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category"><a href="/wiki/Electrical_equipment" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrical equipment">Electrical equipment</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">June 1, 1948<span class="noprint">; 76 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1948-06-01</span>)</span> (as Foster Electric Company, Ltd.)<br />1973 (as Fostex)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founders</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Shigeaki Nishimura</li><li>Hiroaki Hagiwara</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="ib-company-locality locality"><a href="/wiki/Akishima,_Tokyo" title="Akishima, Tokyo">Akishima City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a></div>, <div class="ib-company-country country-name">Japan</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent">Hirozo Yoshizawa <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/President_(corporate_title)" title="President (corporate title)">President</a> and <a href="/wiki/CEO" class="mw-redirect" title="CEO">CEO</a>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tape_recorder" title="Tape recorder">Multitrack tape recorders</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Digital_recording" title="Digital recording">Digital multitrack recorders</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Loudspeaker" title="Loudspeaker">Loudspeakers</a></li><li>Speaker components</li></ul></div></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">50,000 (2019)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Foster Electric Company</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fostexinternational.com/">fostexinternational.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Foster Denki KK</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">フォスター電機株式会社</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Fosutā Denki <a href="/wiki/Kabushiki_kaisha" class="mw-redirect" title="Kabushiki kaisha">kabushiki kaisha</a></i></span>)</span> is an electronics company that manufactures <a href="/wiki/Loudspeaker" title="Loudspeaker">loudspeakers</a> and audio equipment for other companies or sells them under the trade name <b>Fostex</b>. It is traded on the <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange" title="Tokyo Stock Exchange">Tokyo Stock Exchange</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fostex&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Foster Denki supplies audio equipment as an <a href="/wiki/OEM" class="mw-redirect" title="OEM">OEM</a>: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Loudspeaker" title="Loudspeaker">speakers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Headphones" title="Headphones">headphones</a> for <a href="/wiki/Sennheiser" title="Sennheiser">Sennheiser</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sony" title="Sony">Sony</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yamaha_Corporation" title="Yamaha Corporation">Yamaha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denon" title="Denon">Denon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nokia" title="Nokia">Nokia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beats_Electronics" title="Beats Electronics">Beats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earphones" class="mw-redirect" title="Earphones">earphones</a> for <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple</a>'s <a href="/wiki/IPod" title="IPod">iPod</a> and <a href="/wiki/IPhone" title="IPhone">iPhone</a></li> <li>television speakers for the <a href="/wiki/Toshiba" title="Toshiba">Toshiba</a> <a href="/wiki/Regza" class="mw-redirect" title="Regza">REGZA</a> television brand</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_audio" title="Vehicle audio">in-vehicle speakers</a> for <a href="/wiki/Clarion_(company)" title="Clarion (company)">Clarion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Motors" title="Mitsubishi Motors">Mitsubishi Motors</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honda" title="Honda">Honda</a>, <a href="/wiki/General_Motors" title="General Motors">GM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz" title="Mercedes-Benz">Mercedes-Benz</a> and others</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fostex&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Foster Denki was founded in 1948 and became one of the largest OEM manufacturer of loudspeakers and <a href="/wiki/Transducer" title="Transducer">transducer</a> products worldwide. Fostex was then established in June 1973 to brand components manufactured by Foster Electric. </p><p>In 1978, Fostex <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.teamprisoners.com/fostex-th-909/Fostex">[1]</a> started to develop speakers for professional use, becoming very well known in both consumer <a href="/wiki/High_fidelity" title="High fidelity">hi-fi</a> and professional fields. Fostex 6301B was the company's most small powered monitor speaker for broadcast and professional use.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980s:_Analog_multitrack_recorders">1980s: Analog multitrack recorders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fostex&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1980s: Analog multitrack recorders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fostex_B-16_tape_recorder.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Fostex_B-16_tape_recorder.jpg/250px-Fostex_B-16_tape_recorder.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Fostex_B-16_tape_recorder.jpg/330px-Fostex_B-16_tape_recorder.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Fostex_B-16_tape_recorder.jpg/500px-Fostex_B-16_tape_recorder.