Hong Kong-headquartered hi-fi speaker brand founded by Acoustic Energy founder Phil Jones with Edifier, making active bookshelf speakers (A100, A200, A300) with ribbon tweeters. Frieve's measurement review calls the A100 competent engineering but poor value next to studio monitors such as the JBL 305P MkII.
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- About Airpulse airpulsepro.com
- Edifier's 30th Anniversary: A story about a brand from China - audioXpress audioxpress.com
- AirPulse Company Review - Frieve - Audio Review audioreview.frieve.com
Beijing Edifier Technology, founded in 1996, makes powered bookshelf and desktop speakers such as the R1280DB and R1700BT plus MR-series studio monitors, with R&D and manufacturing in Dongguan. Frieve rates the brand 3.8/5, citing Audio Science Review measurements, but flags weak customer support.
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- Edifier - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org
- Edifier's 30th Anniversary: A story about a brand from China - audioXpress audioxpress.com
- Edifier Company Review - Frieve - Audio Review audioreview.frieve.com
Soundcore
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Audio brand of Anker Innovations (Changsha, listed in Shenzhen) whose portable Bluetooth speakers include the Boom, Flare and Rave series; Frieve notes low measured distortion and a focus on battery life and water resistance, but bass-heavy tuning. About 69,000 Soundcore speakers were recalled in the US in December 2024 over battery fire risk.
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- Soundcore - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org
- Anker Innovations - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org
- Anker Company Review - Frieve - Audio Review audioreview.frieve.com