17 of the best British speakers of all time

[What Hi-Fi?]

To celebrate British Hi-Fi Week we've rounded up some of the best speakers from the British talent pool since the early '80s.

17 of the best British speakers of all time : Read more

 

[Lefizz]

To celebrate British Hi-Fi Week we've rounded up some of the best speakers from the British talent pool since the early '80s.

17 of the best British speakers of all time : Read more

Seriously disappointed the KEF Coda 7 isn't on this list. Absolute era defining speaker for me.

 

[Dbglobal]

How could they have left out one of the most Iconic British speakers ever made, the Rogers LS3/5a's. Makes you wonder who made up this list?

 

[Alexcann1]

The original JPW Sonata?

 

[wpcheadle]

agree with Dbglobal...how can you leave off a 50 year old design still being made today?

 

[HifiMusicMan]

Living Voice: Air partner, Tone Scout, Vox Olympian
Carfrae: Big Horn, Little Bog Horn
Lowther; just about everything they ever made in their exceptionally long history!

Who put your '17 'list together? Have they ever heard any of the above truly great British loudspeakers which will outperform everything on your list?

 

[Hifiman]

The comments are proof, as if proof were needed, that the list needs to be longer than 17! My personal addition would be Mission 70 Mk2s. After over 35 years I’m still impressed by them over contemporary speakers. Now that’s longevity.

 

[djh1697]

The Diamonds from 1983 where my first pair of speakers! They were a little bright with my Mission Cyrus 1, a NAD 3020 killer, from the same era. In time I upgraded to a pair a Tannoy Mercury M2's. These where both pleasant speakers. I now have a pair of Kudos X3's, which replaced a pair of Neat Motive 2's, which I am surprised haven't appeared in your list? Perhaps they don't have a large advertising budget with your magazine?

 

[Renfrew]

How could they have left out one of the most Iconic British speakers ever made, the Rogers LS3/5a's. Makes you wonder who made up this list?

I heard the Rogers Studio 2 speakers around 1983 and they were compared to much more expensive B&W speakers
Needless to say the Rogers were faster and just more present for the lack of a better word.
They can handle 500 Watts RMS and weigh about 100 lbs. each. No they aren't gorgeous but what a sound. I'm still enjoying them.