Thales Audio is a prestigious Swiss high-end analogue audio equipment manufacturer founded by Micha Huber, a mechanical engineer and professional musician with five years of experience developing finest Swiss watches who applied precision watchmaking techniques to audio engineering. Based in Winterthur, Switzerland, the company operates under the tagline 'Finest Analogue Audio | swiss made' and specializes in creating world-renowned tangential tonearms, turntables with battery power supplies, cartridges, and electronic components. Huber's breakthrough innovation combined the advantages of conventional pivoted tonearms with linear tangential pickup arms using a solution based on the Thales circle principle, resulting in a three-dimensional mechanical solution for geometrically correct tracking with low friction pivoted bearings. The company's flagship products include the award-winning Thales Voro Cartridge (iF Design Award 2025 winner), the Thales Reference Turntable featuring mechanical centrifugal force regulator for precise speed control, the renowned Simplicity tonearm series famous for 'zero tracking error' and easy installation, and the Thales Magnifier Preamplifier developed in collaboration with Stellavox. Known for maintaining a low profile while providing some of the finest tonearms and turntables in the world, Thales Audio represents Swiss precision engineering excellence applied to analogue audio reproduction, utilizing manufacturing techniques derived from the country's legendary watchmaking industry. The company serves discerning audiophiles globally through regional distribution networks covering Europe, Asia, America, Australia, and Africa, while also maintaining connections with related brands including Goldenberg Audio and EMT Tontechnik, continuing Switzerland's tradition of combining technical innovation with artisanal craftsmanship in luxury audio equipment.
Thales Audio is a prestigious Swiss high-end analogue audio equipment manufacturer founded by Micha Huber, a mechanical engineer and professional musician with five years of experience developing finest Swiss watches who applied precision watchmaking techniques to audio engineering. Based in Winterthur, Switzerland, the company operates under the tagline 'Finest Analogue Audio | swiss made' and specializes in creating world-renowned tangential tonearms, turntables with battery power supplies, cartridges, and electronic components. Huber's breakthrough innovation combined the advantages of conventional pivoted tonearms with linear tangential pickup arms using a solution based on the Thales circle principle, resulting in a three-dimensional mechanical solution for geometrically correct tracking with low friction pivoted bearings. The company's flagship products include the award-winning Thales Voro Cartridge (iF Design Award 2025 winner), the Thales Reference Turntable featuring mechanical centrifugal force regulator for precise speed control, the renowned Simplicity tonearm series famous for 'zero tracking error' and easy installation, and the Thales Magnifier Preamplifier developed in collaboration with Stellavox. Known for maintaining a low profile while providing some of the finest tonearms and turntables in the world, Thales Audio represents Swiss precision engineering excellence applied to analogue audio reproduction, utilizing manufacturing techniques derived from the country's legendary watchmaking industry. The company serves discerning audiophiles globally through regional distribution networks covering Europe, Asia, America, Australia, and Africa, while also maintaining connections with related brands including Goldenberg Audio and EMT Tontechnik, continuing Switzerland's tradition of combining technical innovation with artisanal craftsmanship in luxury audio equipment.