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Over 20 years in sound audio industry, Mr. Pongtong Malakul na ayudaya, who founded Magnet in 1985 was engineer, inventor and artist with a capital of one hundred thousand Baht. Magnet has created a legendary audio equipment that resemble the artistic masterpiece. The "MA-200" power amplifier, was widely accepted in the field of sound in Thailand so that has been voted the audio equipment of the year from magazine in the country to another. Magnet was the winner of the best customer service
Magnet's Award History
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1985 |
The first step toward audio business |
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Magnet Technology was established by 3 engineers from a welknown university with 100,000 baht (around 3,000 usd) capital and started with selling amplifier kits to student who went to college. Magnet marketed it by designing amplifier circuit project pressed in Semiconductor, a famous audio magazine by those time.
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1990 |
6,000 votes as an "Amplifier of the year" by "What Hi Fi" magazine's readers |
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When MA-200, 100w per channel, power amplifier was announced. This power amplifier boom grips audio listeners for 3 years continuously. |
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1998 |
Become partner with Richard N. Marsh |
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Pongtorn Malakul, Richard N. Marsh, well-known audio guru in USA, who invented and owned a lot of patents on electronics parts and circuit.and Vern Smith soon become partner in new joint venture company, Marsh Sound Design LLC., in USA and worldwide. |
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1998 |
Products marketed in Europe are CE certified |
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Magnet MA300F power amplifier and PR-9R preamplifier were sent to test in Europe to obtained CE marking and we are the first thai audio company that was passed the test. |
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1999 |
Magnet amplifier was reviewed by Germany magazine. |
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Magnet MA 300F power amplifier and PR-9R preamplifier were sent to test by "Image hifi" No.27, a magazine in Germany. |
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1999 |
OEM/ODM to US |
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Magnet started OEM/ODM business with US customers to export to USA and worldwide. So, new facilities in 2 Rai area were built to accommodate expanded sales. |
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2000 |
Magnet amplifier scored a big hit. |
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Magnet MA300F power amplifier and PV-02A vacuum tube line amplifier were voted by readers in a local audio magazine "GM2000" as "Amplifier of the year".
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2000 |
Increasing in capital |
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Magnet increased in capital to 8 million Baht. |
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2002 |
Golden Ear Award of Marsh power amplifier |
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