Adam Worsfold - WHO AM I ?
I treasure privacy . My priority is health & mindset - I set my own standards, if something is not made to my standards its not good enough for others . I strongly separate my personal life and my business life, so I have a very tight circle of " Friends " and I love animal's so I include those in my circle. - I consider money a tool for progress its not a god . I have voiced controversial opinion along the way knowing it is part of the job to be strong , only to learn that many don't respect free speech , I wont follow any herd, if I don't agree I will say so . The saying below resonates with any entrepreneur or business owner that has to deal with the multitude of different people interacting with a company, with social media posts engaging with a company just because its easy to do so . I love genuine people and really don't like fake ones .
*The only way weak insipid people can get noticed , is to criticize successful ones*
I am a born engineer ( Click here) the degrade of quality of most things these days, in particular those Made in China drives me nuts . I don't listen to social media as jealously is a pointless emotion breeding on most platforms. If you don't like something , its your choice, go ahead so say so , but don't hide behind a false account , or made up names. These guys just want likes from people they don't know - I an an open door Contact me here or Ask our Ai Anything about me, my team or HiFi .. then read on to find out what I have done with my life . Its continues to be a great journey driven by enthusiasm and my own standards, with my own idea of how things should be. I am pleased so many agree with my principles and enjoy what we make .
ONIX AUDIO is in me .. My fantastic life's journey is why OA21 make great amps
Here are a few highlights of a very exceptional career
My Notable Achievements
From 19 years old I co-designed all original ONIX AUDIO products - OA20-OA21- OA24- OA401 -OA601 -OA801 and the original ONIX AUDIO range. I created the case work and all the production processes . The production engineering was down to me on all OA21 amps built since 1984, the ones known to the world for reliability and cosmetic excellence . I am rightly proud of that. I was responsible for all finishes of ONIX AUDIO products. I became the sole owner of ONIX AUDIO from 1986 . I am a "clean sheet designer" which means a whole product designer very rare now . Material technology is my passion , naturally all our products are exceptional in this area, that's why they last so long . The worlds worst problem is - "Material Cost cutting " and bad design . China is the biggest culprit as they don't care, or worse understand about material integrity . We don't sell anything to China
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I have been a consultant for international electronics companies for years, and have been involved in design of their product ranges. I have overseen production processes to product production and consumer sale
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I have designed modules for the aviation industry and various modification requirements with electronic systems. Including, creating a patent that is used by a large well known company building commercial aircraft .
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I entirely designed the DNA Range - DNA Ultimate - and the DNA 45/50 , as well as the current OA21 legacy.
Discover Adam - the person
I started work stocking shelves in a food store part time , I finished my electronics qualifications and apprenticeship at 20 . I moved to a service company as a bench engineer on a starting pay scale. Within 2 years I had risen to a UK mobile Troubleshooter & was the highest paid person in the company of over 4000 People, only the directors were paid more . The next challenge called me at only 21. I had risen to the top in just 2 years as I never stand still . Time to grow ...and I knew how, I knew I had the passion to do it so I quit my huge salaried job and went for it . I took the leap and made ONIX AUDIO Happen..
ONIX AUDIO was there so I soon built ONIX AUDIO to a worldwide exporter of great amps. Within a year of its formation I had become the sole owner not long after it started trading, and within 5 years I built and owned a £ 3 million a year company. I had become a £ millionaire at just 27 years old , this is exceptional in anyone's eyes, but in the era it was done , it was unheard of at such a young age . I soon learned what it actually meant to my life and the downside . Jealously is very real , and most people try to pull you down rather than help you succeed, It hurts you in many ways but its a lesson every single entrepreneur has to learn the hard way .
I sold ONIX AUDIO for a considerable sum when I felt the time was right , I was just 29 . Not long afterwards the sale contract of ONIX ELECTRONICS LTD was broken by the buyer. Consequently I entered a legal battle to recover my loss. I won this battle 12 years later, after tenacity and fight beyond anyone's expectation. This legal fight being my first real lesson in business, teaching me so much about money and how people will lie and cheat to get it. This was a life changing lesson for me , a lesson I feel obliged to pass on to anyone that might want to learn . I welcome the questions and they are worth hearing but only if you want to learn from them . You might ask our Ai red box in the corner it gathers from the whole internet not just us .
After the sale of ONIX AUDIO and while I was legally trying to recover my losses from the broken sale contract , I was caught for speeding while driving my Porsche - ( Yep my fault 100% ) - I was banned from driving for 6 months . I decided I needed to use this free time for progress , so I studied to become an "Microsoft Certified Professional" at an official Microsoft training center in London. I saw the future of computer opportunities so I qualified and moved forward with a new project. My computer company was formed .
The new company started making computers and installing networks. I quickly gained contracts with Sega games and British Airways to name just two. My company grew to a size I didn't anticipate or expect . I sold that company 4 years later for a large amount of money at 35, I left the UK and resided outside the UK/EU so as to keep the sale proceeds . This is when I discovered Asia and my alternate home was born . After I fell in love with the culture the place and the sun I left the UK and made Asia my home . I now split my time between the UK and my home Asia, with the UK being a place to visit but no longer live .
After winning the legal fight from the sale of ONIX and regaining the trade mark ONIX , I used my brand ONIX once again in 2010 to resurrect the original standards with new designs, we design & make our own products, so it was huge challenge all these years later , but I did it and here we are today 14 years on . We make our own amps and they are the best you can buy ... most people just don't realize how good they are. We are small and I am still hands on, exclusivity works for us . There is not a better product than one made with pride/passion and knowledge by those that make it and design it . You are a person, not a number to me. I have sound at my core and you will too once you hear what we make .
I am a really unusual engineer in that I run my business with the needed knowledge and integrity to make it work, I am a communicator, business person, and an engineer - I love to be busy and work by choice . I live for personal freedom & achievement and despise corruption and zero-thinking people in today's world. I love everything well designed and engineered, and I dislike anything that is badly made or badly designed. I know China lies about spec of most of what they make , and it annoys me that buyers can't see it and most often dont look . Even so Life is good and I am still enjoying it, I would not change a day so far - how many people can say that ? Join me and start by contacting us here CLICK HERE