Audience Appoints Richard Colburn as Vice President of Sales

San Marcos, CA, May 9, 2011 – Audience, a company dedicated to designing and manufacturing ultimate-performance audio/video equipment, today announced it has appointed Richard Colburn as Vice President of Sales. Colburn will direct and support the sales efforts of Audience products worldwide.

Richard Colburn has extensive experience in the high-end audio industry and has held positions at KEF, Bryston Ltd., Audio Products International, AudioQuest and Nakamichi and was one of the founders of Mirage. He is a graduate of the University of Maine and a Phi Beta Kappa member.

John McDonald, president of Audience, stated: “I am very pleased to have Richard Colburn join the Audience team as Vice President of Sales. Particularly as Audience rolls out our new line of loudspeakers, Richard’s industry experience and reputation will be a valuable and productive complement to this phase of expansion.”

Richard Colburn noted: “I’m proud to be associated with a company that offers products that are of the highest quality and incorporate genuine technical innovation to deliver superb performance. This is an exciting time for Audience, and I look forward to being part of it and bringing greater musical enjoyment to more listeners worldwide.”

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About Audience

Audience was formed in November 1997 by John McDonald and the late Richard Smith, as a design and production company focused on building the best possible audio and video equipment. To pass the Audience test, each product must truly make a significant contribution to the reproduction of audio and/or video. Audience offers loudspeakers, electronics, cables, power conditioners, high-resolution capacitors and the Auric Illuminator optical disk resolution enhancement.

Audience’s commitment is to develop the very best products possible, and the company is committed to unexcelled customer service and product support. All Audience cables have an unconditional lifetime warranty and power conditioners have a ten-year warranty. For more information visit www.audience-av.com.