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Rega livens up the timeless aesthetic of their Planar 3 turntable with a special gloss red finishRega have always done things a little differently. The turntables that made a name for the British hi-fi company originally stood out as peculiar given their single, solid plinth – quite a departure from the suspended-chassis approach of comparably-priced turntables in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. While many turntable manufacturers have now embraced Rega’s use of a simple plinth as a foundation, Reg …

Sugden A21 integrated amplifier is made with as much love as it was 50 years agoIn 1967, James Edward Sugden produced the world’s first Class A, solid state amplifier available for commercial purchase – the A21 (pictured above). This also marked the first unit manufactured by the now-iconic British audio company, Sugden. 50 years on, Sugden still stand out as an exemplary manufacturer of hi-fi amplifiers, and as a brand with a heavy emphasis on integrity.Sugden is unusual in that all of the …

ATC SCM-19A active loudspeakers capture an exceptional balance of definition and musicalityAcoustic Transducer Company – ATC for less of a mouthful – came onto the scene over four decades ago in 1974, making their name as manufacturers of some of the highest quality speaker drivers to come out of Britain. Shortly after, ATC made the move to manufacturing complete speakers in addition to drive units, and have consistently come within range of the unattainable goal of creating a perfect …

Cambridge Audio CX N network streamer makes it easy to integrate streamed audio into your systemCambridge Audio have an almost 50-year history of manufacturing quality audio products. There are a lot of audio companies with extensive histories behind them, but the fact that Cambridge Audio has built and maintained such a positive reputation goes to show that their successes are not flukes.Cambridge’s latest range of hi-fi equipment is the CX series, comprising a couple of stereo amplifiers, mult …