The original Audiomaster products were introduced by W & N Electronics Ltd. in the second half of the 1950s, with the aim of offering high-quality products to meet the demands of the emerging high-end audio market.
For the most discerning audience, the monophonic amplifier W&N ‘520’ was developed, using EL34 pentode valves and “Partridge” transformers to achieve superior performance. Numerous (mono) preamplifiers were offered with various features, all built with superb craftsmanship and sound quality, designed to be paired with the ‘W & N Audiomaster 520’.
The arrival of stereophonic sound in 1958 saw the launch of the ‘Brecon’ stereo integrated amplifier (8+8 watts with EL82 valves), followed by the Colwyn pre and power amplifier pair (15+15 watts with EL84 valves), and the top-of-the-line ‘Conway’ stereo preamplifier designed to drive two mono W & N 520 power amplifiers.
Leaving the BBC in 1973, the now legendary Robin Marshall—who had worked on the equally legendary BBC LS3/5A monitor—joined forces with John Read of KJ Leisure Sound with the goal of building loudspeaker systems offering “High Quality, BBC sound, British Style.”
In 1975, Audiomaster returned to the market with two models: the iconic LS3/5A and a speaker of twice the volume.
Robin Marshall’s design expertise also led to the creation of excellent loudspeakers with exquisite BBC-style sound—namely the ‘MLS1’, ‘MLS2’, and ‘MLS4’—launched in the late 1970s, which rivalled other BBC-style designs such as the “Spendor SA1 and SA2” and the “Rogers Compact Monitors and LS3/6…”.
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