Classic Hi-Fi

 
We would be very pleased to hear which British hi-fi products you consider truly deserve to be called Classics and merit inclusion here.

Email suggestions to: Classic British hi-fi

We apologise in advance that we are unable to reply and that we cannot guarantee that all suggestions will be included.

Please note that despite their country of origin, because of their ubiquity and influence, we have allowed Thorens turntables to enjoy honorary British status.

Nominations received so far:

Model

Nominations
[if more than 1]

Alphason HR100S

4

Arcam A60

7

Arcam Alpha 7

3

Ariston RD11S

2

Armstrong 600 range

3

Audio Innovations Series 500

 

Audiolab 8000A

7

Aura VA100

Bowers & Wilkins DM2

2

Bowers & Wilkins DM7

3

Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus 801

3

Castle Conway 2

Castle Howard

Cambridge Audio P50

 

Cambridge Audio P80

 

Cambridge Audio P110

2

Cambridge Audio R50

2

Cambridge CD2

2

Celestion Ditton 11

Celestion Ditton 15

4

Celestion Ditton 22

 

Celestion Ditton 25

5

Celestion Ditton 44

4

Celestion Ditton 66

8

Celestion SL600

Celestion Dipole Subwoofer

2

Connoisseur BD1

4

Creek 4140

Croft Micro pre-amp

Crimson 510/520

Cyrus 2

5

Cyrus 8

 

Cyrus 8 CD

 

Cyrus PSXr

 

Decca DK30 ribbon tweeters

4

Decca London cartridge

4

Deltec DPA50 amplifiers

2

Exposure IV power amplifier

5

Ferrograph 5 AN

 

Fons CQ30

6

Garrard 301

9

Garrard 401

3

Garrard SP25

2

Garrard Zero 100SB

Gale 401

9

Gale GT2101 turntable

2

Goldring G900 IGC

 

Goldring GX102

 

Goldring Lenco GL75

 

Goodmans Achromat

 

Goodmans Axiom 80

 

Goodmans Maxim

 

Grace 707

2

Hadcock tone-arm

2

Heybrook HB1

2

Heybrook HB2

Heybrook TT2

IMF ALS40

IMF TLS80

3

IMF Super Compact

3

Inca Tech Claymore

2

Ion Systems Obelisk 3X

 

Jon Shearne Phase 2

Jon Shearne Phase 3

JR 149

5

KEF 101

2

KEF 103/2

 

KEF 104ab

8

KEF 105

2

KEF 107

2

KEF Cantor II

 

Leak 2075 Monitor

8

Leak Stereo 20

8

Leak Stereo 30 plus

Leak TL12+

8

Leak Troughline

4

Leak "Sandwich"

4

Lecson AC1/AP3

14

Lentek Integrated

2

Linn Basik

2

Linn Isobarik

7

Linn Ittok

3

Linn Kan

2

Linn Axis

 

Linn Sondek LP12

32

Linsley-Hood amplifier

Logic DM101

 

Lowther Acousta

2

Mayware Formula 4

 

Meridian 101

3

Meridian 104

Meridian 105

Michaelson and Austin TVA10

Michell Focus

Michell Gyrodec

4

Mission 753

 

Mission 770

 

Mission 774

4

Mission Cyrus 1

5

Mordaunt-Short 905

 

Mordaunt-Short Pageant

 

Musical Fidelity A1

3

Musical Fidelity The Pre-amp/Dr Thomas

2

NAD 3020

 

NAD 3020b

 

Naim NAIT

2

Naim NAIT2

4

Naim NAC552

 

Naim NAP135

2

Naim NAP250

8

Naim NAT01

3

Nightingale NM1

2

Nottingham Analogue Space Deck

Nytech CA252

3

Nytech CPA602

 

Pink Triangle Anniversary

5

Pye Mozart stereo amplifier

3

Pye Provost/Proctor pre/power amplifier

 

Quad 22/II

13

Quad 33/303

21

Quad 34

2

Quad 44/405

9

Quad 306

 

Quad 606

6

Quad 67 CD

2

Quad ESL 57

17

Quad ESL 63

15

Quad FM2

 

Quad FM3

6

Quad FM4

6

Quantum102/202

 

Radford SC24/SPA50

Radford STA25

5

Radford ZD22/100

2

REL Q100E

Rega Planar 2

3

Rega Planar 3

5

Rega Planar CD

 

Rega RB300

3

Rega Ela

Rogers Cadet 3

 

Rogers HG88

3

Rogers LS3/5a

18

Rogers LS5/9

 

Rogers Ravensbourne

 

Roksan Kandy III

 

Royd Sintra II

 

Ruark CL10

 

Sinclair Project 60

 

SME 3009 S2

20

SME 3012 S2

3

SME V

3

Spendor BC1

13

STD 305M

2

Sugden A21a

7

Sugden A48

10 

Supex 900

2

Systemdek II (Dunlop Systemdek II)

5

Syrinx PU2

2

TAG McLaren AV32R DP

 

TAG McLaren CD20R

 

Tannoy Chatsworth

 

Tannoy Cheviot

 

Tannoy Eaton HPD

 

Tannoy Mayfair

3

Tannoy Monitor Gold

5

Tannoy Westminster Royal

TDL RTL2

 

TDL Reference Standard

2

TDL Studio Monitor

 

Thorens TD124

2

Thorens TD125

5

Thorens TD150

5

Thorens TD160

 

Townshend Rock

5

Transcriptors Reference

6

Walker CJ61

 

Wharfedale Diamond (original)

Wharfedale Dovedale

2

Wharfedale Linton

Williamson Triode amplifier