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Auratone Audio

Founded in 1958 in Los Angeles by Jack Wilson, Auratone was a byproduct of the post WW2 GI bill helping veterans start businesses.

In the early 1970s, realizing there was a need for smaller speakers and something that was accessible to everyone, Auratone launched the 5C. It soon became a hit with studio engineers who needed a reference check to how their mix would sound on consumer systems like TV and
radio.

In 1982 Michael Jackson’s Thriller album, the best selling album of all time, was mixed on the 5C’s with Quincy Jones and Bruce Swedien. Bruce said that “80 percent of the mix was done on the 5C’s” and that Quincy calls them the “truth speakers.”

In 2005 Jack Wilson passed away while still building speakers by hand in California. Inspired and still seeing the need for the 5C’s in the industry, Jack Wilson’s grandson, Alex Jacobsen, took over the helm at Auratone and launched the new 5C in 2014. Realizing the materials found in vintage models were crucial for the frequency response, Alex seeked out the paper cone material from original sources in the US to authentically recreate the Auratone sound.

​Today Auratone is located in Nashville and still family owned, and is one of the few remaining US made speaker companies.

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Founded in 1958 in Los Angeles by Jack Wilson, Auratone was a byproduct of the post WW2 GI bill helping veterans start businesses.

In the early 1970s, realizing there was a need for smaller speakers and something that was accessible to everyone, Auratone launched the 5C. It soon became a hit with studio engineers who needed a reference check to how their mix would sound on consumer systems like TV and
radio.

In 1982 Michael Jackson’s Thriller album, the best selling album of all time, was mixed on the 5C’s with Quincy Jones and Bruce Swedien. Bruce said that “80 percent of the mix was done on the 5C’s” and that Quincy calls them the “truth speakers.”

In 2005 Jack Wilson passed away while still building speakers by hand in California. Inspired and still seeing the need for the 5C’s in the industry, Jack Wilson’s grandson, Alex Jacobsen, took over the helm at Auratone and launched the new 5C in 2014. Realizing the materials found in vintage models were crucial for the frequency response, Alex seeked out the paper cone material from original sources in the US to authentically recreate the Auratone sound.

​Today Auratone is located in Nashville and still family owned, and is one of the few remaining US made speaker companies.

 

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