Audio-Technica Corporation (Kabushiki Kaisha Ōdio Tekunika) may be a
Japanese company that designs and manufactures professional
microphones, headphones, turntables, phonographic magnetic cartridges,
and other audio equipment. it had been established in 1962 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, by Hideo Matsushita as a phonograph cartridge manufacturer. In 1974, the corporate
developed its first headphones, the AT-700 series. Interesting modern
models include the audiophile ATH-AD series and professional ATH-M/R
series.