Revox World has opened its doors in Dietikon, Switzerland, near Zurich, giving audiophiles and curious visitors alike a 1,000-square-metre look at more than 75 years of audio history from the Studer and Revox brands. The permanent experience center combines a working museum of vintage reel-to-reel tape machines with modern showrooms for the brand’s current turntables, amplifiers and loudspeakers.
A journey through Studer and Revox history
Revox World traces the milestones of the two legendary Swiss audio brands from 1948 to today. Among the roughly 400 exhibits is a Studer mixing console that spent decades in service at the Bundeshaus, the Swiss parliament building in Bern, alongside original reel-to-reel recorders once used by broadcasters and recording studios around the world. Revox says the majority of the classic machines are kept in full working order, and many are demonstrated live rather than displayed behind glass.
From museum to modern showroom
Beyond the historical collection, Revox World also functions as a showroom for the brand’s present-day lineup, giving visitors a direct comparison between the tape recorders and mixing consoles that built Studer and Revox’s reputation and the multiroom systems, turntables and wireless speakers the company builds today. Several European trade titles covered the opening, describing the venue as equal parts technical museum and emotional sound archive.
Visiting Revox World
Revox World is housed at the company’s Dietikon headquarters, a short distance from Zurich. Under normal circumstances the exhibition is open every Thursday from 13:30 to 16:30, with guided introductions at 14:00 and 15:30, and admission is priced at 15 Swiss francs per person (9 francs for students and apprentices), with group rates available on request. Individual tours outside regular hours can also be arranged by appointment.
Prospective visitors should note that Revox World is currently closed for building renovation work; the company expects to reopen the exhibition by the end of November 2026. Registration and enquiries can be directed to Revox via the contact details on its website.
A living archive, not a static one
What sets Revox World apart from a conventional company museum is that so much of the collection still runs. Rather than sealing historic reel-to-reel decks and mixing consoles behind glass, Revox keeps the majority of the roughly 400 exhibits in working order, powering them up for visitors during guided tours. That includes recorders and consoles that once served Swiss national broadcasters and recording studios, giving the collection a documented professional pedigree beyond typical consumer hi-fi memorabilia.
The venue also doubles as a practical showroom, letting Revox place its current turntables, amplifiers, loudspeakers and wireless systems in direct context next to the tape machines that established the brand decades ago. For visitors more used to browsing specifications online, seeing seventy-five years of engineering side by side, from analog tape transport to today’s streaming-ready systems including the kind of modern turntable designs now reaching the market, offers a rare chance to trace a direct line between the two eras.
Why it matters
For a brand whose tape machines once defined broadcast and recording-studio standards across Europe, Revox World is as much a statement of continuity as it is a tourist attraction. By putting historical Studer and Revox equipment to work alongside its current audio systems under one roof, the company is positioning its 75-year back catalogue as part of the pitch for its modern products, rather than a separate chapter altogether.
More information on opening hours, admission and registration is available on the official Revox World page.
