• 80 Years
• The Early Years
• 1950's
• 1960's
• 1970's
• 1980's
• 1990's
• 2000's

Preparation

1950’s

When romance blossomed and Evelyn’s father asked, “How do you propose to keep my daughter in the manner to which she is accustomed?” …it seemed the only thing to be done was get a proper job.

Rupert gained audio design and manufacturing experience with Rediffusion, Ferguson Radio and as Chief Engineer of a transformer manufacturer. The owner of the company also manufactured loudspeaker units and in the days of huge sand filled corner baffles Rupert, in his spare time, developed a small bookcase enclosure. He found a potential client who wanted to order 500. Rupert offered the design to his boss who was not interested. The old entrepreneurial spirit came to the fore and one day Rupert found himself sitting at a small table in his sitting room at home facing the reality of the fact that the only person he had to rely on for a pay check at the end of the month was himself.

First Steps into Manufacturing

CQ Audio, in its short existence, expanded the horizons from designing and building one product at a time to the world of quantity production. Raw materials stock, testing, quality control, sales and delivery. Rupert designed and produced and sold the following products:

The CQ Reproducer

One of the first Hi Fi small bookcase loudspeaker systems. Rupert demonstrated this at a lecture to the AES held at the Royal Society of Arts in London and received a standing ovation for the amazing sound quality.

The Q Flex

An innovative loudspeaker system making use of flexible walls to radiate sound energy. This product won a Council of Industrial Design Award and was exhibited at the Design Center in London for a season.

The CQ Twin 4

Hi Fi Stereo Amplifier

The CQ ‘Ten Fifteen’

10 watt SINGLE CHANNEL Hi Fi Amplifier

The Tetraq

Stand-alone bi-pole tweeter

The CQ Tapeheart (no picture)

Stereo Tape Recording and Replay Unit