list – they are a recognized sign of a
highly professional operation.
“Our decades of success are based on an uncompromising, quality-oriented approach,” explains President Wolfgang
Fraissinet. “On the rare occasions that servicing is required, Neumann Berlin repairs all of its microphones produced
since 1945, to a large extent using the original spare parts.” This servicing pledge is hard to equal.
HIGHEST SOUND QUALITY
All this gives the customer the certainty of acquiring a product with unsurpassed sound quality, reliability and lasting
value, an investment that usually survives several generations of audio engineers. Although Neumann products certainly
are not cheap, professionals know from their daily experience that they are worth the investment. Many owners of home
recording studios also dream of having “a real Neumann” of their own.
In addition to countless audio engineers who use Neumann products in their studio productions, users include world-
famous musicians. No matter what style or generation you prefer, to nd users of these high-end products from Berlin
the best approach is to begin simply by listing your own favorite musicians.
A COMPANY WITH A LONG HISTORY
Neumann was also dedicated for a long time to other technology in addition to microphones. The versatile inventive
genius Georg Neumann simultaneously developed phonograph record-cutting machines and rechargeable batteries.
The technology of the latter remains the basis for today’s ubiquitous rechargable batteries. For many years, the company
also built highly customized mixing consoles for radio studios, theaters and concert halls.
In the year 1991 Neumann became an important part of the Sennheiser
Group. The company headquarters, with the development, marketing,
sales and service departments, continues to be located in Berlin.
Manufacturing in ultraclean room conditions meeting the highest inter-
national standards is carried out in Wedemark, near Hannover. Despite
all the technological progress, manufacturing a high-quality microphone
involves a great deal of handicra, upon which the quality of these
transducers and a reputation such as Neumann’s ultimately depend.
Since 2010, Neumann oers this expertise in electro-acoustic transducer
technologies also to the studio monitoring market. Neumann now stands
for the highest quality at both ends of the audio production chain:
“Best Input and Best Output”.
NEUMANN U
Probably the best known Neumann microphone.
Das wohl bekannteste Studiomikrofon weltweit.
MADE IN GERMANY