QED

Europe's Most Awarded Hi-Fi Cable Brand

QED was founded in 1973 by Bob Abraham and Ian Vine in the UK, built on a single conviction: cables are not accessories — they are components. At the time, this was a radical idea. The launch of the QED 79-strand speaker cable in 1976 proved the point, becoming widely recognised as the world's first specialist speaker cable and demonstrating that connectivity has a measurable impact on audio performance.
Over five decades of research and development have followed. QED's proprietary technologies — including X-Tube™ geometry, Aircore™ conductor design, and AirLoc™ termination — are engineered to address the specific electrical challenges of signal transmission: skin effect, proximity effect, dielectric loss, and oxidation at the connection point. The result is a cable range that covers every link in the hi-fi chain, from speaker cables and analogue interconnects through to digital optical, HDMI, and subwoofer cables.
QED is Europe's most awarded connectivity brand, with more What Hi-Fi? cable awards than any other manufacturer. A lifetime guarantee backs the core range.

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