HIGH WYCOMBE, England — Martin Audio celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and enjoys an international reputation for supplying award-winning, patented professional loudspeaker systems. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the company is intent on turning 2021 into a year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary.
To commemorate the occasion, Martin Audio has produced a new coffee table book, detailing its illustrious history and filled with eye-catching photography, such as the Martin Audio 7000W system (shown at left) used at a 1973 Pink Floyd show in London’s Earl’s Court. This book is now available in a large-format print edition as well as a free online download. (To download the “50 Years of Martin Audio” book in PDF form, click on: https://martin-audio.com/downloads/brochures/MA_TableBook2021.pdf). A celebratory video is also available for online viewing at: https://youtu.be/1allP8Jp37U. Subject to restrictions, the company also plans to host a grand party in September to tie in with the company’s series of Open Days to which all of its international partners will be invited.
BEGINNINGS
Dave Martin was one of the leading pioneers of the professional and touring sound industry that we know today and founded Martin Audio in 1971. Two decades before meeting his untimely death in 1992, the Australian had defined the folded horn-loaded bass cabinet principle. And it was for this, and for the later MH212 “Philishave,” which started the midrange revolution, that he will ultimately be best remembered.
Two decades later, the legacy of horn loaded design — combined with a passion for innovation — culminated in the award-winning MLA that transformed the industry with the introduction of optimized line array technology. A further decade on, Martin Audio’s portfolio now features more than 100 products catering for every application, bringing innovation and value to the industry, worldwide.
The driving force from Dave Martin’s time started as a desire to enable bands to play to larger audiences and be properly heard; and that mantra still firmly stands with the company mission to deliver signature sound to ignite the soul in every corner of the venue, from front to back, be it an arena, theater, place of worship, bar or club.
Congratulations to Martin Audio on its first half-century of audio excellence. Here’s to many more!
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