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"You've never heard music sound this good."
"It's as good as high-end audio ever gets."
"Some of the world's most extraordinary sound systems."

A Sound
Investment
in Berks:

Oswalds Mill Audio

There's hardly a superlative that hasn't been used to describe
the high-end audio equipment manufactured by Oswalds Mill
Audio (OMA), an audio lifestyle company. The soundsystems
are the stuff of audiophiles' dreams: equipment like amplifiers,
turntables, and even horn loudspeakers, each made with
precision, care, and a retro-futuristic aesthetic. A line of OMA's
speakers-which take six months to create-costs upwards
of $300,000, and a majority of its clientele is international.
Mention OMA to an aficionado, and they'll most likely swoon.
OMA's founder, Jonathan Weiss, employs a philosophy
that while today's sound equipment may be popular for
convenience or size, audio quality has suffered tremendously.
Techniques of yesterday, Weiss and OMA contend, far
surpassed the equipment most people utilize today. Since 2007,
OMA has created products with pure sound in mind.
The company's showroom and headquarters are housed
in Brooklyn, but the company has a distinct and important
Pennsylvania connection: in 2017, OMA moved its
manufacturing facilities to Fleetwood. The Greater Berks
Development Fund (GBDF) assisted that move with a PIDA
loan. The location consists of three buildings and will provide
a centralized manufacturing facility for the stereos as well as
inventory storage as the company continues to expand its
markets.
Pennsylvania's natural resources are showcased in OMA's
high-end products: slate, steel, and hardwood (including
solid walnut, cherry, and ash, among others) come from
Pennsylvania partners and are the basis for the beautiful design
and extraordinary sound.
In an interview with DCED, the parent organization
of PIDA, Weiss spoke at length about what brought him to
Pennsylvania:
"I have a degree from Princeton University and one from
London School of Economics, and then I ventured into

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