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Notable as a rare Tim de Paravicini-designed preamplifier, the C2 is priced at £120, comfortably below the supplied comparable-market range. With recent examples centred at £157, and the lower quartile at £146, this is a strong deal rather than merely a fair price.
Its appeal is the combination of designer provenance, rarity and the typically lively, transparent presentation associated with de Paravicini’s work. It should make an interesting partner for a good power amplifier, particularly for an enthusiast who values character and originality over modern convenience. At £120, even a little cosmetic wear is easy to accept; the sensible checks are basic ones—clean, quiet switching, working inputs and outputs, and no hum or intermittent channels. A functioning example with its original controls and connectors looks like a genuine buying opportunity.
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Heybrook is a British hi-fi brand that emerged in 1978, founded by Peter J. Comeau and Stuart Mee and originally based near Plymouth in Wembury, Devon. It began production in 1979, taking its name from Heybrook Bay, and later operated as Heybrook Hi-Fi Limited before being taken over by Audio Group International; the original company was dissolved in 2000.
In its classic era, Heybrook was best known for a compact but well-regarded range of loudspeakers, plus a turntable and tonearm. The first product was the HB2 loudspeaker, followed by the HB1 and HB3, the TT2 turntable, and the Heybrook tonearm by the early 1980s. More recently, the revived brand has returned with the HB1 Evolution speaker, reinforcing that loudspeakers remain its core focus.
In market terms, Heybrook sits more in the vintage and specialist-boutique lane than in mainstream mass-market hi-fi. Its reputation is built on classic British bookshelf speakers and a nostalgic appeal among collectors and enthusiasts, rather than on a broad catalogue of amplifiers, DACs, headphones, or cables. The brand’s modern revival keeps that heritage-led identity intact, aiming at buyers who value lineage, compact speaker design, and a distinctly old-school British hi-fi story.
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