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    BACK TOGETHER AGAIN

    Dec 13, 2020 4 minutes

    Bowers & Wilkins Australia’s announcement of a ‘new’ range of electronics from Canada’s Classé Audio is what UK magazine would call a ‘reverse ferret’ move. If you had been sleeping quietly since 2017, then this release might be no surprise — Bowers & Wilkins had owned and distributed Classé Audio from 2001, and for years the Canadian power amplifiers were the standard recommended products to drive the legendary B&W 800 Series loudspeakers. But in fact both companies have been through a whirlwind of relationship changes in the last three years, travelling very different paths before ending up back together again.

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