Kudos Audio was founded in 1991 when the company's first product the S100 loudspeaker stand was launched. This complex and well engineered stand quickly went on to become a reference support for many audio reviewers across the world and is still used and highly respected today.

Following on from the S100 the lower cost S50 firmly established the company for first rate performance and high quality engineering. Indeed the S50 continues to win awards for its performance and is a highly respected product many years after it was introduced. In 2006 the company took a change in direction when it was re-launched by Derek Gilligan, the renowned loudspeaker designer, by moving into the design and production of a range of high performance loudspeakers.

Coming from a family of skilled cabinet makers, hi-fidelity enthusiasts and professional musicians, (as well as having worked as a music / sound engineer in the demanding world of professional audio) and after years of designing for other companies, Derek wanted to bring a range of loudspeakers to the market based around exemplary engineering without gimmick, or artifice.

This is outlined in more detail in the our philosophy section, and is the underpinning ethos of everything the company produces. The loudspeakers have already gone on to win awards and establish themselves as some of the best sounding available, with each model setting a standard at its respective price point.

Kudos is not standing still, continuous development and the desire to improve is a given and new ideas and products are always being worked upon.