In 1967 Norman Mordaunt and Rodney Short combined their efforts and started a company based at Durford Mill, Petersfield, England until the 1980s.
In the late 1970s Mordaunt-Short released three families of speakers: "Festival", "Carnival" and "Pageant".
The MS10, MS20 and MS30 family name was used again in 1993 for the release of a budget line, alongside the "Performance" range.
The following years brought about the introduction of the "Declaration" and "Premiere" series, with the "Avant" being their latest (2004) family.
[4] IN 2016 the "Mezzo" range of stereo and surround packages scored 5/5 in What Hi-Fi?