Countryman

Countryman is a family business and manufacturer of direct boxes and ultra-miniature microphones, serving audio professionals worldwide. Its products are designed, manufactured, and tested at its facility in Menlo Park, California. The company traces its origins to Carl Countryman, who over fifty years ago began crafting custom gear for touring rock bands and performers, and who later founded Countryman Associates. Countryman states it was the first manufacturer of the earset microphone and the active DI box.

Over fifty years ago, Carl Countryman started crafting custom gear for touring rock bands and performers. Through the 1960s and 1970s, he engineered a multitude of custom electronic equipment for artists, including the electrostatic piano pickups for the Grateful Dead used in their Wall of Sound. After founding Countryman Associates, he continued to develop electronic sound equipment, including the Type 986 Phase Shifter, the Type 85 Active DI Box, and the E6 Earset. Countryman states it was the first manufacturer of the earset microphone and the active DI box. Today the company describes itself as a family business and an industry-leading manufacturer of direct boxes and ultra-miniature microphones, with products designed, manufactured, and rigorously tested at its facility in Menlo Park, California.

Industry-leading manufacturer of legendary direct boxes and ultra-miniature microphones, emphasizing isolation, ruggedness, and transparency, with personal attention and exceptional quality for audio professionals.

• Type 85 Active DI Box

  An active direct box developed by Carl Countryman.

• E6 Earset

  An earset microphone developed by Carl Countryman.

• Type 986 Phase Shifter

  Electronic sound equipment developed by Carl Countryman.

• EMW Omnidirectional Lavalier

  An omnidirectional lavalier microphone.

• B3 Omnidirectional Lavalier

  An omnidirectional lavalier microphone.

• ISOMAX microphones

  Microphones addressing a wide range of production challenges.

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