Edifier
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Edifier, officially Beijing Edifier Technology Company, Ltd., is a Chinese audio equipment manufacturer that primarily produces speakers, music systems, and headphones for personal and home entertainment.
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Background
There are 3,000 employees worldwide.cite-ref-2[2]
In December 2011, Edifier announced the acquisition of 100% equity in the Japanese high-end-audio equipment maker STAX.cite-ref-3[3]cite-ref-4[4]
Milestones
• August 1996 – Established first North American office in Canada.
• April 1998 – Established second production center in Beijing, China.
• 1999 – Became the first to manufacture 2.1 and 4.1 speakers with wooden enclosures in China. The satellite + subwoofer design made Edifier a household brand across Mainland China for their computer speakers.
• 2007 – Headquarters relocates to Shenzhen with continued operations in Beijing.
• February 5, 2010 - Edifier launched its initial public offering, becoming the first public listed audio speaker company in China.cite-ref-5[5]
• March 2011 – Had acquired 100% equity of STAX, a Japanese electrostatic headphone company.
• January 2020 – Launched gaming headphones brand at CES 2020.cite-ref-6[6]
Brands and subsidiaries
• Edifier
• STAX - Japanese high-end electrostatic earspeaker
• Airpulse - High-end hi-fi speaker brand
• Hecate - Gaming audio brand
• Huazai(花再) - Brand for young consumers
• Xemal - Low-end wireless earbud brand
• Volona - Wireless earbud brand for female consumers
See also
References
cite-note-hp-11. ↑ edifier.com
cite-note-22. ↑ "Edifier International Ltd | LinkedIn". hk.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
cite-note-33. ↑ Inner Fidelity: Chinese Speaker Maker Edifier Purchases Famous Electrostatic Headphone Maker Stax
cite-note-44. ↑ "www.edifier.com: Memorandum (3 February 2012)". Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
cite-note-55. ↑ "Company History -【Edifier】". Global / English. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
cite-note-66. ↑ "CES 2020: Edifier launch new wireless and gaming headphones". KitGuru. Retrieved 2020-05-20.