Since the very beginning of our brands' histories, they have all been leaders in their respective fields. Indeed, Wharfedale, the oldest of our brands, was founded because of Gilbert Briggs' success in a loudspeaker competition.
Each of the brands within IAG's portfolio has its own particular field of excellence, and they have won more awards than can be listed on these pages, so the list overleaf covers only the most recent.
Some of our historic awards are, however, worth a mention. Quad, for example, is one of only two audio companies in the world ever to have been awarded the 'Queen's Award for Technological Achievement' - for the famous 'current-dumping' circuit employed in the Quad 405 - and now the Quad 909. Numerous Diapason D'Or awards for the Quad electrostatic loudspeakers as well as Grand Prix awards from the world's most extreme high-end magazine, Japan's StereoSound.
Over recent years, Wharfedale, Quad and Mission have dominated the UK's leading awards from What Hi-Fi Magazine, winning across all loudspeaker categories.
In addition to our recent success in the UK, we have been particularly proud of our achievements in the USA, with the latest Quad Electrostatics not only winning 'Product of the Year', but also the overall 'Component of the Year' in Stereophile magazine - the world's biggest-selling high-end magazine.
Wharfedale's 'Airedale Heritage' reference speaker system, developed as a statement product by Steve Hewlett, has been rewarded with a 'Stereo Sound' Grand Prix win and the praise of audio critics around the world.
The Airedale Heritage is winner of the 'Stereo Sound' Grand Prix award - the highest accolade that any hi-fi product can receive.
The Quad 99 system has won the Hi-Fi News System of the Year for two years running now. The Quad L-series speakers have won What Hi-Fi Sound and Vision magazine's 'Product of the Year' twice, as well as a Best Buy award in 2004.
SurgeX Wins Prestigious Global Technology Achievement Award
Amsterdam, Holland: In SurgeX International's debut year to the global marketplace, the company is proud to have received the prestigious InAVate Technology Achievement Award.
Michael McCook
SurgeX Founder accepting
the award at ISE
Michael McCook and Daniel Chang celebrate at the awards dinner
"After almost 15 years of pioneering and dominating the North American AC power protection and control market, we are extremely honored that in our first year of introducing globally formatted products, we win this award for our SX1213RTi. This is truly a milestone for our unique technology on a grand scale", said Michael McCook, SurgeX Founder.
Daniel Chang, Managing Director of the International Audio Group (IAG) comments: " This achievement is a testimonial to the global power of the SurgeX brand of products and it's superior technology, not only in the Pro AV market but in the many diverse industrial and consumer segments we will be addressing in the near future. Our distribution channels are rapidly being deployed around the world and we are aggressively developing new products in a variety of form factors to meet demand"
The award was presented at Integrated Systems Europe 2010. ISE is an InfoComm International organization.
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