Two electronic stores merge as Q Audio

Electronics stores Q Audio and Sound Design in Cape Girardeau have merged under the name Q Audio. A new store recently opened at 623 S. Silver Springs, Suite 200. There also is a location in Poplar Bluff.

Jeff Smith, the previous owner of Sound Design, remains on staff at Q Audio to serve customers.

The merger "makes us the largest custom-only electronics store in the area," said Bill Green, president of Q Audio. "We've increased the brands that we carry and have more lines of products."

Q Audio has operated in Cape Girardeau since 2000. Sound Design was in business for a decade.