Third-party coverage of the Electrocompaniet amplifiers and Norsk Radiofabrikk — scanned magazine and newspaper articles, plus links to other people’s articles, blogs, and sites worth a read. As opposed to the company’s own brochures or the History section’s narrative account.
Press coverage of the early Electrocompaniet “Otala” amplifier.
One article per page. More will be added here over time.
Other people’s articles and sites worth a read.
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The Audio Critic test, from 1976, that triggered the flood of orders for the amplifier:
“Electrocompaniet ‘Electro’” — a Vintage Hi-Fi retrospective review and lab report on the original 25W “Otala” pre/power combination, published in Hi-Fi News, January 2012. Review by Steve Harris, lab report by Paul Miller, including an interview with Terje Sandstrøm about the amplifier’s early history and the Audio Critic review — see the Otala story for the same events from the designer’s side.
Press coverage of Norsk Radiofabrikk and its modified Electrocompaniet amplifiers — see the History section for the story of the company itself.
Danish High Fidelity no. 2, 1981
Hi-Fi & Elektronikk no. 2, 1980
Hi-Fi & Elektronikk no. 5, 1980
Musikkavisen PULS no. 2, 1980
Musikkavisen PULS no. 4, 1980
Other people’s articles and sites worth a read.
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