Sennheiser: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF AUDIO

I used to hate listening to music – not because I didn’t like it per se, but because I didn’t like not having control of it – especially when a song gets stuck in my head, and that in my mind, I had no way to shut it out. Unlike other people, I simply did not find the pleasure in listening to music. In a way, the only thing I felt was apathy towards it. Weird, you ask? Probably. And I grew up with that mentality until I matured (?) somehow come late high school (Haha!) I just realized I never really wrote that fact about me ever! Isn’t it funny how realizations come at such odd hours of the night?

Anyway, a few weeks ago, Sennheiser,  the leading German audio specialist had just culminated the local leg of its four-month Sennheiser Sound Heroes project, which followed a dozen audio creatives as they discovered new sound experiences through Sennheiser products. Their journeys produced an insightful first look at some interesting tech, covering areas such as 3D binaural recording (AMBEO Smart Headset), mobile journalism (HandMic Digital), specialized audio for video (MKE 440), and many others.

At the end of this, musician/DJ Dannie Farmer and lifestyle purveyor Deegee Razon came out on top of  a talented pool of influencers that included singers/actors Khalil Ramos and Jay Gonzaga; DJ Jazmin Reyes; bloggers Cha Ocampo, Rhea Bue, Issa Pressman, and Ira Denise Oyco; filmmaker Maqui Castelo; MC Marga Bermudez; and concert photographer Magic Liwanag.

And guess what this triumph landed them? Dannie and Deegee’s novel approach to the Sennheiser sound journey earned them a trip to Sennheiser’s German HQ and flagship store, where they will experience never before seen technology in the world of high-fidelity audio. They will be joined by Bryan Barcenas, the lucky winner of a raffle for Sennheiser customers. Now isn’t that exciting?

Locally, Sennheiser also launched the Sennheiser Sound Forum—a series of sustained educational initiatives in the field of audio technology. The inaugural edition, also held at the Nielson Tower, covered topics such as consumer trends, the gaming industry, and even 3D audio. More sessions are planned later this year, and they all take from Sennheiser’s decades of expertise in audio.

To introduce more people to the Sennheiser difference in sound, the brand also announced that it’s offering huge discounts on the popular HD 4.40BT (Down to PHP6,990 from original price of PHP9,490) and HD 4.50BTNC (Down to PHP 9,990 from PHP12,590) wireless headphones.

Sennheiser’s wide range of wired and wireless headphones are available in the Philippines from the following authorized Sennheiser retailers: Sennheiser Official Store on Lazada, Powermac Center, Egghead Audiohub, The Listening Room, RC Goldline, The A Shop, Techwarez, SM Appliance, Gadgets in Style, Classic Hi-Fi Audio, Digistore, Soundroom, Ambassador Appliances, Western Marketing, PC Express, E-Phone, E-Tab, E-Phone Plus, Samsung Gateway, Samsung Bridgeway, Odyssey Next, The White Box and Gizmo Central.

The mobile journalism and audio for video microphones are available at: Aperture Trading Corporation, AVESCO Marketing Corporation, Channel International Enterprises Intune Pro Music Center, as well as the Sennheiser Official Store on Lazada.