TechAudioLoewe marks 100 years of audio heritage with a gorgeous DAB+ portableThe new Loewe radio.frequency is based on 100 years of audio expertiseWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechAudioLoewe marks 100 years of audio heritage with a gorgeous DAB+ portableThe new Loewe radio.frequency is based on 100 years of audio expertiseWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
The new Loewe radio.frequency is based on 100 years of audio expertise
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Loewe)
(Image credit: Loewe)
It’s an incredible 100 years since German AV pioneers Siegmund and David Loewe founded the company that now bears their name – although back then they called it the rather less snappy Radio Frequenz GmbH. Their first products were innovative radios, so it’s rather fitting that the firm has launched a nifty new radio to mark the centenary.
A beautiful blast from the past
What makes this particular speaker stand out from the crowd is its design, which subtly references the very first Loewe radio receiver, the Loewe local receiver (“Ortsempfänger”) OE333. We say “subtly” because the original OE333 was a very chunky-looking wooden box with triple tubes that made it look like some kind of mad professor’s appliance, whereas its modern counterpart is sleek, slim and modern.
You can recognise the DNA in the materials and colours used: the inlays are fine oak wood and the basalt-coloured acoustic fabric is designed to resemble the strange appendages that protruded from the back of the OE333. I’ve included an image of the OE333 here so you can see for yourself how the new radio compares to its esteemed ancestor.
(Image credit: Loewe)
(Image credit: Loewe)
I haven’t heard this particular radio yet but I know Loewe’s reputation, and its products such as its brilliantly namedKlang(German for “sound”) soundbar have been well received. So I don’t doubt it’ll sound as good as it looks.
The radio.frequency has an RRP of £199 and is available now from Harrods and Tekzone.
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