Avantgarde Acoustic 25th Anniversary Factory Tour, Part 1
Article by WL Low
As Avantgarde Acoustic celebrates it’s 25th Anniversary in business, I was invited on board to share the moment, along with the company’s major Asian dealers & distributors, all chaperoned by Jerome Andre, who is International Sales Manager for the company.
We all gathered up post Munich show and started our journey towards Frankfurt, then a 30 minute rail transit to Benshiem, a peaceful & scenic suburb at the outskirts of the city. In this introduction to Avantgarde, we are first shown the proud new corporate office. As the pictures would show, there is more to this building than just another office!
Here we enter Avantgarde Acoustic’s new HQ building & corporate office
The foyer & reception area
All the world’s hifi, audio & design printed publications that mentions Avantgarde products are also on display at the reception. Here are just but a few
As move around the building’s public space, it starts to resemble more of an art gallery then a corporate office.
You see, the boss at Avantgarde Acoustic is an avid collector of stone carvings of Scandinavian origins
More art collection as we move towards the first floor
Holger Fromme, boss of Avantgarde Acoustic, telling us the headaches of running a hifi speaker company for demanding music lovers!
All in the boardroom
Nice speaker
Jerome Andre(left) & Holger Fromme, welcoming us to the start of the factory tour
The Avantgarde Acoustic factory is just short scenic walk away from the corporate building.
Eugene Ngoh, the veteran who has worked for numerous dealers including Asia Sound and Swedish Statement, has opened his own showroom in Amcorp Mall, Petaling Jaya.
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