His great-grandfather had been Consul at Cherbourg and his grandfather a naval commander; his father Charles became Professor of Political Theory at Durham University.

Though requiring four attempts to pass O Level mathematics, he developed a passion for engineering, left Bryanston School at 16.

[2] Pursuing his interest in reproduction of sound with 8 mm film, Vereker found that prices were high due to a dearth of supply, and built a machine to perforate recording tape capable of making 6 million feet a year.

[2][1] In 1973 Vereker won a contract to supply the nascent Capital Radio with 24 single cabinets containing the Naim amplifier and speaker drive units.

[2] That July, the company was incorporated as Naim Audio; and in 1974 the firm moved from a basement in Salisbury to a 16th-century shop in the city.

The Linn turntable, partnered with Naim amplifiers, proved to be an unbeatable combination, with sales greatly assisted by Vereker's and Tiefenbrun's confident pitch to potential customers: "If you can't hear the difference, it's not worth talking to you".

In the 1990s and right up to his death, the Naim record label was close to Vereker's heart, and he devoted his time to coming up with improved techniques for CD mastering.

[7] The prototype of his last venture, with a triangulated mast and a computer-controlled system of active water ballast, was launched on the day he died.