HK Audio - WR100

A bit of history...

There are some great family stories and that of the two Stamer brothers, Hans and Lothar is one of them. Because, when Lothar Stamer (a sound engineer) opened his first speaker design and manufacturing workshop (Stamer Muskanlagen Company) in southern Germany in 1979, he surely did not imagine what the future held for him.

Obviously, at first, and considering the modest means and/or resources committed to start this adventure, the two brothers did not try to impose a new brand in the already crowded world of sound systems. They were content to design high-end equipment as a subcontractor for the biggest brands of the moment.
But everything is known in the small world of music and their reputation quickly established itself throughout Europe and internationally. Naturally leading them to distribute the best of their production under their own name. They then moved to St-Wendel.

In fact, to be precise, it was in 1988 that they developed the Light Line series, very light speakers for which they created for the first time a brand that they would market to the general public, a brand well known to guitarists, Hugues and Kettner. And, for the anecdote, know that if the Stamer brothers chose such a name, it was because they needed a name that was easy to pronounce in all languages!

Building on this adventure, they created the Audio PS1 System the following year, the first product to be distributed to musicians under the HK Audio brand.
The factory was expanded for the occasion. Success was again there; in 1990, their products were sold in no less than 14 countries around the world. And the building followed with a new factory and a larger storage unit.

It was time to put the product ranges in order and so it was decided in 1994 to market all sound products under the name HK Audio and guitar or bass amps under the Hugues and Kettner brand. It was that same year that they marketed the LUCAS, a complete ultra-light and therefore easy to transport sound system.
In 2005, HK Audio moved into a 16,000 m² factory to produce between 6 and 8 thousand speakers per month, thanks to some 200 employees.
Products now sold in more than 50 countries.