Mordaunt-Short is a British

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manufacturer. It is currently a subsidiary of

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Plc., having been bought from TGI Plc. in 1999.

History

In 1967 Norman Mordaunt and Rodney Short combined their efforts and started a company based at Durford Mill, Petersfield, England until the 1980s. In the late 1970s Mordaunt-Short released three families of speakers: "Festival", "Carnival" and "Pageant". 1984 saw the release of the MS20, MS30 and MS40 ranges, followed by the MS25 and 35ti in 1987. Mordaunt-Short was bought by TGI Plc. in 1987, forming the largest loudspeaker manufacturing company in Europe. TGI Plc. already owned

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and Goodmans Loudspeakers Limited (GLL). In 1998 Epos was bought by Mordaunt-Short. The MS10, MS20 and MS30 family name was used again in 1993 for the release of a budget line, alongside the "Performance" range. Audio Partnership Plc., a successful

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company, purchased the company in 1999 and created a new Research & Development centre. The following years brought about the introduction of the "Declaration" and "Premiere" series, with the "Avant" being their latest (2004) family. In 2010 they brought out the Performance 2 range. In 2011 the Aviano 8 was reviewed favourably by ''

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''. IN 2016 the "Mezzo" range of stereo and surround packages scored 5/5 in ''

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'' magazine.

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External links

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Loudspeaker manufacturers Audio equipment manufacturers of the United Kingdom