A Passion For Listening.

In the early 1960s at Tokyo’s Bridgestone Museum of Art, curator Hideo Matsushita hosted LP listening concerts, where people would experience vinyl records played on high-quality audio equipment. Matsushita was moved by the positive reactions guests had to the music, but was frustrated that the expense of high-fidelity listening prevented many people from experiencing it. In 1962, Matsushita founded Audio-Technica with the vision of producing high-quality audio for everyone. And following this vision, he soon created the first truly affordable phono cartridge, the AT-1, in the company’s small flat in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Building on our passion for listening we have grown to design critically acclaimed headphones, turntables and microphones, remaining a family business and retaining the belief that high-quality audio should be accessible to all.

Engaged Listening.

Truly Wireless Noise Cancelling.

The Mic That Started A Revolution.

Move freely into any environment. Our QuietPoint® active noise-cancelling technology makes any space ideal for listening to music. Enjoy music. Study. Work. Or simply relish the silence. Our four-microphone, multi-feedback, noise-cancelling system captures and cancels the full scope of ambient noise for the deepest sense of quiet. 

Our in-ear headphones strike the perfect balance between comfort, convenience, and performance, delivering best-in-class sound quality and noise-cancellation in a compact, truly wireless design. The in-ear headphones strike the perfect balance between comfort, convenience, and performance, delivering best-in-class sound quality and noise-cancellation in a compact, truly wireless design.

One microphone can transform with the help of a wide array of mounts to cover all your instrument miking needs. With shotgun mics capturing the action from the stands, stereo mics to capture the ambience of a live event, on-air mics for play by play, interview mics, A-T has you covered.