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KAB Electro Acoustics.
A small US company that sells archival tools such as record players that can work with 16 & 78 RPM etc., they have a division that makes and modifies specialised products for mostly . Official homepage.

Kaito See --> Ceiec

Kalaier
Chinese microphone manufacturer, also sells under the Jateran tradename. Official homepage.
Huada Electronic Developing Co. Ltd., No 35-2 Xinping North Rd.,Enping City, GD China.
Tel : +86 750 7739699 or 7711579. Fax : +86 750 7711571.

KAO
Huge Japanese chemical company, makes blank media such as tapes and CDR disks amongst thousands of other products. Official homepage.

KEA Audio
High end manufacturer of loudspeakers and amplification. Official homepage.
KEA AUDIO, 5 Atarau Way, Nelson, New Zealand.
Tel : +64 3 548 5335. E-mail : info at kea-audio.com

Distributed in Australia by W.A.R. Audio and in Europe by High End Store Gerds.

KEF
Long running UK loudspeaker manufacturer, makes a broad line of speakers from cheap bookshelf loudspeakers to reference studio monitors. Owned by GP Industries. Official homepage.
Distributed in Canada by Lenbrook Industries, in Malaysia by Tong Lee and in Romania by Lotus Telecom.

Keith Monks Sound Systems
UK based manufacturer of record cleaning machines. Official homepage.
Keith Monks Sound Systems SW Ltd., 29 Tower Park, Fowey, Cornwall PL23 1JD, UK.
Tel : +0 1726 83 3783. Fax : +0 1726 83 3800.

KEL Audio Design
Tiny USA based Microphone manufacturer. Official homepage.

Kensonic Laboratory Inc See --> Accuphase

Kenwood Electronics
A Japanese company that manufactures professional electronic products such as test equipment and similar but also produces a line of consumer equipment including audio separates & systems and is particularly strong in the car and marine audio markets, note that the company has officially exited the UK AV market. Note that the company did not have the rights to use the Kenwood name in all markets in the 60's and 70's so in markets such as the UK their products where actually sold as Trio and later as Trio-Kenwood. Official homepage. Italian Homepage.
Distributed in Iceland by Heimilistæki.

Kenyako See --> Lane

Kharma See --> Oosterum Loudspeaker Systems

Kicker
US based maker of loudspeakers for car audio. Official homepage.

Kimber Kable
A big US based manufacturer of cables and connectors. Official homepage.
Distributed in Denmark by McIntosh Nordic, in Hungary by Penna Poor, in Iceland by Pfaff, in Japan by Denon, in Malaysia by Atlas Hi-Fi, in Singapore by Atlas Hi-Fi and in Slovenia by Intek

Kimura See --> 47 Labratory

Kind Audio
Italian manufacturer of power amplifiers and auxiliary products for the pro-audio market. Official homepage.

Kinyo
Taiwanese manufacturer of AV accessories that has been moving more and more into the multimedia market, primarily with budget surround loudspeaker systems. Official homepage.

Kirksaeter
German manufacturer of mid to high end loudspeakers. Official homepage.

Kiwame See --> Triode

K & K Sound Systems
USA based manufacturer of instrument transuders. Official homepage.

Klang Und Kunst
A German manufacturer of high end loudspeakers, their name translates to something like "Sound & Art" and that is no overstatement their speakers are visually stunning and not as dear as some such products we have seen recently, not cheap either though. Official homepage.

Klein Technology Group
. Official homepage.
Klein Technology Group, LLC, 8541 East Anderson Drive, Ste. 101, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, United States.
Tel : +(480) 607 2277. Fax : +(480) 348 9876. Email : dklein at kleintechgroup.com.

KLH
US speaker manufacturer. Official homepage.

Klimo
German manufacturer of high end audio electronics. Official homepage.
Dipl. Ing. D.Klimo GmbH, Pestalozzistrasse 5, D-72762 Reutlingen, Germany.
Tel : +49 7121 23662. Fax : +49 7121 230066. E-mail : info at dklimo.de

Distributed in Canada by Sonic Quest Audio, in the Benelux countries by Durob Audio, in the Czech Republic by High End Audio Studio, in France by Next Audio, in Greece by Orpheus Audio, in Italy by Suono E Communicazione, in Norway by Audio Media, in Spain by Audio Crisel, in Sweden by Svalander Audio, in Taiwan by Sonance and in the USA by Lauerman Audio Imports.

Kling & Freitag Sound Systems
German company that manufactures loudspeakers for use in sound reinforcement systems along with related accessories. Official homepage.
Distributed in Greece by Nick J. Laios.

Klipsch
American manufacturer of loudspeakers, famous for their horn speakers that they have been producing since the 50's, but much of their current line-up seems to consist of sound reinforcement products. Recently bought the Mondial company and manufacture amplifiers using that name and home theatre electronics using the Aragon brand. Official homepage.
Distributed in Denmark by Audio Sale, in Italy by MPI Electronic, in Norway by Audiocompaniet and in Sweden by Netto Direkt. Aragon products distributed in Japan by TEAC.

Kmaxima
Taiwanese manufacturer of magnets and other base parts for speaker building. Official homepage.

Koetsu
Japanese manufacturer of high end MC pickups and tonearms, founded in the 70's by the late Yoshiaki Sugano.
Distributed in Italy by Audio Natali and in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore by Koetsu South East Asia.

Kondo See --> Audio Note/Kondo

Konka
Chinese maker of consumer AV electronics. Official homepage. - Television Homepage

Konus Audio Systems
Loudspeaker manufacturer based in Bosnia-Herzegovina, is also the European rep for 47 Labratory. Official homepage.

