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Saturday, 05 March 2005 |
The history of Quad is one of audio excellence. The early products
were all firsts of their particular type and cast the mould for the
products which would follow for many years afterwards. Quad products
are renowned for their longevity, and a journalist recently commented
that new Quad products come along slightly less frequently than leap
years. You might think that this would leave us trailing behind other
manufacturers, but quite the opposite applies. Instead, every product
Quad releases is a landmark, building on the successes of the
predecessors, refining and innovating to bring you closer to the
original sound.
The
company was founded in 1936 by audio master Peter Walker, under the
title, the ‘Acoustical manufacturing company’. The company produced
‘Public Address’ systems and compact amplifiers (relatively speaking).
In 1949, The company produced the ‘Corner Ribbon Loudspeaker, producing
higher frequencies than had ever previously been achieved. In the same
year, the QA12/P was launched and the brand ‘QUAD’ was born from an
acronym ‘Quality Unit Amplified Domestic’.
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