Boston Acoustics
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{{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==
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==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]]
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