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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

Edifier was established in May 1996 in Beijing, China.cite-ref-hp-1-0[1]

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.