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1953: 1954: 1958: 1961: 1962: 1963: 1966: 1967: 1969: 1973: 1977: 1978: 1978: 1980: The first Sherwood amplifier is brought out on the market. It has the new "NOVAL" tubes and immediately sets a standard for the competitors to follow. Their first tuner is brought out, a unit that boasts unheard-of sensitivity at listenable signal/noise ratios. This tuner was developed by Ed Miller. The first "stereo"-transmissions taking place in the U.S. Monitoring tuners are supplied by the Sherwood company. A Sherwood-equipped radio station in Chigaco starts the first regular stereo-transmissions, coupled with background music for super-markets and factory-halls. The first amplifers with heat shields and horizontally mounted tubes, for better heat control and a lower silhouette. The first stereo tuners and receivers are exported to Europe and establish a standard for European manufacturers to follow. Sherwood develop a new range of amplifiers and tuners, all based on solid-state (transistor) technology with many innovative details. The worlds first all-solid-state receiver is made by Sherwood. The first Sherwood receiver made in Japan, after American drawings, turns out to be a healthy technical and economic success. The worlds first digital tuner is designed and released by Sherwood - the SEL-200. The Sherwood Micro CPU 100 is the first audio unit ever to utilize a micro-chip in its tuner section. Made in Japan. The start of the cooperation with the Dong Won Electronics corporation in Korea. This result in a complete receiver line which is given much praise by specialists and critics. All production is moved to Korea the same year. The S-7900A/8900A are the last Sherwood receivers manufactured in the U.S. Sherwood joins forces with Dong Won and its Korean parent company INKEL. A distribution office for Europe is set up in Brussels, Belgium. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sherwood brand has since developed into the Car Audio and Home Cinema areas. Today, their Newcastle brand of highly specialized Home Cinema receivers are manufactured in UK. Their first Dolby Surround-receiver was brought out in 1992. The '97-model R-945 boasted both AC-3 and DTS. Sherwood has continued its tradition of catering for multi-channel sound reproduction, first introduced in their initial japanese-manufactured line - in 1969.


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1953: 1954: 1958: 1961: 1962: 1963: 1966: 1967: 1969: 1973: 1977: 1978: 1978: 1980:	The first Sherwood amplifier is brought out on the market. It has the new "NOVAL" tubes and immediately sets a standard for the competitors to follow. Their first tuner is brought out, a unit that boasts unheard-of sensitivity at listenable signal/noise ratios. This tuner was developed by Ed Miller. The first "stereo"-transmissions taking place in the U.S. Monitoring tuners are supplied by the Sherwood company. A Sherwood-equipped radio station in Chigaco starts the first regular stereo-transmissions, coupled with background music for super-markets and factory-halls. The first amplifers with heat shields and horizontally mounted tubes, for better heat control and a lower silhouette. The first stereo tuners and receivers are exported to Europe and establish a standard for European manufacturers to follow. Sherwood develop a new range of amplifiers and tuners, all based on solid-state (transistor) technology with many innovative details. The worlds first all-solid-state receiver is made by Sherwood. The first Sherwood receiver made in Japan, after American drawings, turns out to be a healthy technical and economic success. The worlds first digital tuner is designed and released by Sherwood - the SEL-200. The Sherwood Micro CPU 100 is the first audio unit ever to utilize a micro-chip in its tuner section. Made in Japan. The start of the cooperation with the Dong Won Electronics corporation in Korea. This result in a complete receiver line which is given much praise by specialists and critics. All production is moved to Korea the same year. The S-7900A/8900A are the last Sherwood receivers manufactured in the U.S. Sherwood joins forces with Dong Won and its Korean parent company INKEL. A distribution office for Europe is set up in Brussels, Belgium. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sherwood brand has since developed into the Car Audio and Home Cinema areas. Today, their Newcastle brand of highly specialized Home Cinema receivers are manufactured in UK. Their first Dolby Surround-receiver was brought out in 1992. The '97-model R-945 boasted both AC-3 and DTS. Sherwood has continued its tradition of catering for multi-channel sound reproduction, first introduced in their initial japanese-manufactured line - in 1969.