AVID HiFi

AVID HiFi, founded in 1995 by Conrad Mas in Huntingdon, England, is a British high-end audio manufacturer specializing in precision-engineered turntables, phono stages, amplifiers, cartridges, tonearms, and loudspeakers. The company's origin story began in 1977 when 16-year-old Conrad Mas was inspired by a friend's home-constructed turntable, sparking a lifelong obsession to create the genuinely flawless turntable without compromise. Operating from two factories in Cambridgeshire with distribution across approximately 50 countries, AVID designs and builds virtually every component in-house using high-precision CNC machines, with every circuit board hand-assembled for lifetime enjoyment. The company's philosophy centers on delivering 'true fidelity, nothing more, nothing less,' following a distinctive top-down approach where products begin with uncompromised reference designs rather than budget constraints. AVID's flagship turntables feature innovative 'energy transmission' solutions that mechanically ground records to the center spindle, binding platter and vinyl together to reduce vibration, while their complete product range spans from cartridges and cables to amplifiers and speakers. Key milestones include the 1999 launch of the first Acutus Turntable, the 2016 introduction of the Reference Loudspeaker Range, and recent 2023 releases including Nexus & Altus Tonearms and the Accent Integrated Amplifier, establishing AVID as a world-class engineering innovator in the pursuit of creating music experiences that captivate and open thrilling new sound barriers.