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BBE Sound, Inc.
[edit]| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consumer electronics |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | California |
Key people | John C. McLaren, Chairman and CEO David C. McLaren Executive Vice President Paul Gagon Vice President Technology Steve Hase Vice President, Licensing |
| Products | DI Solutions, Instrument Preamps, Stomp Boxes, Sonic Maximizer, Graphic Equalizers |
| Website | www.bbesound.com |
BBE Sound is a premier audio technology company dedicated to improving the quality of amplified sound for all people, from everyday consumers to music and sound professionals. BBE High Definition Sound technologies are found throughout the audio entertainment production spectrum; from the stage and studio, where world-renowned musicians insist upon using BBE professional audio processors, to consumer electronics manufacturers who implement BBE High Definition Sound technologies into their products so that they provide a more satisfying audio experience to their customers.
Headquartered in California, BBE Sound, Inc. has been pioneering audio improvement technologies for professional and consumer applications since 1985. BBE currently has offices in Japan, Korea, China and Europe.
Background
[edit]BBE Sound Inc. develops advanced audio enhancement technologies for the professional audio and consumer electronic markets. BBE'S technology employs a chip that beefs up the signal strength of the high frequencies and compensates for the milliseconds of delay that typically separate the higher-frequency sounds from the mid- and low-frequency signals. The result is a finely tuned sound that bears a much closer likeness to live music. The chip can be installed in a television, radio, amplifier, speaker, or even headphones.[1]
Early years
[edit]After briefly publishing a music industry newsletter,John McLaren tried arranging a leveraged buyout of the CBS division he once ran. Negotiations weren't going well. Then, in May 1985, one of the investment people McLaren had been talking to told him about BBE and the new technology. At the time, BBE was part of a company called Barcus-Berry, which wanted to exploit the technology but didn't have the resources to do so. A group of venture capitalists came in and spun off BBE as a separate company with the idea that BBE would one day go public. Enter McLaren. The investors talked McLaren into putting up about $50,000 himself and becoming chief executive. In return, they came up with about $2 million of badly needed capital by the end of 1985, and gave McLaren 20% of the company.[2]
Footnotes
[edit]References
[edit]Forbes Magazine February 18, 1991
BBE in stores
[edit]Currently BBE products can be found in stores throughout the United States and in numerous locations worldwide.
Proprietary technologies
[edit]- The BBE High Definition Sound process
The BBE High Definition Sound process begins by applying a linear phase shift across the full frequency range of the signal, which allows the speaker system to reproduce the transients and harmonics in the correct order. The BBE process then compensates for speaker amplitude distortion by progressively boosting lower and higher frequencies, and doing so within the context of the phase correction process. This efficiently creates a fuller, richer sound without excess equalization.
Lines of specialized products
[edit]Sonic Maximizers
[edit]BBE's Sonic Maximizers
Graphic Equalizers
[edit]Stomp Boxes
[edit]External links
[edit]Category:Companies established in 1985 Category:Loudspeaker manufacturers