History

• For over thirty years, the team at J.E. Sugden & Co. Ltd. have been applying their extensive knowledge and experience to the development and production of specialist audio amplifiers for the discerning music lover. Sugdens very first product was the revolutionary A21, the Worlds first commercial, solid state, Class-A amplifier. Designed developed and manufactured in the mid-1960s by James E. Sugden, the Company's founder. The Sugden company's belief in the benefits of Class-A technology to musical performance makes it a paramount consideration to product design. The original circuit of the A21 has been subjected to continuous improvement, a policy which has resulted in the A21A (right) after 30 years being the amplifier against which others are judged. The Class-A technology, with its total avoidance of switching distortion, is present in all Sugdens current generation of products and will be found in forthcoming generations of Sugden products. Sugden products are hand crafted in West Yorkshire, England by a team of people who care for the presentation of their skills and the performance of their products. Sugdens - a special company that develops a long term association with its customers through the musical performance and long life of its products.

• J.E. Sugden & Co. Ltd is, by intent, a small to medium sized company in the Audio World. As such it minimises outsourcing and relies heavily on its own design, development and manufacturing facilities - in hand, in house and under control! The Sugden team have a passion for music and it is this which drives the company to design, develop and produce specialist audio equipment. Audio equipment that enthrals and satisfies the most ardent and discerning of music listeners. Audio equipment which from concept through design to the finished article is the product of the Sugden workforce. Sugden Products are developed to embody the company's philosophies on: The "Sugden Acoustic Signature " Quality components to support longevity and comply with specified performance parameters Build quality and presentation which engender job satisfaction and motivates the workforce A lifetime of listening pleasure for the discerning music lover It is the passion for music that engenders a constant enthusiasm to develop specialist audio products whose performance recreates the ultimate reality of the musicians art. The Sugden team's search for knowledge, which can achieve even the smallest perceived advance in the equipment's musical performance, is their devotion. The physical phenomena of the combined knowledge which can create a product of the ultimate musicality is the challenge the Sugden team enjoy. Creating for you specialist audio equipment which is presented with confidence and pride. Specialist audio equipment which the Sugden highly skilled workforce take pride in presentating for your ultimate pleasure in performance and ownership. Sugdens products are designed and manufactured in Yorkshire England, away from the maelstrom of mass production, with an added dimension of lifestyle pleasure.