Formed in 1965 by around thirty British manufacturers of hi-fi equipment, the Federation of British Audio, as it was then called, served to foster the interests of a developing industry and to promote the widest use of its products at home and, especially, overseas. Thanks largely to the dedicated work of those founder-members, British hi-fi equipment became widely respected and helped set the scene — and the standard — for a thriving global industry.
In recent years, as the market has matured, the Federation’s membership has broadened and now consists of a melange of manufacturers and distributors of a wide range of audio, home-theatre products and accessories. To reflect these changes, the name was changed to the British Federation of Audio in 1994. In 2001 the BFA became a Company Limited by Guarantee.
It is important to have an impartial central identifying authority around which the industry can rally. The BFA’s long history and excellent track record make it a natural rallying point and with the industry’s enthusiastic support, the BFA is helping build on the remarkable achievements of the past, towards a bright and expanding future.
The BFA was closed around 2011 due to dwindling support from the industry.
The BFA Plug remains a world standard.
The list of members I found from a 2007 Archive.org capture of the official website www.british-audio.org.uk.
The list of members I found from September 2010 before the official website went offline.
The BFA's legacy amounts to the BFA connectors, rank list of classic British hi-fi, and reaction to some imported bad CDs. I couldn't find anything else on the site. Perhaps anyone remembers something more about BFA and their work from 1965 to 2011?
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