At IBC 2026, the Sennheiser Group will demonstrate how its portfolio of leading audio brands and technologies supports broadcasters and production professionals across every stage of the broadcast signal chain, from capture and augmentation to monitoring and delivery. The remarkable showcase in Hall 8, Booth D50 highlights seamless interoperability, future-ready audio workflows, and the combined strength of Sennheiser, Neumann, and partner ecosystem solutions from SoundBase.
Visitors will also get an exclusive first look at the latest additions to Neumann’s acclaimed studio monitor portfolio. Sennheiser Logo The Sennheiser Group at IBC 2026 Integrated audio solutions for every step of the broadcast workflow Wedemark, August 21, 2026 – At IBC 2026, the Sennheiser Group will demonstrate how its portfolio of leading audio brands and technologies supports broadcasters and production professionals across every stage of the broadcast signal chain, from capture and augmentation to monitoring and delivery.
The remarkable showcase in Hall 8, Booth D50 highlights seamless interoperability, future-ready audio workflows, and the combined strength of Sennheiser, Neumann, and partner ecosystem solutions from SoundBase. Visitors will also get an exclusive first look at the latest additions to Neumann’s acclaimed studio monitor portfolio. Wireless workflows built for the field and the studio On the Sennheiser wireless area, visitors can explore how the company’s solutions enhance deployment, monitoring and management workflows for broadcast and production teams.
Front and center is Spectera, Sennheiser’s bidirectional wideband wireless ecosystem, which will be shown together with the new Spectera SKM handheld microphone that will become available commercially mid-September, completing the core Spectera ecosystem. The Spectera SKM handheld offers premium wireless handheld microphone performance, combining Sennheiser’s renowned sound quality with the control options, flexibility and intelligence of the Spectera platform.
With the addition of the SKM handheld, all core elements of Spectera are now available, bringing microphones, in-ear monitors, full remote control and monitoring together in one integrated ecosystem for virtually any live performance or broadcast application. The Spectera SKM handheld will start shipping from mid-September The Spectera Base Station ZMAN, which carries a Merging ZMAN audio network module for AES 67 ecosystems, will also be on show, and expected to be available from October 2026.
With native ST 2110-30 audio integration via the Merging ZMAN module, the Base Station brings the benefits of the Spectera ecosystem directly into professional broadcast workflows, with the flexibility, interoperability and control broadcast engineers require. Available from October: The Spectera Base Station ZMAN for integration into SMPTE 2110 workflows Also being demonstrated is the Spectera Command functionality, which gives the artist or speaker direct control of the audio routing pre-configured in the wireless system.
Available as a Command Button for connection between the SEK bodypack and the microphone, and as a Command Ring for the SKM handheld from October 2026, it enables end users to mute their audio or open a talkback channel. The Spectera system allows the button to be configured as a latched or a momentary switch to accommodate different workflows and preferences.
Spectera’s credentials in live broadcast were underlined earlier this year at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna There, the ecosystem, including manufacturing samples of the Spectera SKM handheld, was deployed at its largest scale to date as part of the audio set-up, working across multiple Base Stations to deliver wireless mics, in-ear monitoring and control for the show. Sennheiser’s renowned EW-DX EM4 digital wireless system will round out the wireless showcase. Also on show is SoundBase’s brand-neutral RF planning and management application.
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