Quiz! Can you name the first audio product from these 12 iconic hi-fi brands?
What was Bowers & Wilkins’ first speaker called? What about the first Technics turntable? Take our quiz to test your hi-fi knowledge
How well do you know your hi-fi history? To put you to the test, we’ve created this quiz to see if you can name the very first audio products from some legendary hi-fi brands, from Wharfedale to Technics to Sonus Faber.
We have focused on just 12 hi-fi brands here – otherwise we’d all be here forever – and we are looking for the exact product name of each brand’s very first commercially available hi-fi product.
There aren’t any prizes for getting full marks beyond your own personal pride and our congratulations – but we hope you have fun along the way. Enjoy, and post your score in the comments below!
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Kashfia is the Hi-Fi and Audio Editor of What Hi-Fi? and first joined the brand 14 years ago. During her time in the consumer tech industry, she has reviewed hundreds of products (including speakers, amplifiers, turntables and headphones), been to countless trade shows across the world and fallen in love with hi-fi kit much bigger than her. In her spare time, Kash can be found tending to an ever-growing houseplant collection and shooing her cat away from spinning records.
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