an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . march 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message monoprice inc. industry consumer electronics founded 2002 headquarters rancho cucamonga california united states products cables adapters hdmi cable professional audio computer accessories home theater number of employees 150 parent blucora slogan best quality products at the lowest price always website www.monoprice.com monoprice is an american online retailer that sells generic branded consumer electronics under its namesake private label . the company is based in rancho cucamonga california . monoprice initially was known for its inexpensive hdmi cables . 1 the office and shipping operations are run out of a 173 000 square foot warehouse . monoprice has grown to a 120 million a year business . 2 history edit monoprice was founded in 2002 by both jong lee and seok hong . 3 on february 5 2013 monoprice released new products at the consumer electronics show in las vegas including an ips panel monitor and a small portable video camera called the mhd action camera . 4 in march 2013 monoprice was sued by klipsch an american loudspeaker company for patent infringement for the latter s energy take classic 5.1 system . monoprice had to withdraw its 5.1 hi fi home theater satellite speakers & subwoofer system . 5 in july 7 2013 monoprice started selling its own brand of proprietary guitars . 6 on august 22 2013 blucora acquired monoprice for 180 million in an all cash deal . 7 in august 27 2013 monoprice joins the electronic entertainment expo e3 with pc gaming products including gaming mice mechanical keyboards pc speakers and 7.1 surround sound headsets . 8 january 23 2014 monoprice returns to the namm show with new professional audio products including guitars bass guitars dj products speakers and stage lighting products . 9 june 25 2014 monoprice parent company blucora inc. announced the appointment of bernard w. luthi as president of its monoprice subsidiary . as president mr. luthi will oversee the operations of the monoprice e commerce business which sells self branded consumer electronics and accessories . luthi previously served as coo and cmo of rakuten.com and buy.com and svp of marketing merchandising and web management for newegg.com 10 references edit pegoraro rob 17 february 2013 . why are some tv show streams web only . usa today . retrieved 24 february 2014 . herrman john . how monoprice is eating the tech world from the inside out . february 4th 2013 . buzz feed . retrieved 19 december 2013 . jong lee and seok hong co founders monoprice no. 197 knight shawn . monoprice from underground following to legitimate electronics brand . february 5th 2013 . tech spot technology news and analysis . retrieved 6 february 2014 . greene jay . hit by patent suit monoprice apparently pulls top rated speakers . may 9th 2013 . cnet.com . retrieved 23 december 2013 . voight billy . review 89.28 california classic series guitar from monoprice.com . guitar world magazine . retrieved 19 december 2013 . http www.heraldonline.com 2013 08 22 5140154 blucora completes acquisition.html evangelho jason august 27 2013 . monoprice s stealthy transition into pc gaming peripherals is worth paying attention to . forbes.com . tech . retrieved 6 february 2014 . wire january 23 2014 . monoprice showcases new pro audio series products at namm . sound and picture magazine . retrieved 31 january 2014 . http www.marketwatch.com story blucora announces appointment of bernard w luthi as president of monoprice 2014 06 25 external links edit official website this united states retail business article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title monoprice & oldid 739488844 categories electronics companies of the united statescompanies based in san bernardino county californiaonline retailers of the united statesretail companies established in 20022002 establishments in californiaunited states retail company stubshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from march 2014all articles with a promotional toneall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 september 2016 at 00 34 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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