Dan Clark Audio
San Diego, California, United States · founded 2012
Dan Clark Audio is one of the most respected independent, founder-run headphone makers in the US high-end market, known for pioneering 3D-printed headphone construction and its proprietary AMTS acoustic tuning technology in award-winning flagship planars like the STEALTH and EXPANSE. It sits alongside peers such as ZMF and Audeze as a benchmark boutique planar/electrostatic manufacturer.
Dan Clark Audio is a boutique American headphone manufacturer based in San Diego, California, designing and building planar magnetic and electrostatic headphones for audiophile and professional use. The company was founded in April 2012 by Dan Clark under the name MrSpeakers, initially modifying and improving existing headphones before developing its own designs; its first proprietary product was the Alpha Dog, described by the company as the world’s first 3D-printed headphone. MrSpeakers rebranded to Dan Clark Audio in 2019 to reflect a broader product focus beyond loudspeakers. All DCA headphones are designed, built and tested in the United States (San Diego), and the company states it holds six patents for technology and design used in its headphones.
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At a glance
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Founder
- Dan Clark
- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- San Diego, California, United States
- Price range
- Premium
- Makes / sells
- over-ear headphones, electrostatic headphones, headphone amps, dacs, cables
- Known for
- planar magnetic, electrostatic, closed-back planar, 3D-printed construction, Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System (AMTS)
- Website
- danclarkaudio.com
Notable products
- STEALTH — Flagship closed-back planar magnetic headphone (approx. $4,499.99), first to use the company's AMTS waveguide technology
- EXPANSE — Flagship open-back planar magnetic headphone (approx. $4,499.99)
- E3 — Midrange closed-back planar magnetic headphone (approx. $2,299.99)
- CORINA — Flagship electrostatic headphone
- AEON 2 / AEON RT / AEON Core — Long-running mid-tier planar magnetic headphone line (open and closed variants)
- NOIRE X / NOIRE XO — More accessible planar magnetic headphones (approx. $1,099.99 / $1,299.99)
- Alpha Dog — The company's first proprietary product (as MrSpeakers), described as the world's first 3D-printed headphone
Sources: Dan Clark Audio — About page (official) · Dan Clark Audio — official homepage · audioXpress — Headphone Company MrSpeakers Changes Name to Dan Clark Audio · Dan Clark Audio, Inc. trademark record (USPTO report) · Bloom Audio — Dan Clark Audio E3 review (pricing/positioning) · hi-fi+ — Dan Clark Audio CORINA electrostatic headphones