Sennheiser Names Guitar Center “Dealer of the Year” in its Music Industry Category

May 31, 2012 - PRLog -- OLD LYME, Conn. - May 29 2012: The U.S. subsidiary of headphone and microphone manufacturer Sennheiser named Guitar Center, Inc. its 2011 dealer of the year for excellent sales, customer support and comprehension of Sennheiser’s diverse line of microphones, wireless systems and headphones.

"We are pleased to announce that Guitar Center has once again captured the Dealer of the Year award for our Music Retail division,” said Bill Whearty, Sennheiser Electronic Corporation’s vice president of sales and marketing, retail division. “Guitar Center continues to excel in sales of Sennheiser headphones and microphones and has once again achieved impressive year over year sales growth."

“We are pleased to once again be recognized as Sennheiser’s MI Dealer of the Year," commented Bill Wrightson, vice president of technology merchandise for Guitar Center. "Sennheiser continues to represent a very important part of our product offering to consumers and we continue to receive excellent feedback — particularly on Sennheiser microphones and headphones.  We are pleased to be associated with the Sennheiser brand, which is world renowned for its quality and support."

ounded in 1959 and headquartered in Westlake Village, Calif., Guitar Center, Inc. is the largest chain of musical instrument retailers in the world, with over 200 locations throughout the United States. With clear-cut goals and good old-fashioned customer service that caters to the musician’s every need, Guitar Center still proves more than ever to be a strong link between musicians and the tools of the trade.

Sennheiser is a world-leading manufacturer of microphones, headphones and wireless transmission systems. Established in 1945 in Wedemark, Germany, Sennheiser is now a global brand represented in 60 countries around the world with U.S. headquarters in Old Lyme, Conn. Sennheiser's pioneering excellence in technology has rewarded the company with numerous awards and accolades including an Emmy, a Grammy, and the Scientific and Engineering Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.