The Beatles stopped touring America and elsewhere in 1966, but the Bowers & Wilkins 801 speakers, which were developed by B&W co-founder John Bowers in 1979, and adopted by Abbey Road Studios, where the band recorded all of their studio albums proper, are currently touring the US, with representatives from the company making stops in multiple cities to present a new limited edition of the flagship speaker.
Only 144 pairs of that speaker, the Bowers & Wilkins 801 Abbey Road Limited Edition, have been produced, and they're priced at $70,000 / £55,000 a pair. Obviously, The Beatles are only a part of Abbey Road Studios’ storied history, but it’s hard to imagine any music fan not wanting to own a pair of these gorgeous full-range tower speakers.
