About Us

Magno was founded in 1950 by Ralph Friedman, the sound man for the future television classic, Candid Camera. Ralph wasn’t preoccupied with thoughts about the program’s eventual place in TV history, however, he was too busy dealing with complex audio challenges such as hiding a bulky broadcast microphone in the leg of a department store mannequin, or wiring a mailbox so it could “talk.” In the midst of these challenges, Ralph realized he was witnessing – and participating in – the emergence…

We have been in the industry since 1950.