ONIX AUDIO History
How we got here
3 young Guys ( 1 salesman & 2 engineers ) partnered in the mid 80s. They knew music could be a whole bunch better if only it was played by a good amp. 2 of the founders Anthony Brady and Adam Worsfold designed and built such an amplifier using a early design from the archives of a vault at Thorn EMI, where they both served as apprentice electronic engineers.
They used parts they had (Thorn EMI had) with musicality being the founding principle of everything they did. Once it was perfected they needed a sales outlet, Brighton HiFi was a shop in the seaside town of the same name and Craig Hill ran the shop with his father . ONIX AUDIO was born and history was made . 3 guys and ONIX AUDIO set the rules and others followed .
The first real product ONIX Made is the now classic and iconic OA21 . It was a unique shoe box size and it took the world by storm, with many others copying our format through the years. It was an remains unique
We sold it to enthusiastic dealers. and people that loved the music . Magazines loved it , our first review was with “The flat response “and even today OA21s Amps are cherished by all that still have them . The OA21 evolved and got better and better from 1984 to the final ones in 1991 and today the spirit of OA21 lives on with our Founder, becoming the creator of the awesome and respected DNA range of amplifiers sold now in 2026 . Direct descendants of the OA21 from real DNA of ONIX AUDIO
ONIX DNA the perfect evolution of sound