Hi-Fi Manufacturers
The range of products and companies that we deal with is vast and dynamic. To simplify your choice, we spend a great deal of time evaluating equipment from which we select the items that are available for demonstration. We take into account not only performance quality but also build quality, reliability and professional support.
Whatever type of product or system you are interested in, we would strongly encourage you to pay us a visit so we can make sure that it fully meets your expectations. Audio products in particular each have a distinctive sound and the only way to decide which sound is right is to listen.
The companies that we deal with are detailed below with a brief description of what they do.
Anthony Gallo designed his first loudspeaker at the age of 14. The company was founded in the Bronx district of New York in 1994. Anthony Gallo designs his creations around spheres, eliminating internal resonance and external diffraction, the two main causes of loudspeaker distortion. They produce high-end loudspeakers that fit into the palm of your hand, designed to bring exceptional, expansive sound to living spaces large and small.
www.anthonygallo.co.uk
Established in Cambridge in 1976, Arcam's first product. the A60 amplifier, became hugely popular and established Arcam as the UK's leading manufacturer of value for money electronic goods. Arcam was also the first UK manufacturer to produce a DAB tuner. They currently produce a wide range of electronics covering both hi-fi and home cinema. Starting with the all-in-one music Solo and going up to the flagship AV9 cinema processor.
www.arcam.co.uk
B&W is the UK's largest audio company. It distributes its many Hi-Fi and home cinema speaker ranges across the globe, from its factory and offices in Worthing on the South Coast of England. Formed by John Bowers in 1966 as a result of his passion for classical music and its accurate reproduction, Bowers realised that pushing back the boundaries of speaker design required extensive research and development.
www.bowers-wilkins.co.uk
Formed my Mike Creek in 1981, Creek took the hi-fi market by storm in 1982 when it launched the CAS4040 amplifier which, at �99, usurped the famous NAD 3020 and redefined the level of performance that was available at that price. Creek now produces a full range of electronics and is still the hot brand for inexpensive amplification.
www.creekaudio.co.uk
Established in Japan in 1910, Denon is one of the more specialised of the Japanese electronic companies and does a very good job at staying one step ahead of the competition with products like micro systems, ideal for secondary systems.
www.denon.co.uk
Dynavector is one of the world's oldest manufacturers of moving coil cartridges. Founded by Dr Nobura Tominari - an academic from Tokyo University, Dynavector's range also consists of a high quality Moving Coil phono stage.
www.dynavector.co.jp
Ivor Tiefunbrum founded Linn Products in 1972 with a belief that he could vastly improve the sound of his own hi-fi system. The famous Sondek LP12 record player was the first result of this belief and that product caused such a stir it launched Linn onto the international stage. Linn now produces three ranges of equipment: music systems, multi-channel cinema systems and the Knekt multi-room system. .
www.linn.co.uk
Saul Marantz first began designing hi-fi to play his own collection of 78s and established the company Marantz in the 1950s. Marantz is focussed on the performance end of the hi-fi and home cinema market. Their ranges of equipment offer the most varied number of features at this level.
www.marantz.com
Meridian was founded by Bob Stuart - an electronics graduate - and Allen Boothroyd- a design graduate. A shared interest in music and audio design led them to establish Meridian in 1977. This unusual pairing of designer and engineer has produced some of the most innovative products ever seen. Meridian's particular expertise is in digital products where they are recognised as the market driver. Meridian were the first company to produce a digital loudspeaker and also manufacture one of the most advanced digital processors on the market, the 861.
www.meridian-audio.com
Founded in the early 1970s by the late Julian Vereker, Naim was one of the first specialist amplifier companies around. At that time, amplifier design was seen to be straightforward business, essentially defined by a small set of technical parameters. Naim began a revolution by insisting that its amplifiers actually sounded better than others as a result of a whole range of , then, ignored factors. Naim now manufacture and distribute (worldwide) a full range of electronics and loudspeakers and are one of the most successful of the UK hi-fi manufacturers.
www.naimaudio.com
Neat is a small, specialist loudspeaker company based in County Durham and founded in 1985 by musician and designer Bob Surgeoner. As a musician, Surgeoner pays special regard to the empirical part of the design process and his speakers are always carefully tuned for a musically convincing performance.
www.neat.co.uk
Dutch born furniture designer Eduard Spruit, founded Quadraspire in 1995. His passions for contemporary furniture reflects both quality and ease of use. This design approach is carried throughout the range of equipment supports, which not only improve the look of equipment but also the sound too.
www.quadraspire.com
Rega was formed in 1973 by Ford engineer Roy Gandy. Like many others, Gandy formed his company as a result of a desire to manufacture better equipment than was available at that time. His first, and for may years only, products became two of the longest living and best known ever, the Planar 2 and 3 turntables. Rega now produces a full system CD, amp, radio,speakers and the turntables are still the bench mark by which all budget turntables are judged.
www.rega.co.uk
Originally founded in the 1960's by Spencer and Dorothy Hughes, Spendor grew out of the expertise gained in the BBC's sound engineering department. The original BC1 design became the studio monitor of choice and soon this and other designs were to be developed for the consumer market. For over 30 years a succession of distinctive and innovative products has set a reference standard for consumer and professional users.
www.spendoraudio.com
