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The History of QUAD

1916 - Peter James Walker was born in 1916, educated at Oundle, England and worked for EMI and GEC.

1936 - The company was founded by audio master Peter Walker, under the tiltle, the ‘Acoustical Manufacturing Company’ started to produce ‘Public Address’ systems and compact amplifiers.

 

Picture – 1936, Pass Go. Collect $200.
S.P. Fidelity Sound Systems became
The Acoustical Manufacturing Company
later the same year.



Picture - 1938, A portable P.A. system.

 

Picture - 1939, Direct coupled class A power amplifier
with separate pre-amplifier and tuner.

 

Picture - 1940, Address 15000 people from
your car battery with Acoustical Manufacturing Co’s
Type C25 Amplifier.

 

1949 - The company produced the ‘Corner Ribbon Loudspeaker, launched the QA12/P and the brand ‘QUAD’ was born from an acronym ‘Quality Unit Amplified Domestic’.

 

Picture - 1949, The Corner Ribbon Loudspeaker

 

Picture - 1949, The father of Quad, QA12/P


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