Great things often have humble beginnings. In 1972, four hi-fi enthusiasts joined forces with the goal of producing the best speakers in their class. In October of the same year, they registered their company with the name ‘Canton’ - a combination of the Latin word "cantare" (to sing) and the German word "ton" (musical tone). Having found a vacant small town school building and house in Niederlauken, the company now had a base of operations. Starting with 35 employees assembling speaker enclosures in January of 1973, Canton began its legacy of high quality audio reproduction in the tradition of what they called “pure music”. This development work was done in the living room of their original ‘company house’, with production initially taking place in the school building.