Boston Acoustics 4962474 197621276 2008-03-12T01:35:37Z 71.184.237.93 {{Infobox_Company | company_name = Boston Acoustics | company_logo = [[Image:Boston Acoustics logo.png|140px]] | company_type = Home and [[Car audio]] Manufacturer | foundation = 1979 | location = [[Peabody, MA]] | key_people = | industry = [[Sound reproduction|Audio]] | products = [[Loudspeaker]]s | revenue = | num_employees = | homepage = [http://www.bostonacoustics.com/ www.bostonacoustics.com] | parent = [[D&M Holdings]] | }} Founded in [[1979]], '''Boston Acoustics''' is a prime manufacturer of premium home and [[Car audio|mobile audio]] equipment operated out of [[Peabody, Massachusetts]]. Boston Acoustics entered the mobile audio category in 1983. Boston Acoustics manufactures many of the woofer, midrange, and tweeter transducers used in their products at the Peabody facility and maintain a complete engineering staff on site. Boston produces speakers for home, custom/architectural, and [[Car audio|vehicles]]. They also produce OEM equipment which is factory-fitted to a variety of cars including [[Chrysler 300]], [[Chrysler PT Cruiser]], [[Chrysler Sebring]], [[Dodge Avenger]], [[Dodge Charger]], [[Dodge Magnum]], [[Dodge Caliber]], [[Jeep Commander]], [[Jeep Grand Cherokee]], and [[Jeep Compass]] vehicles. Boston Acoustics has produced home loudspeakers such as the E, HD, VR-M, & Lynnfield Series, and on the mobile side Pro, Z, & SPZ reference component speakers. The tweeters are matched within +/-1.5dB typical of high quality drivers. They have a reputation for top level sound quality but at moderate prices. Recently Boston Acoustics was granted a patent for "audio speaker having a removable voice-coil" United States Patent #7272237 for the SPG subwoofer produced by the mobile audio division. Prior to this patent, electrodynamic speakers affix the voice-coil permanently to the speaker cone. The Boston Acoustics patent allows for voice-coil removal should the it become damaged during an extended overdrive condition and is the first of its kind in the consumer electronics industry. In August 2005, [[D&M Holdings]] completed their acquisition of Boston Acoustics. BA continues to operate as a D&M subsidiary. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dm-holdings.com/eng/media/press/2005/20050829.html|title=D&M Holdings Inc. Completes Acquisition of Boston Acoustics, Inc.|date=2005-08-29}}</ref> ==References== <references/> ==External links== *[http://www.bostonacoustics.com/ Boston Acoustics official site] [[Category:Audio equipment manufacturers]] [[Category:Loudspeaker manufacturers]] [[Category:Companies based in Massachusetts]] [[Category:Peabody, Massachusetts]] [[Category:High end audio]] [[Category:In-Car Entertainment]] {{US-manufacturing-company-stub}}