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Oktava, during the many years, is the biggest electro-acoustic transducer manufacturer in Rus-sia, which mass-produces electro-acoustic transformers and different types of equipment (micro-phones, telephones, fittings, subminiature transformers and so on). With the support of leading Russian research centers as well as our own research laboratory, the factory has great technologi-cal potential, that allows us to produce high-quality professional microphones.

Today Oktava microphones are sold in the United States and Europe, in Asia and Australia. In the West the brand of Oktava is well-known. Major audio magazines and weekly periodicals such as THE MIX, AUDIOMEDIA, Musician's Friend, Sound-On-Sound have published reviews of our products. At the international exhibitions (in Germany, in the United States, Great Britain, South Korea, France), at Guitar Center, which is the most noteworthy sound retailer in the USA, our microphones are in the same league as AKG, Rode, Audio-Technica, Shure. Due to high quality and affordable prices Oktava microphones are popular among the musicians and owners of recording studios. Our microphones are used by the musicians all over the world, among them such well-known names as U2, Sting, Sheryl Crow, Edwyn Collins, Bananafish, Rick Wakeman, Mike Oldfield, Roger Taylor, Mick Taylor, Radiohead, Bryan Ferry, Hugh Padgham, The Mis-sion, John Leckie, David Sylvian, Pearl Jam, Jimmy Nail, Tears for Fears, Eighteen Wheeler, Neil Diamond, Iron Maiden, Kula Shaker and many others.
Among the Russian musicians who have already enlarged their microphones stocks with Oktava products are the following: the singer Dmitry Malikov, the guitarist Dmitry Chetvergov, the saxophonist Igor Butman, the rock group "Master", etc.
The positive responses about our microphones are got from the famous sound producers (I.Babenko, A.Kaljanov, Tiit Terask)

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Historical development of the plant

May 1929    The workshop developed into "The radio-part" factory.

1930-ies   The Factory becomes Radio components supplier for 52 regions from Moscow to Tomsk.

January 1931   The Factory develops into a still bigger state plant  and is attached to the ministry of postal services.

1932-1933   The plant focuses on the production of acoustical-electrical transducers

1932   The first prototype tuned-radio-frequency [TRF] receiver created and manufactured.

1934   The 30-watt dynamic loudspeaker created and manufactured. The first batch of 100 loudspeakers installed in the Moscow squares.

January 1934   The plant participates in the national radio equipment Contest in Moscow.

1935  The 10-watt horn loudspeaker created and manufactured, staying in the production until 1945.

1936   The dynamical microphone developed and put into production.

1936   The radio receiver "T35" created. The sample receiver presented to the VII party meeting

1938   The radio receiver "T37" put into production. At "the technology of communication" exhibition the receiver ("T37") gets the second prize

October 1941   The plant was evacuated to the city of Perm

Beginning of 1942   A group of experts returns from the evacuation and starts the reconstruction of the plant

May 1942   The plant reopens the production of mine-detectors, horn loudspeakers. The production of dynamic microphones started.

1943   The crystal loudspeaker developed.

1943   The plant wins the 1-st prize in the national competition.

1945   The plant wins the 1-st prize in the national competition.169 staff workers are awarded with medals "for excellent work".

1946   "Oktava" ( meaning "Octava") trademark of the plant, reflecting the electrical-acoustical specialty of the plant, created

1948   The plant's "Book of Honour" started

1948   The 100 watt high-power loudspeaker put into the lot production. The first batch installed in the red square of Moscow.

1949   The carbon powder microphone and the electromagnetic inset receivers put into production.

1949  The first export order for the "SDM" microphone

1951   The radial moving-coil loudspeaker, 25 watt power. manufactured for "the agricultural exhibition " in Moscow.

1954-1956   The first stage of modernization of the plant began. The plant focuses on the telephone/microphone production.

1957   The production of small telephones and moving coil radial loudspeaker for the Russian section at the Brussels exhibition started.

1961   Miniature telephone "D-2" and the dynamic microphones to equip the Kremlin Meeting Palace developed and put into production.

1961   The second stage of modernization of the plant started. The production of the electroacoustic measuring instruments for microphones and telephones started.

1964-1966   The zero defect production system implemented at the plant . The miniature telephone "TM-4" and the ribbon microphone "ML-16" receive the state quality mark.

1967   The plant celebrates its 40-th Anniversary

1968   The plant participated in the equipment process for the "Ostankino" tv-centre supplying the "TG-9" headphones and "MD-66", "MC-13" microphones

1977   The plant's 50-th Anniversary

1983   "TG-12" headphones and "MD-82" microphones awarded the bronze medal at  "National exhibition of industrial achievements".

1984   "MCE-9" microphone awarded the bronze medal at "National exhibition of industrial achievements".

1985   "TDS-2" telephone awarded the bronze medal at "National exhibition of industrial achievements".

1986   "MD-86" microphone awarded with the 2-nd Diploma at "National exhibition of industrial achievements".

1987   The plant's 60-th Anniversary

1993   Hearing aid devices "Electronica" and "Y-03" put into production.

1993-1997   Years of modernization

1997   The plant's 70-th Anniversary