iWorld Australia has added a new audio brand to its stable, signing an exclusive distribution agreement with Ricatech.
Ricatech is a Dutch company that specialises in manufacturing and supplying retro-style turntables that have been fitted out with features to cater for modern musical tastes. For example as well as being a turntable its Music Centres also have a radio, CD player, USB, SD card slot and MP3 playback capability. They have encoding functions that convert LPs, cassettes and CDs directly to USB or SD card.
Headquartered in the Netherlands, iWorld said that Ricatech has grown to become the largest supplier and manufacturer of retro and vintage audio electronics in Europe.
While Bluetooth and streaming services are continuing to grow, vinyl is experiencing a revival fuelled by nostalgia and the buying power of hipsters. According to the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), vinyl sales more than doubled last financial year – up 127 per cent in terms of units sold.
“Ricatech is a very large and well established household name in Europe when it comes to retro Audio. I have been in discussions with Ricatech about the launch in ANZ to expand our range of offerings in the vinyl audio market for ANZ. We now cover brands Crolsey, Ricatech and Holysmoke,” said iWorld Australia director Chad De Clase.
