Audio Amateur Inc.

Audio Amateur Inc. is the publisher of Multi Media Manufacturer, as well as audioXpress, and Voice Coil magazines. We have been publishing magazines, directories, and books on audio for over 35 years. Internationally recognized for the quality, scope, and detail of its editorial, the company's publications provide a forum for advancing the art and science of audio design and construction. Serving the build-it-yourself audio constructor as well as those working in the industry, Audio Amateur Inc. is the authority on audio technology.

Ed Dell, editor, publisher, and company founder, began publishing The Audio Amateur as a quarterly in 1970. His mission then was to provide quality projects for those who find deep satisfaction from crafting electronics and speakers with their hands. What developed over the next 35 years was the building of an author-base of over 700. Technically superior to the "review" publications, Audio Electronics (formerly Audio Amateur), and subsequent spinoff magazines, Speaker Builder, and Glass Audio provided a forum for some of the best known names in the world of audio design. Sporting contributions by industry experts including Erno Borbely, Nelson Pass, Joseph D'Appolito, and even Mir astronaut, Norman Thagard, the pages of Dell's publications have served generations of audio constructors, designers, and enthusiasts.Combined into a single monthly publication in January 2001, audioXpress magazine today continues this legacy.

The mission remains clear—to support and nurture, to educate and entertain, to delight and challenge the current audio constructor as well as encourage the enthusiast of the future. Providing content in all areas of audio (mimicking the original Audio Amateur), audioXpress provides a wealth of information, projects, and reviews every month.Along with the audio enthusiast, Audio Amateur Inc. also serves the audio industry.

The monthly periodical, Voice Coil, addresses the needs and interests of those engaged in loudspeaker manufacturing. Along with two annual directories, The Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook and The World Tube Directory assist those working in the world of audio.

Furthering the needs of this ever-changing industry, in January 2004 Audio Amateur Inc. launched Multi Media Manufacturer, a publication specifically devoted to the issues, challenges, and successes in audio/video manufacturing today. Free to qualified industry readers worldwide, Multi Media Manufacturer will present regular columns, articles, and special features on topics ranging from materials and supplies to company profiles.

With over 50 books (originals and reprints of classic volumes) Audio Amateur Inc. has published many important works on audio. From the 6th edition of The Loudspeaker Design Cookbook to D'Appolito's Testing Loudspeakers to The Beginner's Guide to Tube Audio Design and Ray Alden's Speaker Building 201, our books provide a wide variety of information in all areas of audio, including projects, construction, and design advice. Through our Old Colony Sound Lab division, with its printed catalog and on-line storefront, Audio Amateur Inc. sells books as well as test equipment and other items used in building, setting up, and maintaining an audio system.

Audio Amateur Inc. is located in the town of Peterborough in southwestern New Hampshire, an area known for technical innovation and high-tech publishing.