Ashly Audio, Inc. is an American audio equipment company founded by Bill Thompson and Dave Malloy in 1974.[1] Ashly produces over 40 products, including amplifiers, mixers, equalizers, digital and analog audio processors, for the recording and live sound industries.[1][2] Ashly Audio is a division of Canadian corporate group Exertis | JAM.[3]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Professional audio |
| Genre | Audio equipment |
| Founded | 1974 United States |
| Founders | Bill Thompson Dave Malloy |
| Headquarters | Webster, New York, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Audio equipment |
| Parent | Exertis JAM |
| Website | ashly |
History
edit1960-1976
editAshly Audio, Inc. was started as a live sound reinforcement company until the founders began producing their own equipment. The company was named after a founder, Larry Ashley, who did not continue with the company into their era of equipment production when they became a corporation in 1974.[2]
Demand for the components used in Ashly's mixers caused the company to develop their equipment in a modular fashion. Their first successful product came in 1976, when they developed the SC-66 stereo parametric equalizer. It was a hit and Ashly changed their focus as a company toward developing modular rack gear.
1977-present
editAshly developed power amplifiers using MOS-FET technology.[1] Their amplifiers were the first to be approved by Lucasfilm for THX certified movie theater sound systems. Later developments included the Ashly Protea and multichannel power amplifiers.[1][4]
In 2008, Ashly Audio was sold to the Canadian audio distribution company JAM Industries,[1][2] which rebranded as Exertis | JAM in 2021.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Mitchell, Kevin. "Ashly Audio: 40 Years of Sound Innovation". Front of House. Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
- ^ a b c "Small business spotlight: Ashly Audio amps up sound". Democrat and Chronicle.
- ^ "JAM Industries Rebrands as Exertis JAM and Reaffirms Commitment to Core Values". Yahoo. Yahoo. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Ashly Audio Product Locator". ashly.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ "JAM Industries Rebrands as Exertis JAM and Reaffirms Commitment to Core Values". Yahoo. Yahoo. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.