Sinclair himself, with his brother Iain,
designed the System 2000 amplifier which was
introduced in late 1968. It was part of a larger hi-fi
package which comprised an amplifier, FM tuner, stereo
decoder and 8 ohm loudspeaker, all available from hi-fi
shops as pre-assembled units. It marked an attempt by
Sinclair to break into the consumer hi-fi market, bypassing
the hobbyists who had up to now provided his primary
market.
Although competitively priced and modernistically styled
in brushed aluminium, the System 2000 did not make a
great impact and sold only modestly well. This was partly
due to significant quality issues. The FM tuner for
the System 2000 was a poor design, even in its mono
version, while with the stereo decoder added it was
very difficult to tune into a station. The product was
replaced by 1972's System
3000.
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