Audio Partnership
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Audio Partnership Plc is a British
manufacturer of hi-fi, home cinema
and home automation
products, which was founded in 1994.
The company’s brands include among others the following:
Closely associated with Richer Sounds
due to the exclusive distribution of many of its most well known products in the UK through the chain, Audio Partnership has produced many products over the years. However, Richer Sounds
does not own Audio Partnership (although Julian Richer
, the owner of Richer Sounds, owns 51% of Audio Partnership), and other distributors are responsible for the distribution of Audio Partnership products outside the UK.
Audio Partnership’s products since 1994 include stereo amplifiers, CD players, digital-to-analogue (DAC
) converters (namely the DACMagic and ISOMagic series), tuners (both analogue and digital), loudspeakers, subwoofers and cables. In most recent years, the company branched out into home cinema, with an external 5.1 processor for older Dolby Pro-Logic amplifiers that have six-channel inputs, AV receivers as well as an extensive range of DVD players and recorders.
A large number of its products receive awards from the relevant press, which includes hi-fi and home cinema magazines.
Audio Partnership, through its Opus Technologies operation, has an extensive portfolio of home automation products that can be used to build an integrated entertainment installation in a home. Such setups can also be built into brand-new homes.
United Kingdom
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manufacturer of hi-fi, home cinema
Home cinema
Home cinema, also commonly called home theater, are home entertainment set-ups that seek to reproduce a movie theater experience and mood with the help of video and audio equipment in a private home....
and home automation
Home automation
Home automation is the residential extension of "building automation". It is automation of the home, housework or household activity. Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC , appliances, and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and...
products, which was founded in 1994.
The company’s brands include among others the following:
- Cambridge AudioCambridge AudioCambridge Audio is a brand acquired in 1994 by Audio Partnership Plc and is used on a range of hi-fi, home cinema and multi-room products. The original Cambridge Audio company was founded in 1968 and was primarily known for its range of amplifiers and tuners, many of which featured novel technical...
, which produces amplifiers, AV receivers and DVD players and recorders
- Mordaunt Short, a manufacturer of loudspeakers and subwoofers.
- Opus TechnologiesOpus technologiesOpus Technologies is a British company founded in 2002. It is a manufacturer of a range of whole house multi-room entertainment systems which distribute audio and video throughout the home from one centralised location....
- Gale Loudspeakers
Closely associated with Richer Sounds
Richer Sounds
Richer Sounds is a British home entertainment retailer that operates online and through a chain of 51 stores distributed across the United Kingdom. The business is 100% owned by Julian Richer, the founder and managing director of the company....
due to the exclusive distribution of many of its most well known products in the UK through the chain, Audio Partnership has produced many products over the years. However, Richer Sounds
Richer Sounds
Richer Sounds is a British home entertainment retailer that operates online and through a chain of 51 stores distributed across the United Kingdom. The business is 100% owned by Julian Richer, the founder and managing director of the company....
does not own Audio Partnership (although Julian Richer
Julian Richer
Julian Richer is a prominent British retailer, best known as the founder and 100% shareholder of Richer Sounds, the UK’s biggest hi-fi retailer. He is also the owner of EmpireDirect.co.uk...
, the owner of Richer Sounds, owns 51% of Audio Partnership), and other distributors are responsible for the distribution of Audio Partnership products outside the UK.
Audio Partnership’s products since 1994 include stereo amplifiers, CD players, digital-to-analogue (DAC
Digital-to-analog converter
In electronics, a digital-to-analog converter is a device that converts a digital code to an analog signal . An analog-to-digital converter performs the reverse operation...
) converters (namely the DACMagic and ISOMagic series), tuners (both analogue and digital), loudspeakers, subwoofers and cables. In most recent years, the company branched out into home cinema, with an external 5.1 processor for older Dolby Pro-Logic amplifiers that have six-channel inputs, AV receivers as well as an extensive range of DVD players and recorders.
A large number of its products receive awards from the relevant press, which includes hi-fi and home cinema magazines.
Audio Partnership, through its Opus Technologies operation, has an extensive portfolio of home automation products that can be used to build an integrated entertainment installation in a home. Such setups can also be built into brand-new homes.