In 1877, Thomas Edison created the first phonograph prototype. Did you know that phonograph technology has been used for almost 150 years now? Did you know that phonograph technology has brought the joy and happiness of hearing to many people's lives once again today?

Encounter with a phonograph

The story of Mirai Speaker® began when we came across a university professor researching music therapy who told us that the sound created by a phonograph can be heard more easily by the elderly who are hard of hearing. We wondered why sound created by a phonograph is more easily heard by the elderly?
We focused our attention on the "curved surface" of the phonograph's trumpet.

Development of a prototype

With the help of a legendary engineer from a major audio manufacturer, development of a prototype began based on the hints from phonograph. After the prototype was completed, we conducted a trial with people with hearing loss to check its effectiveness.

Through the trial, we began to receive responses of "I can hear even when I take my hearing aid off!”

Based on this positive feedback, The first Mirai Speaker® was released to the world. It was the fall of 2015.

Initial main customers were Airlines, banks, government offices, churches and others that needed to project clear audio announcements in large, crowded spaces.

Development of the Home model

As the use of Mirai Speakers in companies increased, so did media attention. When the product was featured on a well-known TV program, inquiries from individual customers asking for a personalized product skyrocketed. In 2018, the company began development of Mirai Speakers for home use. Finally, in May 2020, the Mirai speaker for home use was born, and since then its user base has rapidly spread in Japan and throughout the world.