Andreas Sennheiser is co-CEO of German sound technology firm Sennheiser.
Andreas Sennheiser is co-CEO of German sound technology firm Sennheiser.
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Andreas Sennheiser interview: How Magic Leap’s AR glasses will enable ‘transparent audio’

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Without sound, visuals are nothing.

This week, German audio company Sennheiser reinforced that point as it launched its Ambeo AR One headphones for use with Magic Leap‘s augmented reality glasses. The new technology is aimed at making AR more immersive, with “transparent audio” effects that let you mix sound from the real world with music and sound coming in from your headphones.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.