Zouch Audio

Zouch Audio, a Hi-Fi specialist in Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Zouch Audio is a Hi-Fi retailer trading from The Old Coach House, off South Street, in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. The business was originally established by Mike Statham in 1995 and has supplied high-quality Hi-Fi systems since then. Its stated approach was to build music systems rather than Hi-Fi systems, shaped by Statham's experience in live music events and a preference for listening to the real thing.

In April 2022 Statham retired and Zouch Audio became part of the Hifisound family. It continues to operate from the same premises, with Lee at the helm, and draws on the support of a head office in the North East of England at Castlegate Mill, described as an ex spice mill on the banks of the River Tees in Stockton. The company presents itself as neither one of the big retailers nor a one-man band, positioning itself between the two.

Product range and brands

The catalogue is organised into departments covering amplifiers, analogue equipment, cables, digital sources, furniture, headphones, power components, radios, speakers and complete systems. Within amplifiers it lists integrated amplifiers, power amplifiers, preamplifiers and streaming amplifiers. The analogue section covers cartridges and styli, phono stages, record care, set-up, tonearms and turntables. Digital products include CD players, DACs, servers, streamers, master clocks and network accessories.

Other departments include analogue and digital interconnects, loudspeaker and power cables, headphone amplifiers and over-ear, in-ear and wireless headphones, power conditioners and supplies, radio tuners, and speakers spanning active, centre channel, floorstanding, standmount, soundbars and bases, subwoofers, surround and wireless models. The store also lists HiFi racks, feet and shoes, stands and platforms, and vinyl wall mounts.

Brands named in the catalogue include Advance Paris, AIM Electronics, Arcam, Atacama, ATOLL, Audio Analogue, Audio-Technica, Audiolab, Ayre, Bluesound, Chord Electronics, DALI, Dual, Escape, Eversolo, Grado, Hana, HiFi Rose, IsoAcoustics, Luxman, Martin Logan, McIntosh, Michell, Mission, Mobile Fidelity, Musical Fidelity, Naim, Novafidelity, Okki Nokki, Ortofon, PMC, Pro-Ject, Quad, Rega, Ruark, Scansonic, Sonus Faber, Spin Clean, SPL, Sumiko, Synthesis, Tannoy, Tonar, TTWR, Van den Hul, Wharfedale and WiiM.

Demonstrations and showroom

The site invites visitors to browse the collection or call to arrange a demonstration, presented as a way to get a better feel for the equipment. A showroom and a booking option for demonstrations are listed among the store's services. The business states that it stocks only products it believes in and aims to tailor equipment to each customer's needs and budget without pressuring them.

Purchase options and delivery

Zouch Audio advertises free UK mainland delivery and part exchange. At the time of writing this profile, the homepage featured a trade-in promotion offering 20% off new purchases of DALI EPIKORE speakers when old speakers are traded in. The online catalogue showed 625 items marked as in stock.

Company details

Zouch Audio is a trading name of Hifisound Limited, registered in GB with company registration number 06155571 and VAT number 902662344. The registered office is at Castlegate Mill, Quayside, Stockton on Tees TS18 1BZ. The company also holds WEEE Producer Registration Number WEE/MM6120A and provides information on WEEE recycling, returns, delivery and terms and conditions through its site.