ONIX AUDIO to OA21
Our Story
ONIX AUDIO - OA21 history with A ERA music TIMELINE
Onix Audio was formed by 2 design engineers and a sales man.
Our CEO Adam Worsfold ,Tony Brady & Craig Hill .
Decades of History cannot be altered or sold, but in the era of the internet history can be false or re written to suit others. All to often the Chinese do this after buying a brand .
We are the only real ONIX AUDIO from day 1 , Our CEO registered the trade mark ONIX
Enjoy the music we listened of the ERA , played along the road we traveled .
The ONIX OA20 was the first product made and sold in 1984 in the UK
Products launched - OA20
Queen was " the rock band " famous for the 1985
LIVE AID Concert
1986 >
Its 1990 the company is now a 100% owned by Adam Worsfold for last 5 years. ONIX was producing the BWD 1 and had a product range envied by all, the company was now world known. When Adam Worsfold sold the company in 1991 he kept the brand ( Trade Mark ) ONIX , he had built it and he retained the brand.
This being a new style of corporate sale in the 90s.
ONIX continued under limited license agreements
Products Launched - OA24 , OA601 , OA801
Sting was at his peak and his music was getting better
1995 >
After the new Chinese owners did little to make any impact selling products that had none of the original ONIX "DNA" with none of the ONIX paths set by the founders, ONIX lost its way as a company. Hence It really cannot be considered
ONIX AUDIO during this era
Products Launched - NONE
ONIX was a victim of time lost. Pink Floyd say it best
2010 >
In 2020 the world was hit by Covid 19 , no one knew how it would change people or their lives . In 2020 the owner of ONIX AUDIO Adam Worsfold ( now our CTO ) chose to assign "some" IP rights to the same Chinese Company that used it in the 1995-2010 timeline. It was a peace offering for the new era - the brand will always be ours. We are the original Onix Audio in the UK with all its DNA but with a more vibrant team for "OA21"
We have new direction and a new drive.
Products Lunched - DNA ULTIMATE / OA21 Legacy
Ed Sheeran redefined how music is marketed and how music sounds, we are doing the same with OA21
< 1984
The brand trade mark "ONIX" was registered in the UK for the very first time by Adam Worsfold, the sole owner since 1985 . The new OA21 was now selling alongside the original OA20 and was now outpacing OA20 sales 2 to 1
ONIX starts international sales .
Products launched - OA21 & BWD1
Anita Baker was the album of choice for quality demos
< 1990
MP3 was a new compressed music format that has less than 20% of the original sonic content ,it took hold with a drastic reduction of quality when the consumer embraced MP3 in pursuit of convenience . The new owners used the name ONIX on cheap Chinese generic Audio Products..
These are considered the "dark" days on ONIX
Products Launched - NONE
Oasis were " The " band that seemed unstoppable
< 2009
After ONIX "the brand" and its direction had been lost, Adam Worsfold , the original owner stopped the unlicensed use of the brand on Chinese products. He regained its ownership and returned ONIX HIFI to it`s core values with a new range of products designed by Adam and launched in 2016.
ONIX was always loved by thousands and was now again on the map . The original classic ONIX OA21 was still the reference for so many with sonic qualities being the corner stone of ONIX AUDIO, even if things had changed with the world
ONIX with DNA was back
Products launched - DNA 50 and DNA 45
Adele defined the decade from 2010
< 2020
2020 >
Welcome to OA21 ltd. The British Legacy of ONIX AUDIO > Real coming of age with - OA21
Music was on the streets and ONIX was in the making of a great era
Music was on the streets and ONIX was in the making of a great era
AGELESS DESIGN
When the OA21 was designed 40 years ago we simply did not know a classic was actually born. We sold hundreds of thousands. No one knew that the simple three knob minimalist design an exceptional sonic audio design would stand the test of time and become a part of so many families . The OA21 was truly a timeless classic . Like a classic Rolex watch, or Rolls Royce silver shadow , pure , perfect and built with passion by people not machines -
The OA21 was built to last for generations not years and it has proven to have done so
We at OA21 will make sure nothing changes, the heart that goes in to every OA21 Amp
Behind every design there are an important structures for how it is created, people do that ,computers don't.
We are Manufacturers, its in our DNA , we know it's important to understand what you are buying and why.
BWD 1 and Soap 2 from 1984
UK Seaside Town of OA21
Transformer 400VA DNA101
BWD 1 and Soap 2 from 1984