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Schoeps

Logo: Schalltechnik Dr.-Ing. Schoeps GmbH, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

German studio condenser microphone manufacturer

Schalltechnik Dr.-Ing. Schoeps GmbH, known as Schoeps or Schoeps Mikrofone, is a German manufacturer of professional studio condenser microphones for recording and broadcast. The privately owned company is based in Karlsruhe, south-west Germany, and was founded in 1948.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1948Founded1
  • HeadquartersKarlsruhe1
  • Websitewww.schoeps.de
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
  • LEI967600MR0HPVGABDD9323
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressKaiserswerther Str.49-51, 40878 Ratingen, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Düsseldorf, HRB 433213

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Schalltechnik Dr.-Ing. Schoeps GmbH, known as Schoeps or Schoeps Mikrofone, is a German manufacturer of professional studio condenser microphones for recording and broadcast. The privately owned company is based in Karlsruhe, south-west Germany, and was founded in 1948.2

The story

In the vacuum-tube era, Schoeps M 221-series microphones, especially the model M 221 B, were widely used in studios and for live orchestral recording. Their circuitry is based on the Telefunken AC 701k vacuum tube. They were introduced in 1954 and manufactured until the 1970s; many are still in use today.

One particular model of Schoeps microphone created for French radio (the CMT 20 series, 1964) has the historical distinction of being the first phantom-powered condenser microphone on the studio market.

From Wikipedia’s article on Schoeps, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

  • audio equipment

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Timeline

  1. 1948Founded Founded1

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