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here's a look at the KEF 'R' range. These speakers are beautifully made and sound just as they intend to: Crisp and Responsive.

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just a quick video to show some images and video clips of the Elements range from Leema Acoustics of Wales, Great Britain.
Their Elements DAC, with 24-bit 192KHz capability, is a great way of retrieving more data from your digital sources, like the Elements CD, leading to greater sonic accuracy and superb sound as a result [...]

At Hifi Gear we love to keep you up to date with what's new to you, and what's new to us.
2012 has so far been a great year in new Hi-Fi and Home Cinema. However, we are going to show what they are by continuing to upload video overviews on to our exclusive channel on [...]

A quick look at the Onkyo TX-NR414 Streaming AV Receiver

At Hifi Gear we do love a bargain. And, as we love bargains so much, we feel that everyone should have the opportunity to get one.
Since moving to Hereford we have become part of Truffle Herefordshire: the exclusive discount to customers with businesses within Herefordshire. Our discount is open to Truffle Card holders and they [...]

Audiolab-8000a Amplifier

Another British favourite Audiolab was founded in the early 1980s  by audio enthusiasts Philip Swift and Derek Scotland. The launch of their very first product, the 8000A Integrated Amplifier in 1983, was born out of their frustration that decent audio equipment appeared too expensive and was inconveniently sensitive to the system it was paired with. Continue Reading

Quad II Classic integrated valve amplifier

Since Peter Walker founded the business in 1936, all Quad products have displayed an originality in design, born from a full and proper understanding of every aspect of sound reproduction. A world leader in audio amplifier and electrostatic speaker design, Quad has, over the years, made a major contribution to the improvement of sound quality. This contribution has been recognised by awards from around the world including the Queen's Award for Technological Achievement in 1978- the only one ever presented to an audio hi-fi equipment manufacturer. Continue Reading

Grado-cartridge

Grado has for more than half a century been one the leaders in design engineering for the high-end audio and recording industries. Grado is famous for its remarkable headphone and phono cartridge designs and holds over forty eight patents. In 1982 Company founder Joseph Grado, was inducted into the Audio Hall of Fame, an honor well-earned by a man who is credited with inventing the stereo moving coil cartridge and is responsible for more innovations in phono cartridge design than any other person in our lifetime. Continue Reading

The History of Bowers & Wilkins   B&W

B&W-Nautilus

In 1966 following a bequest from an elderly lady called Miss Knight, John Bowers founds B&W Electronics Ltd. Because she was so impressed with John Bowers' knowledge of classical music, and so pleased with the loudspeakers that he had made for her, Miss Knight left him £10,000 in her will to develop a business. Continue Reading

John Michell began his engineering career when he served an apprenticeship with Finchley Autos in the early fifties. Deciding to start his own business, he set up in his garden shed and quickly moved to a small industrial unit in North London. Working as a jobbing engineering company, he soon outgrew the premises so, during the mid ‘60’s, moved to Borehamwood, which is where the company is still based today. Although very much an engineering company, John also made scale models and it was during this time that he met Stanley Kubrick and built the space ship ‘Discovery’ for the film 2001 – Space Odyssey, later to become the inspiration for the GyroDec

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