Made In England - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

sonci · 04-25-2008, 08:25 PM

I was told once, that the best Audio Equipment, are the one "made in England". This has been the crystal truth for me, for a long time.
Well, I'm looking for a pair of decent bookshelves speakers(around 300€), (PC-Amp). Should I keep on with the "made in England", or its only a myth.
Any suggestion?. I usually play Rock..

Jaska · 04-25-2008, 08:48 PM

I don't know if there's any truth to that, not to deny that there are some great English-produced loudspeakers. A good argument could be made that Finnish-made loudspeakers are some of the best out there. When in doubt, always look for the avainlippu

yeeyy · 04-25-2008, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by sonci

I was told once, that the best Audio Equipment, are the one "made in England". This has been the crystal truth for me, for a long time.

Not necessary. FM Acoustic is not made in England.

Jaska · 04-25-2008, 09:54 PM

Just to give an example of a specific Finnish-made loudspeaker, here is the pair that I owned for many years:

Olavi Räsänen OR 160Hi

They are priced somewhat beyond 300 euros, but matched with the right equipment, they would leave very little, if anything, to be desired (at least to my ears).

gyrodec · 04-25-2008, 10:04 PM

The UK definately used to be ahead of the word in hi-fi, and speakers especially, due to the BBC research legacy. But these days, there are many great companies all over the world. Most of the best built-for-hire or DIY drive units come from Scandinavia (Scan-Speak, SEAS, Vifi), like the pones in the picture above from Jaska.

I love the products from my home country, but even I wouldn't limit myself to Made in England.

Barock · 04-25-2008, 10:12 PM

I'm not even aware we make anything in this country any more, let alone audio equipment. Love to be proved wrong of course.

HDen · 04-25-2008, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by Barock

I'm not even aware we make anything in this country any more, let alone audio equipment. Love to be proved wrong of course.

Rudistor stuff is still made in the UK

LeonvB · 04-25-2008, 10:39 PM

Rudistor stuff is still made in the UK

Italy you mean.

HDen · 04-25-2008, 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by LeonvB

Italy you mean.

whoops, you're right. I stand corrected.

I think some of the Naim stuff is made in England though, like the headline

Phono Stages Phono Preamps Headphone Amps Headphone Amplifiers and Interconnects is from uk as well...

1UP · 04-25-2008, 11:23 PM

Thread needs to go to speaker forum.

If you're using a PC, look no further than the Audioengine A2 or A5 - active, so no need for amp.

Re: England rules? False.