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2884" data-file-height="2316" /></a><figcaption>Fostex B-16 recorder</figcaption></figure> <p>From 1981, Fostex and <a href="/wiki/TASCAM" title="TASCAM">TASCAM</a> pioneered affordable <a href="/wiki/Multitrack_recording" title="Multitrack recording">multitrack recording</a> equipment, with Fostex producing the A-2 and the A-4 <a href="/wiki/Reel-to-reel_audio_tape_recording" title="Reel-to-reel audio tape recording">reel-to-reel</a> recorders; the A-8 was the first eight-track recorder that used affordable <a href="/wiki/Inch" title="Inch">¼ inch</a> tape, becoming a popular choice in the freelance and home recording field. </p><p>Fostex also produced a series of <a href="/wiki/Compact_Cassette" title="Compact Cassette">cassette</a> multitrackers, including the popular four-track Fostex 250, which used standard cassettes running at double speed (3¾ <a href="/wiki/Inch_per_second" title="Inch per second">ips</a>), which improved high frequency <a href="/wiki/Frequency_response" title="Frequency response">response</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dynamic_range" title="Dynamic range">dynamic range</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OneTwoJan1983_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OneTwoJan1983-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To obtain four tracks from a standard cassette, all the four tracks available were used in one direction (normally, two tracks are used in each direction). <a href="/wiki/Dolby_C" class="mw-redirect" title="Dolby C">Dolby C</a> noise reduction was used.<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> </p><p>In 1983, Fostex released the X-15, a portable, battery-powered, cassette-based four track recorder and the B-16, a very compact recorder which fitted 16 tracks onto ½ inch tape running at 15 ips speed. Dolby C was built into the machine as an option to overcome the technical limitations due to the narrow track format.<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> </p><p>The B-16 was followed by the E-16 in 1986 and the G-16S in 1990, being the first recorder implementing the <a href="/wiki/Dolby_S" class="mw-redirect" title="Dolby S">Dolby S</a> noise reduction system. The G-24S was the last analogue multitrack machine, which fitted 24 tracks onto 1 inch tape and included built-in <a href="/wiki/SMPTE_timecode" title="SMPTE timecode">SMPTE</a>/<a href="/wiki/MIDI" title="MIDI">MIDI</a> synchronization and a removable front panel remote control and meter bridge. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s:_Digital_multitrack_recorders">1990s: Digital multitrack recorders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fostex&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1990s: Digital multitrack recorders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fostex_mr8hd.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Fostex_mr8hd.jpg/220px-Fostex_mr8hd.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Fostex_mr8hd.jpg/330px-Fostex_mr8hd.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Fostex_mr8hd.jpg/440px-Fostex_mr8hd.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1209" /></a><figcaption>MR8 multitrack hard disk recorder (2003)<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></figcaption></figure> <p>As digital technology progressed in the audio field, Fostex moved from analogue tape-based recorders to digital, drive-based recorders. </p><p>The Fostex DMT-8, released in 1995, was the first portable and affordable digital recorder. It provided eight tracks of <a href="/wiki/16-bit_audio" class="mw-redirect" title="16-bit audio">16-bit</a>, <a href="/wiki/44,100_Hz" title="44,100 Hz">44.1kHz</a> audio recorded to hard disk, <a href="/wiki/Non-linear_editing_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-linear editing system">non-destructive editing</a> capabilities, a built-in metronome and MIDI clock output for synchronization with other machines.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The FD-4 and FD-8 were variants which added support for <a href="/wiki/Zip_drive" title="Zip drive">Zip</a> and <a href="/wiki/SyQuest_Technology" title="SyQuest Technology">SyQuest</a> removable drives. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Present">Present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fostex&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fostex_D2424LV_(24tr_Hard_Disk_digital_recorder),_DV824_(8tr_DVD_multitrack_recorder),_CR500_(CD-R%26RW_master_recorder),_RM-2_(Stereo_rack_monitor)_-_IBC_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Fostex_D2424LV_%2824tr_Hard_Disk_digital_recorder%29%2C_DV824_%288tr_DVD_multitrack_recorder%29%2C_CR500_%28CD-R%26RW_master_recorder%29%2C_RM-2_%28Stereo_rack_monitor%29_-_IBC_2008.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Fostex_D2424LV_%2824tr_Hard_Disk_digital_recorder%29%2C_DV824_%288tr_DVD_multitrack_recorder%29%2C_CR500_%28CD-R%26RW_master_recorder%29%2C_RM-2_%28Stereo_rack_monitor%29_-_IBC_2008.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Fostex_D2424LV_%2824tr_Hard_Disk_digital_recorder%29%2C_DV824_%288tr_DVD_multitrack_recorder%29%2C_CR500_%28CD-R%26RW_master_recorder%29%2C_RM-2_%28Stereo_rack_monitor%29_-_IBC_2008.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2559" data-file-height="1863" /></a><figcaption>D2424LV 24-track hard disk recorder (2001),<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> DV824 8-track DVD recorder (2004),<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> CR500 CD-R/RW master recorder, RM-2 stereo rack monitor</figcaption></figure> <p>Fostex's current product range includes digital <a href="/wiki/Multitrack_recording" title="Multitrack recording">multitrack recording</a> equipment, <a href="/wiki/Loudspeaker" title="Loudspeaker">loudspeaker</a> drivers, <a href="/wiki/Studio_monitor" title="Studio monitor">studio monitors</a>, <a href="/wiki/Microphone" title="Microphone">microphones</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Headphones" title="Headphones">headphones</a>. </p><p>Some <a href="/wiki/Production_sound_mixer" title="Production sound mixer">production sound mixers</a> for <a href="/wiki/Motion_pictures" class="mw-redirect" title="Motion pictures">motion pictures</a> use the Fostex Field Memory Recorder (FR-series and PD-series), which records audio and stores recordings as <a href="/wiki/WAV" title="WAV">WAV</a> files, as their recording device for <a href="/wiki/Sync_sound" title="Sync sound">sync sound</a>. </p><p>Fostex has expanded its offering of hi-fi based products to include high-end headphones (TH-series), digital audio converters (HP series) and devices for portable listing. Fostex's T50RP model has become popular in headphone modification circles.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fostex&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ullet.com/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E9%9B%BB%E6%A9%9F/%E5%BD%B9%E5%93%A1">"フォスター電機[6794] - 役員 | Ullet（ユーレット）"</a>. <i>www.ullet.com</i> (in Japanese)<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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