Since Peter Walker founded the business in 1936, all Quad products have displayed an originality in design, born from a full and proper understanding of every aspect of sound reproduction. A world leader in audio amplifier and electrostatic speaker design, Quad has, over the years, made a major contribution to the improvement of sound quality. This contribution has been recognised by awards from around the world including the Queen's Award for Technological Achievement in 1978, the only one ever presented to an audio hi-fi equipment manufacturer.

The history of Quad is one of technical achievement in the field of sound reproduction. It is a story that began with the Quad 1 amplifier, which brought the benefits of 15 years knowledge and experience in professional audio and industrial products to the task of making the most accurate domestic audio amplifier of its age. A few years later, in 1953, the product which set the standard for amplifiers was the Quad II Power Amplifier, the time of Queen Elizabeth's Coronation and the year in which Mount Everest was finally conquered.

Every product in the current portfolio has received international acclaim, resulting in Quad receiving more ‘Product of the Year’ awards in 2004-2005 than at any prior period in the company’s history. These are just some of the highlights from Quad’s pedigree line of technological achievement. However, Quad has never indulged in technical ‘one-upmanship’. The technology is there for a purpose – that has remained constant over the years. To reproduce music in a form that is the closest approach to the original.

One of QUAD's finest products is the incredible 909 power amp. This "giant killer" is powerful, stable and dynamic and can compete with confidence against many more expensive designs. The CDP-2 is an extremely fine CD player with built in high qaulity DACS and a digital volume control. The combination of the Quad CDP-2 and the 909 power amp offers many people all the hi-fi system they could possibly need. With the digital inputs on the CDP-2 you can actually improve on the connection of many digital sources like i-Pod, DAB and SKY.

We also stock the legendary QUAD Electrostatics ESL-2905 -  a design that is considered one of the very finest loudspeakers currently available.

Call in for a listen. Quad are that rarest of companies - they move forward whilst keeping an eye on the past.