Radial to restart Hafler production

WORLD: Following the purchase of high-fidelity audio brand Hafler earlier in the year, Radial Engineering has made the decision to officially relaunch the brand at this year’s Cedia trade show.

‘David Hafler basically invented high fidelity amplifiers back in the 1950s under the Dynaco brand. Later, he launched the David Hafler company. When Rockford-Fosgate took over the reins in 1987, they focussed their attention on studio amplifiers culminating their designs with the popular P3000 and venerable 9505, often considered to be one of the most musical and dynamic sounding amplifiers of all time,’ explained Radial president Peter Janis. ‘We are currently going through the paces of redeveloping these legends. But this is no easy task! We are working with various winding companies to recreate power transformers, locating some hard to find parts and retooling the heat syncs. Once the groundwork is completed, we will upgrade the designs where we think we can bring value. We anticipate launching the power amps in 2015.’

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