V-MODA is a private company that specializes in the design and production of mobile audio products, including

headphone Headphones are a pair of small loudspeaker drivers worn on or around the head over a user's ears. They are electroacoustic transducers, which convert an electrical signal to a corresponding sound. Headphones let a single user listen to an ...

earphone Headphones are a pair of small loudspeaker drivers worn on or around the head over a user's ears. They are electroacoustic transducers, which convert an electrical signal to a corresponding sound. Headphones let a single user listen to an a ...

s, portable

amplifier An amplifier, electronic amplifier or (informally) amp is an electronic device that can increase the magnitude of a signal (a time-varying voltage or current). It is a two-port electronic circuit that uses electric power from a power su ...

s, protection

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and accessories.

Company

Founded in 2004 as an audio manufacturer, V-Moda is one of the first companies to popularize the fashion headphones industry. V-MODA is a professional headphone brand used by DJs and

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History

The company was founded in 2004 by Val Kolton, a professional DJ and producer. He originally focused on technological innovation and new patents to develop the "Kolton Technology" fashion headphone lines for DJs. The products and brand were designed in Italy, in Milan and Venice, on frequent design research trips. In 2006 the firm launched several product lines and became the first high-fidelity fashion headphone manufacturer, with 33,000 units in 11 colors, and the company changed its name to V-MODA. In 2007, working with

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, the company released the Vibe Duo product line completely designed for Apple

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and

iPods The iPod is a series of portable media players and multi-purpose mobile devices that were designed and marketed by Apple Inc. from 2001 to 2022. The first version was released on November 10, 2001, about months after the Macintosh vers ...

. This was the first third-party headphone for the Apple iPhone and iPod. V-MODA began developing the M series in 2010. 2011 saw the launch of the first M series on-ear headphones, the M-80, soon followed by the M-100 over-ear headphones. Around the same time, the company opened its

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office to handle logistics, manufacturing and sales for the Asia Pacific and Europe Rrgions. In 2013, Val Kolton moved to Milan and Munich to form V-MODA Milano S.r.l. design studios. V-MODA Milano creates and designs all the products and content for V-MODA worldwide subsidiaries. In 2016, V-MODA began a partnership with

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. In 2019, V-MODA was fully acquired by Roland.

Locations

The company has offices in

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in United States and a design studio in

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, Italy. Regional offices are also located in

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and Hong Kong. The firm assembles custom products in Los Angeles and has factories in Japan and Shenzhen, China. V-MODA has sales channels in Italy, France, Germany, UK, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Russia, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Canada, USA.

References

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External links

V-MODA Worldwide
(English) Audio equipment manufacturers of the United States Headphones manufacturers Audio amplifier manufacturers Electronics companies established in 2004 2004 establishments in California American companies established in 2004 Audio equipment companies