Apologies, just double checked and it was the Hifi For Pleasure review by Gordon King that was reprinted in the brochure (also a remarkable review).
The Angus McKenzie review from Hifi Choice was extensively used and quoted in the UK advertising campaign.
Super post Douglas. Sounds wonderful - Another age!
When Richard mentioned him earlier in the thread I looked him up, looking to jog my memory.
I found a couple of obituarys - both excellent
This one from the Audio SocietyâŚ
And this one from the Hampstead Astronomy Society! (What a renaissance man he was!)
https://www.hampsteadscience.ac.uk/astro/reports/special/angus_mckenzie_2005.html
Yes - IAG is a strange conglomerate, Quad, Audiolab, Castle, Wharfdale, MissionâŚall in there. But - they employ people in the UK - and these brands all have thier place.
I absolutely agree Cyrus seem to have lost their way - they never felt âpremiumâ enough to me - and it felt like it was aspiring to be lifestyle when that space was only occupied by B&O. I remember they did a single legged stand to which you could attach 6 or 7 of their shoe boxes, looked pretty natty, but was kind of all or nothing!
Yes indeed - AKA the Kess-Lair 
But AM also allegedly fiddled the results of HFC loudspeaker comparisons. See
http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/Wharfedale.htm
for more, scroll down to the section on the Wharfedale E70.
Yes. I do, like any man enjoy Some hifi porn. Some pics of British kit can come across as a âShow us your housewifeâ whereas European, American and Asian kit can come across as more âexoticâ 
Indeed - even the corresponding British magazines followed suit, with us Brits seemingly prefering to name our top shelf material after Ford Cars, our American and Continental friends were perhaps a little more âdescriptiveâ
Good that you looked up the obituaries, as we are going back a few years and I had lost track of events going back the thick end of 50 years. We would be in awe of the size his listening room which easily held 15 people.
Found a nice biog on (the myth, the legend) Jimmy Hughes at The Vinyl Adventure. Showing pictures of his extensive music collection in situ.
Iâm going to speculate heâs single.
Interesting story though. Been in and out of retail all of his life.
I believe he now works for the Leica Shop in Mayfair, so literally across the road from my office. If I ever get there again, Iâll pop in and see if I can catch him scrubbing the plug sockets with wire wool.
J M H. I first came across him at Farringdon Records, now long gone, in the basement of the record shop in Cheapside, City, EC4. Remember record shops? Upstairs was pop/rock etc. but Jimmy was usually to be found in the basement with the very genial Tony who ran that section. Tony had a good ear as to what would sell with quite a few imports on his shelve as well as other goodies. As a fussy collector I found he was very good at replacing any (my) below standard LPs which I had bought. I worked out of an office a five minute walk away and the shop was a must stop after a pub lunch! No escape.
Jimmy was going through the shelves no doubt looking for another version of one of his favourites. I looked at him as I had seen his picture in various mags. He sort of gave me a look of what do you want so I went no further. Probably should have.
He lived in a flat in the Barbican complex. I used to wonder how he got on with his music and the neighbours.
I recall he was married and to a lady from the far east.
In a head count who would have more LPs on their shelves? J M H or Michael Fremer.
In the article I mentioned (but canât post a link to - as its on a commercial record sellers website - verboten to link these things on here) he refers to his time at Farringdon.
Then in 1980 he moved to Farringdon Records. âIt was a crisis period, and we saw an enormous amount of product come through deleted at special price.â Needless to say, he took advantage of this purchasing opportunity, and his collection swelled. âIt was a big transition, and lots of people lost their jobs. Record sales dropped, as there was such a huge change. I bought as much vinyl as I could. I filled my boots! I couldnât believe what was coming in sometimes and it was so cheap. I would buy a certain number of things every week across the genres, often quite contemporary things, and I used to buy quite a lot of 12 inch singles. I remember summer 1984 when Thompson Twinsâ Doctor Doctor came out, I went upstairs and bought it without even hearing it!â
âŚIâll never be able to listen to âDoctor Doctorâ again without imagining JMH
Now you say it - that does look like a Barbican flat. I used to be just around the corner from there.
Somebody thatâs been writing for HiFi mags as long as Iâve been reading them (sooooâŚ35 yearsâŚ) is Barry Fox. Always on the fringes, but just a constant presence. Iâm guessing heâs always been freelance - and preferred it that way.
Christopher Breunig similar - just always there. And always a good read.
Christopher Breuning has been reviewing in Hi-Hi News for so long I forget when he started.
In a recent issue he said he is stepping down from his monthly essay for the time being. He still contiues to review classical downloads and CDs.
Always found him very perceptive with a great deal of in depth knowledge.
I still have that magazine: Hi-fi Review Buyers guide Hi-fi System 1987 No. 2 ÂŁ2.50.
This picture is system 11 costing ÂŁ10356
Vinyl System 1 is Dual 503, Denon PMA 250, Goodmans Maxim II ÂŁ315
CD System 1 is Hitachi DA 7000, NAD 3020e, Wharfedale diamond III ÂŁ429
so you had a bit of both system 1âs
Assistant Editor Adam Meredith who reviewed vinyl system 1.
I wish I had kept the magazine.
Was system 3 the Manticore Mantra etc or am I getting confused?
System 4 is Manticore Mantra Rotel RA820 BX2 Heybrook HB1 ÂŁ681
Not sure I can scan it as it will break the spine of the magazine which does not lie flat
Thanks for looking that up.
I didnât remember it quite correctly but not too bad I guess after 34 years!
Poor Adam was not allowed near the Naim. Best he got was system 6 LP 12 Inca tech Claymore Kans
Did you move up the systems as the years went by?
I got to LP 12 ARO Troika Naim 32-5 hicap 250 SBL then active with 2 x 250
updated version of
system 9 LP 12 Ittok Karma Naim 62 Hicap 250 SBL ÂŁ4010
In my dreams I did, but in reality the best I could afford then was an entry level system as I was still in my teens! Anyway, listening to an LP12/Naim Nait/Linn Kans around a relatives house whilst reading that magazine was what started my Hifi hobby.
I remember the constant debate that surrounded the original NaitâŚ
â15 watts per channelâŚyouâre joking right??â
âŚand the counter arguments around the actual measurements not mattering.
Regardless - I imagine there would have be countless people turned off Naim (probably forever) by that cold specification detail that was so bandied around.
