Information about hi-fi key brands

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 can expect, if they are one of the first 100 customers through our doors, a 10% discount when they purchase anything over £50. This means that you can now treat yourself to something special - and we can help you in finding that unique Hi-Fi, Home Cinema or Accessory. Your discount can become a great asset because we can supply vast ranges from many leading brands with a 2-year guarantee to reassure your peace-of-mind.

Apart from our unique Truffle discount, we host a range of ‘end-of-the-line’ products which range from Speakers<

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.<

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.

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.

The History of Bowers & Wilkins   B&W

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.<!-

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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