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</style><table class="infobox ib-company vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org" style="font-size: 125%;">Beijing Edifier Technology Company, Ltd.</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Native name</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">北京漫步者科技有限公司</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="Romanization" title="Romanization">Romanized</a> name</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Běijīng mànbùzhě kējì yǒuxiàn gōngsī</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="Public_company" title="Public company">Public ltd.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="Ticker_symbol" title="Ticker symbol">Traded as</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Shenzhen_Stock_Exchange" title="Shenzhen Stock Exchange">SZSE</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.szse.cn/English/siteMarketData/siteMarketDatas/lookup/index.html?code=002351">002351</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><span class="nowrap"><a href="Consumer_electronics" title="Consumer electronics">Consumer electronics</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1996<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1996</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a>, China</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Loudspeakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Loudspeakers">Loudspeakers</a><br><a href="Headphones" title="Headphones">Headphones</a><br><a href="Audio_equipment" title="Audio equipment">Audio equipment</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">3,000</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.edifier.com">www<wbr>.edifier<wbr>.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Edifier</b>, officially <b>Beijing Edifier Technology Company, Ltd.</b>, is a Chinese <a href="Audio_equipment" title="Audio equipment">audio equipment</a> manufacturer that primarily produces speakers, music systems, and headphones for personal and home entertainment.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2></div>
<p>Edifier was established in May 1996 in <a href="Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a>, <a href="China" title="China">China</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HP_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>There are 3,000 employees worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>In December 2011, Edifier announced the acquisition of 100% equity in the Japanese <a href="High-end_audio" title="High-end audio">high-end-audio</a> equipment maker <a href="Stax_Ltd" class="mw-redirect" title="Stax Ltd">STAX</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Milestones">Milestones</h3></div>
<ul><li>August 1996 – Established first North American office in Canada.</li>
<li>April 1998 – Established second production center in Beijing, China.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>2007 – Headquarters relocates to Shenzhen with continued operations in Beijing.</li>
<li>February 5, 2010 - Edifier launched its initial public offering, becoming the first public listed audio speaker company in China.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li>March 2011 – Had acquired 100% equity of <a href="Stax_Ltd" class="mw-redirect" title="Stax Ltd">STAX</a>, a Japanese electrostatic headphone company.</li>
<li>January 2020 – Launched gaming headphones brand at CES 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Brands_and_subsidiaries">Brands and subsidiaries</h2></div>
<ul><li>Edifier</li>
<li><a href="Stax_Ltd" class="mw-redirect" title="Stax Ltd">STAX</a> - Japanese high-end electrostatic earspeaker</li>
<li>Airpulse - High-end hi-fi speaker brand</li>
<li>Hecate - Gaming audio brand</li>
<li>Huazai(花再) - Brand for young consumers</li>
<li>Xemal - Low-end wireless earbud brand</li>
<li>Volona - Wireless earbud brand for female consumers</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="List_of_studio_monitor_manufacturers" title="List of studio monitor manufacturers">List of studio monitor manufacturers</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div>
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</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/edifier-international-ltd/">"Edifier International Ltd | LinkedIn"</a>. <i>hk.linkedin.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2024-12-28</span></span>.</cite></span>
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