LEA Professional has struck a distribution partnership with Onkyo Tokki to support its business in the APAC Region. This partnership with the of Tokyo-based company allows LEA Professional to increase support for existing customers in the region, as well as develop new opportunities within the market.

Onkyo Tokki has been importing, selling and maintaining audio equipment in the Japanese market since 1979. ‘We are pleased to announce our partnership with LEA Professional, which provides us with innovative IoT and pro-audio power amplifier technologies,’ says Onkyo Tokki CEO, Koh Nishida.

‘LEA Connect Series has been a big success in Japan since launching in the market just three years ago,’ says David McKinney of Generation AV, LEA’s representative in Asia. ‘We have hundreds of amplifiers installed across the country in key markets such as education, hospitality, corporate, retail, and entertainment. I have personally known Onkyo Tokki for more than 20 years, and with its deep market knowledge and customer relationships, as well as proven track record of being on the cutting edge of network and cloud-based A/V solutions, LEA will continue to grow exponentially in the coming years.’

LEA’s smart, professional-grade amplifiers deliver one of the most feature-rich and affordable amplifiers available in the industry – featuring onboard DSP, a web browser-based user interface and third-party API control. For Nishida and the team at Onkyo Tokki, these features differentiate LEA Professional solutions from others in the market. ‘We consider it a great honour to represent such a pioneering brand, and we look forward to the exciting opportunities this partnership will bring,’ Nishida adds.

‘We are thankful for the opportunity to work with Onkyo Tokki, a respected leader in the Japanese A/V market,’ says Blake Augsburger, founder and CEO of LEA Professional. ‘Japan has been a target market for LEA since inception and we have had good success building our brand. I am confident that Nishida-san and his team will build on this early success and take us to the next level. These are exciting times for LEA Professional in the APAC region.’