International Audio Group
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The International Audio Group (IAG) is a Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

 manufacturer of consumer and professional audio & HiFi
High fidelity
High fidelity—or hi-fi—reproduction is a term used by home stereo listeners and home audio enthusiasts to refer to high-quality reproduction of sound or images, to distinguish it from the poorer quality sound produced by inexpensive audio equipment...

 components. It is based in Huntingdon
Huntingdon
Huntingdon is a market town in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was chartered by King John in 1205. It is the traditional county town of Huntingdonshire, and is currently the seat of the Huntingdonshire district council. It is known as the birthplace in 1599 of Oliver Cromwell.-History:Huntingdon...

 in the UK.

Products

In the past the IAG purchased several British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 HiFi manufacturers:
Wharfedale
Wharfedale (company)
Wharfedale is the name of a prominent audio equipment manufacturer in the UK, best known for its loudspeakers. It is currently part of the International Audio Group.Wharfedale also used to manufacture televisions, DVD players, set-top boxes and Hi-Fi players...

, Quad Electroacoustics
Quad Electroacoustics
Quad Electroacoustics is a British manufacturer of hi-fi equipment, based in Huntingdon, England.- Corporate history :The company was founded by Peter J. Walker in 1936 in London, and was initially called S.P. Fidelity Sound Systems. In 1936 the name was changed to the Acoustical Manufacturing Co....

, Mission, Tag McLaren, Audiolab
Audiolab
Audiolab is a British manufacturer of audio equipment. It specializes in affordable systems and has a range of stereo and surround sound systems.- History :...

 and Castle Acoustics
Castle (company)
Castle is a British manufacturer of hi-fi loudspeakers.Castle Acoustics was founded in 1973 and takes its name and its logo from the 11thC historic Skipton Castle, the North Yorkshire market town of Skipton having been Castle's home since its foundation...

 plus several Italian manufacturers of lighting equipment including f.a.l. and Coef. It has manufacturing plants in Shenzhen
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...

, China employing in the region of 3500 people. Design of the products is done by experienced British, American and European designers.
IAG is also manufacturing luxury yachts in a new shipyard, also in China.
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