Dan Clark Audio

Dan Clark Audio is a prestigious American headphone manufacturer founded in April 2012 by Dan Clark in San Diego, California, originally operating under the name MrSpeakers before rebranding in 2019 to better reflect the company's evolution as a designer and manufacturer of innovative audio products beyond loudspeakers. Founded by Dan Clark, who holds a BS in engineering from Swarthmore College and an MBA from San Jose State University, the company emerged from his 30-year career in high-tech management at leading companies including Apple Computer, Compaq, and Sun Microsystems, combined with his late 1990s work as a loudspeaker design consultant developing critically acclaimed products like the Platinum Audio series 2 loudspeakers. The company initially focused on modifying existing headphones for resale to fund development of ground-up designs, ultimately creating the world's first 3D printed headphone, the Alpha Dog, which generated revenue to develop their first in-house headphone, ETHER, establishing Dan Clark Audio as an industry leader in planar magnetic headphone technology. Operating from their San Diego facility at 3366 Kurtz Street, the company hand-builds premium planar magnetic and electrostatic headphones with a philosophy of 'balancing sonic performance, comfort and value' while maintaining 'Made In USA quality' standards that have earned recognition from publications including hi-fi+, The Absolute Sound, and The New York Times Wirecutter. Dan Clark Audio has secured six patents for proprietary headphone technology and design, with their current product lineup including award-winning models such as the flagship Expanse ($3,999), the popular E3 closed-back planar magnetic headphones, the Stealth, Noire X, Noire XO, and the Corina electrostatic headphones, all representing cutting-edge 4th generation planar magnetic driver technology. The company continues active operations with ongoing hiring for positions including manufacturing engineer roles, demonstrating commitment to expanding their San Diego-based manufacturing capabilities while maintaining their reputation as one of the most innovative and respected headphone manufacturers in the high-end audio industry, proving that American engineering and manufacturing can compete at the highest levels of audiophile equipment production.