CoolAudio is a high-power Class-D 'digital' amplification technology with power ratings up to 4,000 Watts and efficiencies up to 90% which has been rated high audio quality.

In May 2000, Behringer acquired the rights to the entire CoolAudio technology from Intersil Corporation, a US-based semi-conductor manufacturer. The logo was updated to the current logo on September 2010. The highlighted 'ING' stands for 'diploma engineer,' or the German academic title 'Dipl.-Ing,' which he received upon his graduation from the University of Düsseldorf. By 1997, Uli Behringer had relocated to Hong Kong in an effort to supervise manufacturing quality and to better understand Chinese culture.Īccording to Uli Behringer his piano teacher, impressed with his sense of perfect pitch, nicknamed him 'The Ear,' the inspiration for the Behringer Ear logo. Initially, subcontractors were engaged to produce the equipment.

In 1990, to lower production costs, Behringer shifted production from West Germany to mainland China. While Behringer products were manufactured in Willich, Germany, many of the individual components were imported from mainland China. The appeal of Behringer's products was the package of performance versus low price. In the early days, Behringer focused on studio audio processors such as noise reduction systems and compressors, but the product line soon included guitar amps, PA amplifiers and loudspeakers, mixing boards, stompboxes, recording interfaces, microphones, digital pianos, guitars, lighting equipment, etc. His fellow students requested equipment from him too, and soon he was receiving more orders than he could handle himself, leading to the creation of Behringer Inc. While studying sound engineering and classical piano at the Robert Schumann conservatory in Düsseldorf, Behringer found the university had limited equipment for student use, so he started to build his own products. Uli Behringer, the company's founder, was committed to music and technology from a very early age, and had constructed a synthesizer (the UB-1) by the age of 16. 1989–2001: Foundation and early development The company is owned by Music Group, a holding company chaired by Uli Behringer, which also owns other audio companies such as Midas, Klark Teknik and Bugera, as well as Electronic Manufacturing Services company Eurotec. The products are made in 'Behringer City', a wholly-owned and vertically-integrated plant in the People's Republic of China. Behringer is a currently a multi-national group of companies, with direct marketing presence in 10 countries or territories and a sales network in over 130 countries around the world. Behringer was listed as the 14th largest manufacturer of music products in 2007. Behringer is an audio equipment company founded by Uli Behringer in 1989, in Willich, Germany.

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