Etymotic Research

Elk Grove Village, ILFounded 1983

Founded in 1983 by acoustics researcher Dr. Mead Killion, Etymotic Research designs and assembles precision in-ear earphones and hearing-protection products at its Elk Grove Village, Illinois facility. The company coined the term 'high-fidelity earphone' and continues to set the standard for accurate sound reproduction, deep-insertion noise isolation, and channel-matched precision.