B&W Model 802 Series 80
From its inception in 1966, Bowers and Wilkins showed itself to be one of Britain’s great innovating loudspeaker manufacturers. It soon became famous for technologically interesting products, pushing...
View ArticleSony SA-S1
Released in the UK in 1995, Sony’s La Scala 1 system cost around £1,500 at the time – although was discounted to a lot less. It comprised the CDP-S1 CD player, an optional MD-S1 MiniDisc recorder, the...
View ArticleNaim NAP 250
It’s a long time since Naim Audio Ltd. first started up in a Wiltshire backstreet in 1973, and from that moment on began to win friends and favour. Founder Julian Vereker once explained that he...
View ArticleMonitor Audio Radius 90
Launched in 2014 at £350, Monitor Audio’s Radius 90 is one of my favourite super-small speakers. It measures just 198x125x140mm, weighs 2.1kg and has just 1.5 litres of useable volume inside. At the...
View ArticleRealistic Minimus-7
“Little only in size, not in performance”, was how Realistic described its Minimus-7 ‘Metal Cabinet Speaker System” back in 1977. In 2021, it’s still surprisingly capable and relevant, as there have...
View ArticleWharfedale Chevin XP2
It is 1978, and the pop charts are dominated by the Bee Gees, plus assorted other acts like Tavares and Yvonne Elliman appearing on Robert Stigwood’s magnum opus movie Saturday Night Fever. You are a...
View ArticleIcon Audio Stereo 40 mkIII KT88
Launched in 2012 for the princely sum of £1,700, this was a great affordable audiophile valve amplifier. As chief designer David Shaw put it, “the original Stereo 40 was born in 2000, and was at the...
View ArticleWharfedale XP series
Wharfedale’s XP range surfaced in autumn 1975 – and went on to earn the company a great deal of respect, because each model had a pleasing tone, was well made and styled in an attractive way. It was...
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