AudioQuest history

1982: AudioQuest Phono Cartridges AudioQuest begins selling phono cartridges and achieves almost instant success with the AQ-404 moving coil cartridge.

1985: Advanced Metallurgy AudioQuest becomes the first US high-performance wire company to introduce advanced conductor technology in its cables.

From the “Linear Crystal” conductor of 1987 to the Perfect-Surface Metals of today, AQ remains at the forefront of conductor technology.

1988: HyperLitz Conductor Construction AudioQuest introduces its patented “HyperLitz” construction, significantly altering the standards for audio interconnect and speaker cable.

1989: High-Performance Video Cables AudioQuest introduces high-performance video cables, bringing “low-distortion” sensibility to a world previously only concerned with loss.

1990: AudioQuest Music AudioQuest Music was founded to record great music by world-class artists, resulting in a flood of great reviews in the music and audio press.

2004: Dielectric-Bias System AudioQuest introduces its patented Dielectric-Bias System, changing forever notions of cable “break in” and dramatically reducing insulation-induced distortion.

2012: Enter the DragonFly AudioQuest revolutionizes the portable DAC market by introducing the DragonFly DAC, bringing true high-performance sound quality to computer audio based music lovers.

2014: NightHawk Headphone AudioQuest enters the headphone market by introducing innovative and well-received NightHawk headphones.

2015: The Niagara Series AudioQuest introduces the Niagara 7000, redefining the science of power conditioning.

2016: DragonFly Black and DragonFly Red AudioQuest releases the next generation of DragonFly DACs, now firmware-upgradeable and compatible with smartphones and tablets.

2017 - Storm Series AC Cables AudioQuest causes a revolution in AC cable technology by introducing the incredibly well received Storm Series of AC cables.