Phonic Corporation

Phonic Corporation
Private
Industry Music
Genre Audio equipment
Founded Taiwan (1977)[1]
Founder Stephen Minlie Wang[2]
Headquarters Taipei, Taiwan
Number of locations
 3 (Taipei; Shanghai; Tampa, Florida)
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Huiyuan Yu (Director; Finance Manager); Qihong Bai (Director; Deputy General Manager of Research and Development); Yingtai Le, Huizhen Li, Jinshu Pan, Xiande Xu (Directors)[3]
Products Audio equipment
Services Manufacturing
Revenue NT$740.4 million[4]
Owner Stephen M. L. Wang[5]
Number of employees
 598 (September 2008)[6]
Subsidiaries Phonic Group, Ltd.[6]
Website Phonic.com

Phonic Corporation is a Taiwanese public company that manufactures and sells professional audio equipment, including mixing consoles, loudspeakers, studio monitors, and digital recording devices. Established in 1977,[7] Phonic provided original equipment manufacturing to various audio companies during the 1980s.[8] Shares of Phonic Corporation are publicly traded on the Gre Tai Securities Market.

Products

Helix Board

The Helix Board series is a range of mixers produced by Phonic Corporation that provide USB or IEEE 1394 audio interfaces for digital recording with a personal computer. Phonic offers 5 different Helix Board models: Helix Board 12, Helix Board 17, Helix Board 12 FireWire MKII, Helix Board 18 FireWire MKII and the Helix Board 24 FireWire MKII. At the 2006 prolight+sound show in Frankfurt, Germany, Tastenwelt Magazine awarded Phonic with a Cordial Achievement award for innovation and excellence for their Helix Board FireWire mixers.[9]

Personal Audio Assistant

The PAA3 is a handheld audio analyzer, with built-in microphone, for the measurement of SPL (30 to 130 dB), RT60 (up to 30 seconds) and a 31-band RTA.[10] The PAA3 is the third generation of hand held audio analyzers from Phonic, and has been highly praised for its low price[11] and narrow learning curve.[12]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/158623316.html
  2. ↑ With a priority on making profits for all his partners, Stephen Wang's Phonic has emerged as a growing force in the audio market. But he's just getting started.(Company Profile) – Music Trades | Encyclopedia.com Archived 31 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Phonic Corp (3067.TWO) People. Reuters.com.
  4. ↑ List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter – Businessweek – Businessweek. Investing.businessweek.com.
  5. ↑ Companies information. Emops.tse.com.tw.
  6. 1 2 https://www.google.com/finance?q=TPO%3A3067
  7. ↑ encyclopedia.com article search Archived 31 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ blurb. Findarticles.com.
  9. ↑ German article on award, “Helix Board FireWire – der neue Recording Standard”. Musikundtechnik.de.
  10. ↑ Mix Online Review, “Field Test: Phonic PAA3 Portable Audio Analyzer”. Mixonline.com (1 January 2006).
  11. ↑ Pro Audio Review Article. Pro Audio Review Article.
  12. ↑ EQ Magazine Blurb. Eqmag.com (29 September 2005).
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