Industry Consumer electronics Key people Fang Bian, Founder/CEO Founded 2005 Type Privately held company | Founder Dr. Fang Bian Website hifiman.com Headquarters Tianjin | |
HiFiMAN Electronics is a designer and manufacturer of audio products including headphones, amplifiers, and portable audio players. Hifiman is known for its high-end audio products made under the brand Mee Audio. Its most popular products include the HE-400 which are full sized open back headphones and the RE-400 which is an IEM (In Ear Monitor). Both of these products are supposedly critically acclaimed for their sound quality.
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History
Founded by Dr. Fang Bian in late 2005 while he was living in New York City, Bian started Head-Direct, both a web-store and Head-Fi sponsor. He began use of the HiFiMAN brand since 2007. In 2010, he started two small factories in China and moved the headquarters to Tianjin, China in 2011.
Products
HiFiMAN designs and manufactures high-end headphones and portable audio products like the HE-6, HE-500, HE-400 and RE-400. In 2009, HiFiMAN released the HM-801, marketed as the first true high-end portable music player. HiFiMAN is also known for their Planar-Magnetic headphones that feature advanced driver technology. The company also designs and manufactures in-ear drivers, which have also garnered awards.
Some of the company's products include portable players such as their HM-700 and HM-901, full-size headphones like the HE-560 and HE-400i, earphones including the RE-400 and RE-600/RE-600s, amplifiers such as the EF-2A and EF-6.