Onix Audio

Onix Audio was a trading name of a partnership manufacturing a range of hi fidelity amplifiers, tuners and accessories.

History
The first ONIX branded amplifier with the name ONIX on the front panel the company produced was the ONIX AUDIO OA-20 in 1984. The OA-21 was the next model added, this model having a pre-amplifier sub board with similar characteristics as the previous as well as the introduction of a moving coil (MC) and moving magnet (MM) alternate board change option. In addition the OA-21 was fitted with a supply connector on the back that accepted the powers supply option called a SOAP (Special Onix Audio Power) that was introduced by Onix in 1985. With the success of the OA-21 amplifier and the OA-20, Onix Audio released an improved OA-20 called the OA-22 that included two CD inputs to allow for the wave of high output CD players of the time. All products in the meantime were continuing to be developed and evolved and an FM , the BWD-1 made its debut in 1987. The Onix BWD-1 provided a compromise between cost, musical integrity, and quality performance. Onix Audio continued to upgrade their product lines and developed a new dedicated pre-amp called the OA-24 in 1989. In the same year a new updated version of the power supply SOAP 2 and other models including the OA21s that had electronic speaker short protection were introduced. In 1990, the OA-401/40 watt and the OA-601/60 watt stereo amplifiers were added to the product range.
1990-1997
In late 1990, the trading activities of Onix Audio were sold to a newly created company called OEL Ltd. Adam Worsfold retained a controlling interest of a 65%. OEL Ltd later became a subsidiary of Swisstone Electronics Ltd. OEL Ltd changed its name to Kendal Electronics Ltd in January 1997, and Kendal Electronics Ltd was subsequently liquidated in February 1997, after a serious loss in market share in past years, and loss of several key distributors worldwide.
1997-2016
After 1997 the name ONIX became was purchased by Chinese company Shenzen Digital Technology. They did not use any of the original Onix audio designs, and were typically making and marketing generic branded product using "ONIX" as a printed name on the front. In 2010 a new company was formed as ONIX GB, by original founder Adam Worsfold. ONIX GB filed a trademark action aginst Shenzen. This action succeeded on November 5, 2014. In 2016 ONIX GB Ltd released a new product range.

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