History
- 1945 – Dr. Rudolf Görike and Ernst Pless begin supplying movie equipment to theaters in postwar Vienna.
- 1949 – AKG begins producing headphones
- 1953 – introduces the world's first dynamic cardioid microphone
- 1955 – founds a German subsidiary
- 1985 – founds a USA subsidiary, based in Northridge, Los Angeles, California
- 1994 – becomes part of Harman International Industries
- 1996 - produces its first wireless microphones
- 2006 – produces a limited 60th anniversary edition of the celebrated C414 LTD microphone.
- 2010 – AKG Acoustics received a Grammy Award for the work the company has done in the recording field. Dinesh Paliwal, the current Chief Executive Officer, picked up the award on behalf of the company.
- 2012 - AKG announces its partnership with Tiësto to start manufacturing headphones under Tiësto's name.
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