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Peerless Loudspeakers

Peerless logo and speaker

We’re thrilled to announce that Blue Aran is now the official UK distributor for Peerless! Our first shipment has just arrived, and these legendary speakers are now available on our website. Whether you’re an audio pro, speaker builder, or DIY enthusiast, you can now get your hands on Peerless renowned quality right here in the UK alongside all of our other great products.

The History of Peerless: A Legacy in Loudspeaker Innovation

Peerless, founded in Denmark in 1926, has long been recognized as one of the most respected names in loudspeaker manufacturing. Over the decades, the company built a reputation for producing high-quality drivers, including woofers, tweeters, and midrange units, widely used in both consumer and professional audio applications.

Early Innovations and Growth

From its inception, Peerless focused on innovation, developing advanced cone materials, motor structures, and enclosure designs that improved speaker efficiency and sound reproduction. The brand became a key supplier for many high-end speaker manufacturers, offering drivers known for their precision and reliability.

Part of the Danish Sound Technology Group

As the audio industry evolved, Peerless joined with other prominent Danish loudspeaker brands. It became part of the Danish Sound Technology group, which also included Vifa and Scan-Speak—two other renowned names in the world of speaker design. This consolidation allowed for the exchange of technological advancements and expertise among the brands, further cementing Denmark’s reputation as a leader in loudspeaker innovation.

Acquisition by Tymphany

In 2005, the Danish Sound Technology group was acquired by Tymphany, a multinational corporation specializing in transducer and speaker technology. Under Tymphany’s ownership, Peerless continued to be a key brand in the OEM and DIY speaker markets. The acquisition allowed Peerless products to reach an even wider audience, benefiting from Tymphany’s global production and distribution network.

Peerless Today

Although the company has changed ownership, the Peerless name remains synonymous with high-quality speaker components. Today, Tymphany continues to produce a range of Peerless-branded drivers, which remain popular among audio enthusiasts, speaker manufacturers, and DIY builders looking for reliable, well-engineered components.

With nearly a century of innovation, Peerless has left a lasting impact on the loudspeaker industry, contributing to the development of high-performance audio technology that continues to shape the way we experience sound.


Custom Crossover Design

We’re not like your typical webshop, that’s just full of random products and meaningless specifications – our range of products is backed up with extensive technical knowledge and many years of experience in the industry. One of the areas we specialise in is custom crossover design. Our test lab is kitted out with prototype cabinets and extensive testing and measuring equipment – and with a huge range of transducers at our disposal, we can fine tune passive crossovers for virtually any combination of devices.

Over the last few years, we have been developing a range of crossovers designed to work with selection of popular transducers. Recently we had to opportunity to put together a custom specification for a customer who was looking to upgrade some existing small speakers with an 8″ woofer and 1″ tweeter. He wanted to increase power handling and performance, and was looking for a premium solution that required the minimum of EQ. This meant a complete rebuild, new woofer, new tweeter and new crossover.

You can read about the design process here: https://speakerwizard.co.uk/designing-a-2-way-crossover-example-project/

If you want to skip to the details, we selected a B&C 8NDL51, B&C DE12TC and B&C ME15 horn flare, all premium components which offered improved sound quality and higher power handling than the original components.


Here are the measurements of the finished design, the red plot is on axis, and subsequent measurements are at 10 degree intervals. Measurements were taken in a standard room with a little dampening material, so will show room reflections.