Polk Audio

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Polk Audio, Inc
Type	Public
Founded	1972
Headquarters	Baltimore, Maryland
Industry	Speakers, Consumer electronics
Website	www.PolkAudio.com

Polk Audio is a designer of high performance audio products best known for their home speakers. The company also produces a wide range of other audio products such as amplifiers and FM tuners. The company is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland and in 2006, was acquired by Directed Electronics.^[1]

1 Background
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Background

Polk Audio was founded by Matthew Polk, George Klopfer and Sandy Gross in 1972. Matthew, George and Sandy met each other while attending classes at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. After graduating in 1971, the team collaborated on producing a sound system for a local bluegrass convention. Matthew designed the speaker system while George built the cabinets. After it was discovered the producers of the convention could not afford to pay for the system, George designed a logo for Polk Audio and attached it to the speakers. Sandy was the genius behind the marketing of Polk Audio, he also helped create Polk's worldwide dealer network.

After spending a short period of time dabbling in Pro Audio Polk Audio turned its attention to high end home audio. With the release of the first successful model in 1974, the Monitor 7, Polk Audio started to become a recognized name in audiophile circles.^[2]