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In 1932, a former textile worker built a loudspeaker in his cellar in a Yorkshire valley — and named his company after the place. Ninety years later, Wharfedale is still making speakers, but nearly everything about it has changed. The full story of Gilbert Briggs, the legendary "live versus recorded" concerts, the Diamond that put hi-fi within everyone's reach, and how a quintessentially British brand ended up designed in England and built in China.
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In 1932, a former textile worker built a loudspeaker in his cellar in a Yorkshire valley — and named his company after the place. Ninety years later, Wharfedale is still making speakers, but nearly everything about it has changed. The full story of Gilbert Briggs, the legendary "live versus recorded" concerts, the Diamond that put hi-fi within everyone's reach, and how a quintessentially British brand ended up designed in England and built in China.
