The International Audio Group (IAG) is a Chinese manufacturer of consumer and
professional audio
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&
HiFi
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components. It is based in Shenzhen in China. It is owned and run by twin brothers Bernard and Michael Chang.
[https://www.whathifi.com/news/china-behind-scenes-iag, May 2011, retrieved 27 August 2023]
Products
In the past the IAG purchased several British HiFi manufacturers:
Audiolab
Audiolab is a British manufacturer of audio equipment. It specializes in affordable systems and has a range of stereo and surround sound systems. During its ownership under McLaren Group it was named TAGMcLaren Audio.
History
Audiolab was foun ...
,
Wharfedale
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,
Quad Electroacoustics, Mission, Tag McLaren, and
Castle Acoustics, Japanese brand
Luxman, plus several Italian manufacturers of lighting equipment including f.a.l. and Coef. It has a manufacturing plant in Ji'an China employing 1500 people. Design of the products is done by Chinese and European designers.
IAG used to manufacture
luxury yachts
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near Shenzhen, which was the biggest yacht yard in
Southeast Asia
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.
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External links
International Audio Group
Loudspeaker manufacturers
Companies based in Cambridgeshire
Audio equipment manufacturers of the United Kingdom