gift guide
Thoroughly engrained They say old wine is the best to drink, old friends the best to trust and old authors the best to read. Old wood is also the best to burn, but don’t be too hasty to strike a match as some timber should be for keeps
Leith Silver’s Claremont Hickory
Bowers & Wilkins 805 D3 Speaker
A reproduction of the Hugh Philp baffing spoon, the Claremont is crafted in the Highlands of Scotland. The five hallmarked silver balls are suggestive of the five holes of the Leith Links golf course, in Edinburgh, Scotland, where the very rules of golf originated nearly 300 years ago, while the rich hues of the charred staves from a 25-year whisky barrel perfectly complement the natural wood of the hickory club. This would make for a stunning member-guest trophy, or between close friends.
The pioneering sound engineer John Bowers wanted his speakers to disappear, leaving only the music as it had been intended to be heard, pure and uncolored. With his firm’s flagship Diamond speakers, mission has been accomplished. Featured here is the 805 D3, the only loudspeaker of its size and type to feature studio-grade technology in the form of a Diamond dome tweeter. Book a listening session at your favorite high-end audio retailer and rediscover what music actually sounds like.
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History, whisky and craftsmanship integrate in this centerpiece
The speakers look amazing and sound even better
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