Midas and Klark Teknik appoint Mega Audio as German distributor

Frankfurt, April 2009: From 1 April 2009, Mega Audio has been appointed the Midas and Klark Teknik distributor for Germany.

“We’ve been looking very hard at various factors affecting our distribution channel,” says Midas managing director John Oakley. “Midas and Klark Teknik operate primarily in the mid and high end touring sound market. This unique sector needs to form strong personal relationships with both rental companies and end users. It made sense, given the ongoing success of the Midas XL8 and PRO6 digital systems and increasingly complex Klark Teknik products, to locate an independent distributor with specialist staff focused on the core concert sound and rental market. We are confident that Mega Audio is the best possible company to represent sales and support of Midas and Klark Teknik products in Germany, a very important market for us, and welcome them to the family.” Adds Burkhard Elsner, MD and owner of Mega Audio, “After a period of intensive growth in concert sound, I am extremely proud to be awarded the distributorship of the most respectable live sound brand on the planet.” says Burkhard Elsner, MD. “I am convinced that together with Midas and KlarkTeknik we will grow further, and both sides will benefit from the ideal liaison between technical excellence and market know-how. This is a great challenge for all our team at Mega and we are looking forward to a great future.”

Mega Audio was founded by Elsner in 1989 and quickly progressed into distribution and live sound, working with leading brands of touring equipment. Rapid growth over the past 18 months means that the company, which currently employs 14 highly skilled and motivated people, is seeking to further expand its team of specialised staff.

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Photo: L to R: David Cooper, Midas and Klark Teknik; Burkhard Elsner, Mega Audio; John Oakley, Midas and Klark Teknik

Midas live performance mixing consoles have been used by the world's most demanding sound engineers, performers and rental companies for three decades. The company strives to raise the standards of sonic quality through its programme of continual research and development, implementing new control functionality and user-friendly desk operation to anticipate and accommodate the ever-evolving needs of audio professionals who specify Midas consoles for their major tours, festivals, international events, broadcast projects and prestigious fixed installations.

Klark Teknik was founded in 1974 and in the years immediately following, their innovative approach to design and development allowed them to introduce some truly groundbreaking designs. Klark Teknik was responsible for one of the world’s first digital delay and digital reverb units, however it was their concepts for equalisation devices that really changed the world of professional audio resulting in the DN370 and the famous DN360. Today Klark Teknik continues to bring innovation in design and dedication to engineering and sonic quality in both the analogue and digital realm of signal processing, with the Square ONE and Show Command ranges updating the brand.