Hear the room, not the equipment.

We design, tune and install hi-fi systems for people who listen for hours. Every pair of speakers is voiced in the room it will live in.

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Three tall floorstanding speakers in a rosewood finish in front of a wood diffuser wall

A good system disappears. What is left is the cellist taking a breath before the first bar, and the sense that she is sitting a few metres from you.

Marlow began in a garage workshop in 2009, repairing amplifiers other shops had given up on. We still start every project with a conversation about what you listen to and where you sit.

Then we bring the equipment to you, move it around until it sounds right, and only then leave.

Four ways to build a system

    Hear this in a room

    Metal, paper and a lot of patience

    A driver is the part of a speaker that actually moves air, and nearly everything about its sound comes down to the material of the cone and how well the surround lets it travel.

    We pick drivers with cones in brushed aluminium, woven fibre or treated paper depending on the voice we want from the cabinet. Each pair is run in for forty hours before it goes anywhere near a customer.

    Two copper-toned aluminium cones set in matte black baffle Brushed aluminium woofer with black rubber surround Paper cone driver with polished metal ring
    If a speaker needs a manual to be enjoyed, we have built it wrong.
    Daniel Marlow, founder

    Rooms we have tuned

    A study, a flat above a bakery, a home cinema in a converted garage. Same method each time: listen, move, listen again.

    Compact system with walnut speakers on a wooden desk
    The editor's desk. Near-field listening, 2.5 square metres.
    Receiver glowing magenta on a white and walnut media unit
    The garage cinema. Seven channels, one very patient neighbour.
    Wooden bookshelf speakers with a plant and a reed diffuser
    The plant lover's shelf. Cherry cabinets, quiet corner.
    Dark control unit with amber indicator lights
    The late-night rig. Surround decoding that stays polite after ten.

    What owners tell us a year later

    "They arrived at nine, left at six, and I noticed the fridge hum had gone quiet because of where they put a rug. I would not have thought of that."
    Priya N., Cambridge amplifier and floorstanders
    "I own a small recording studio and I borrowed the desk system for a weekend. I still have it. Marlow sent an invoice with a kind note."

    Come and sit down

    Sessions last ninety minutes in one of our three rooms. Bring a record or a playlist you know by heart. There is tea.

    Showroom
    14 Tanner Row, by appointment
    Hours
    Tuesday to Saturday, 10 to 6
    Phone
    020 7946 0153