Deltaco is a Swedish computer hardware company founded in Ludvika in 1991, [1] incorporated under the name Swedeltaco AB as well as Dist IT. [2] [3] Originally it mainly imported Taiwanese cables for resale, but came to both produce and sell its own products across a variety of product lines. [1] [4] In 2011, its own products stood for 40% of its revenue. [5] In 2007 it launched across the Nordic countries as DELTACO, and in 2017 it released its own line of gaming peripherals, Deltaco Gaming. [6]
Deltaco has previously advocated against expensive cables, stating that: "when it comes to digital signals, either the signal arrives, or it doesn't", and that there is no need to pay more for cables for audiophiles or video-enthusiasts. [7]
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