A few words from AudioSmile owner, Simon Ashton

"From a very young age I was passionate about music, and as a child spent many hours trawling through my parents’ old record collection in the loft to find music that was completely new to me; albums from the likes of Sad Café, 10CC, Supertramp and of course Pink Floyd. As I grew older I became more discerning of the sound quality and started to upgrade my system with every penny I had. That same passion carried me on to study sound engineering and recording technology, which sparked my interest in how audio equipment is designed.

As I continued to study areas related to audio in greater depth, I also began to experiment with different design ideas. I soon found myself building and modifying all sorts of equipment to obtain a quality of system I could not otherwise have afforded, and also sometimes because what I wanted was simply not available commercially.

Turning all this into a business was a natural progression, and I consider myself fortunate to immerse myself in what I most love as my everyday work. One of the benefits of not being a huge corporation, for both me and my customers, is that it allows for the personal touch. In terms of customer relations, I really hope this means each person who deals with AudioSmile will feel the same passion for the subject of audio as I do. In terms of the products it means they can be personalised, as most are hand built on demand."