American audio equipment manufacturer
Ashly Audio, Inc. |
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Professional audio |
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| Genre | Audio equipment |
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| Founded | 1974; 50 years ago (1974)
United States |
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| Founders | Bill Thompson
Dave Malloy |
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| Headquarters | Webster, New York, U.S. |
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Area served | Worldwide |
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Key people | Bill Thompson (Co-founder)
Dave Malloy (Co-founder) |
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| Products | Audio equipment |
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| Parent | Exertis JAM |
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| Website | ashly.com |
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Ashly Audio 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]
History
1960-1976
Ashly 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
Ashly 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]
