AKG WMS40 Wireless Instrument Plug and Play System
• Up to 30h playtime with one single AA battery
• Plug & Play
• Gain control on pocket transmitter
• Compatible with all AKG MicroMics
• Low battery indicator
• Smallest and lightest bodypack transmitter in its class
All WMS 40 MINI vocal and instrumental systems share the same brilliant sound and ease of
use. Unique HDAP (High Definition Audio Performance) technology ensures the best
possible, realistic sound at any time.
The status LEDs of the receiver SR40 mini show following information: ON/OFF, link LED
RF OK and audio clip LED AF clip. The output gain from the 6,3mm jack output is controlled
via the volume gain switch. The included SMPS (switched mode power supply) works from
110-240V and features EU/UK/US adapters.
The rugged handheld transmitter HT40 Mini offers a metal microphone cap and an ON/OFF/MUTE
switch. The dynamic microphone capsule features a cardioids polar pattern.
The convenient PT 40 Mini body pack is the smallest and lightest transmitter in its class. It can be used
with many AKG miniature microphones and shows the robust mini XLR connector. The PT 40 Mini is
fully compatible with all AKG MicroMics.
All transmitters operate for 30 hours off a single AA size battery, saving frequent battery replacements
and thus money.
The company was founded in Vienna, Austria in 1947 by two Viennese: physicist Dr. Rudolf Görike and engineer Ernst Pless.[3]
Originally, its main business was to provide technical equipment for cinemas: loudspeakers, film projectors and light meters.[4] The business slowly expanded and AKG started selling car horns, door intercoms, carbon microphone capsules for telephones, headsets and cushion speakers. The first AKG microphone was used by radio stations, theaters, jazz clubs and cabarets.
About this time, the company developed its first patents, the moving coil technology and the principle of mass load membranes, allowing its products to have extended frequency ranges.[5]
With the creation of the D12 microphone in 1953, AKG achieved international fame, setting the standard for voice transmissions. Being the world’s first dynamic cardioid microphone, it possessed excellent sonic qualities for that time, making its way into radio stations and recording studios from across the world.[6][7] The product was improved through subsequent upgrades, spanning the famous C414 and C12 microphones.
End of the 70es and in the 80s Magnetic cartridges were produced, in 1982 for example the P 25.[8]
In 1984, AKG became a public company, listed on the Vienna stock exchange. As a blue chip company, it was one of the most traded stocks.[9]
The company was acquired by the American company Harman International Industries in 1994.[7] By this time, AKG’s United States subsidiary had been established (in Los Angeles in 1985). AKG Acoustics USA, still headquartered in the San Fernando Valley, also houses regional offices for Crown Audio, another Harman Industries subsidiary.
In 2010, the company received the prestigious Technical Grammy award.