Sugden Audio

Sugden Audio makes hi-fi electronics in Britain and is associated with Class-A amplification. It is named among the suppliers to Spiritland’s system.

Amplifiers

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Design & approach

Sugden manufactures audio equipment in West Yorkshire and traces its work to 1967. Its current amplifier families include A21, Masterclass and Sapphire, with service information maintained for earlier equipment. This continuity is relevant to listening rooms that keep established amplifiers in use over long periods.

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London / United Kingdom

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Equipment in use

Spiritland names Sugden among its electronics suppliers. The available record does not establish the individual model or its position in the signal chain.

Inside the system

Living Voice developed bespoke four-way horn-loaded satellites with 15-inch midbass drivers and two large bass cabinets under Kevin Scott’s direction. An Atelier du Triode 300B valve amplifier, listed at approximately 30 W Class A, serves the horns; two custom 500 W MOSFET amplifiers power the bass. The source collection includes Isonoe-modified Technics decks with Audio-Technica AT-XP7 cartridges and an Isonoe rotary mixer, plus a Kuzma Stabi XL-series deck with an ART1000 cartridge. Tascam DA-3000, Revox B77, Studer A730 and Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2 sources add digital and tape formats. Apart Mask 6T speakers with REVAMP4120T amplification provide café fill. The split between main horns, bass cabinets and fill speakers is central to the room’s architecture.

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Sugden Audio

Design & approach

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