Fostex

Fostex Loudspeaker Drivers

About Fostex:
The Fostex Company was founded in July 1973 by Foster Electric Co., Ltd. (founded 1949), one of the world’s largest developers of OEM speaker and transducer products, employing over 50,000 people in nine countries/territories. Foster Electric Co., Ltd. is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Fostex was established to brand high-quality speaker components from Foster and sell them direct to consumers and dealers in the Japanese marketplace. This area of the speaker component business is still something unique to Japan where there continues to be a high number of individuals designing and building their speaker units at home, some for sale but many just for personal use. Indeed even today the speaker component business still represents a significant part of Fostex’s monthly income although sales are slowly enjoying a renaissance in other territories. Fostex speaker components initially won acclaim because they were an early developer of RP (Regular Phase) technology which provides for a very clear sound with high sensitivity and wide dynamic range. Today RP technology is well known worldwide not just for speakers but also microphones and headphones, with the Fostex T20RP being one of the most famous studio monitoring headphones in the United States. In 1978 Fostex started to developed speakers units for professional use. With these loudspeakers, Fostex began to export worldwide causing the brand to became very well known with both hi-fi and professional manufacturers and users. The world’s best-selling small powered monitor speaker for broadcast and professional use continues to be the Fostex 6301B, still going strong after twenty years. Fostex website.

Where to Buy Fostex:

Fostex loudspeaker drivers and speaker parts can be purchased at Madisound.