Kora Electronic Concept
French maker of high end amplifiers, DAC's and power blocks. Official homepage.
Distributed in Norway Audioaktøren and in Sweden by High-Fi Consult.

Korato
Serbian manufacturer of high end amplification, both valve and silicon based. Also handles the distribution of Audio Note UK Ltd., Bowers & Wilkins (B&W), Michell Engineering, Rotel and Van Den Hul for the Yugoslavian Federation. Official homepage.
Distributed in Greece by Nexus Acoustics and in the UK by A Audio Marketing.
Korato Group, Milesevska 66, 11000 Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Tel/Fax : +381 11 2402 342. E-mail : korato at bitsyu.net.

Korea Toptone
Korean manufacturer of loudspeaker drivers. Official homepage.

Koss
Long running USA based headphone specialist, although they did for a time venture into loudspeaker manufacture.. Official homepage.
Dsitributed in Germany by Sound Magic

Kostax Metaxas
Australian high end manufacturer, makes mostly amplifiers, electrostatic speakers and cables but has some DIY products as well. Formerly known as Metaxas Audio Systems (MAS) and was then based in London, England. The current company offers full service and upgrades for older MAS products. Official homepage.
Kostas Metaxas,1460 Woodend Rd., Romsey 3434, Victoria, Australia.
Tel/Fax : +613 99236481. E-Mail : metaxas at netspace.net.au.

K-Pretech
Microphone manufacturer, trades using the Soundline name. Official homepage.
K-Pretech, A-404, Hagye Techno Town, Hagye-Dong, Nowongu, Seoul, South Korea.
Tel : +82 2 971 7625. Fax : +82 2 971 7627. Email : sales at kpretech.com

Kramer Electronics
Manufactures distribution amplifiers and switches for both the pro audio and home AV installations, company based in Israel. Official homepage.
Distributed in Romania by Avitech and in Russia by J'Art

KR Audio Electronics
Czeck valve manufacturer that has branched into the making of valve based audio in the last few years, most of their valves are variations designed especially for audio use. Formerly known as VV. Official homepage.
Distributed in Germany by Black Forest Audio, in Japan by Sibatech, in Malaysia by Octave Electronics,in Scandinavia by Art Sound and in the UK by The Audiophile Club.
KR Audio Electronics sro., Nademlejnska 1/600, 198 00 Prague 9, Hloubetin, Czech Republic.
Tel/Fax : +420 2 83064228. E-Mail : kr.audio at tiscali.cz.

Krell
US based high end manufacturer, South American branch also handles the distribution of some other US based high end manufacturers such as Wilson Audio. Official homepage.
Krell Industries Inc., 45 Connair Road, Orange, CT 06477-3650 USA.
Tel : +203 799 9954. Fax : +203 799 9796. E-mail : krell at krellonline.com
Krell South America, Vidal 3202, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Tel : +4545 0350.Fax : +4545 1696. E-mail : ksaar at arnet.com.ar
Krell Brazil, Rua das Canaleiras 316, Sto. Andre Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Tel : +11 4995 1005. Fax : +11 4995 1095. E-mail : ksa at isoplan.com.br

Distribution : Europe Distributed in Scandinavia by Audionord, in Belarus by Electro Service, in Bulgaria by Sofia Audio Centre, in Holland, Belgium and Luxembourgh by Durob Audio, in Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina by Bofex, in Cyprus by A. Th. Loizou & Son, in the Czech Rpublic by T/A Hi-Fi Store, in France by Audio Quartet, in Germany by Audio Reference, in Greece by Location Sound, in Hungary by Audio Tuning, in Iceland by Heimilistæki, in Italy by Audio Natali, in Norway by Oslo Hi-Fi Center, in Poland by Audio Klan, in Portugal by Imacustica, in Romania by Ro Audio Exim, in Russia by Hi-Fi Audio, in Spain by Sarte Audio Elite, in Switzerland by Montana Audio Systems, in Turkey by Lotus Electronics, in Ukraine by Enigma, in the UK by Absolute Sounds and in Yugoslavia by T. E. M. A.. Asia & Australasia In Australia by Audio Marketing, in Bangladesh by Rashed Enterprises, in Hong Kong by Entertainment Soundview, in Japan by Axiss Corp., in the Philippines by The Listening Room, in Singapore by Ultralinear, in South Korea by Royco, in Taiwan by Winfield Audio Trading, in Thailand by Audio Exellence and in New Zealand by B & W Loudspeakers (NZ). America, West Indies & the Pacific In the West Indies by Frequnce Audio, in Tahiti by Tahiti Music, in Venezuela by Audio Concept and in Mexico by Labrador. For other South American countries contact Krell South America here above. Africa and the Middle East In Israel by A. L. Audio, in Lebanon by Hi-Fi Store, in Oman by Hitec Centre, in Saudi Arabia by Audio Tech, in South Africa by Audio Tronic, in the UAE by V.V. & Sons and in Kuwait by The Design Group.

Krimson Electrik See --> Crimson

Krix
Loudspeaker manufacturer, has quite a success internationally in theatre and movie installations but is better known locally for their home audio products. Official homepage.
Distributed in Norway by P.M. Audio.
KRIX Loudspeakers Pty Ltd, 14 Chapman Road, Hackham, S. A. 5163, Australia.
Tel : +61 8 8384 3433. Fax : +61 8 8384 3419. E-mail : krix at krix.com.au

KRK Systems
Makes loudspeakers, mostly active monitors and subwoofers intended for studio use, based in the US and is a part of the Stanton Magnetics group. Official homepage.

Kubala-Sosna
USA based manufacturer of cables and interconnects. Official homepage.

Kudos
British manufacturer of loudspeaker stands. Official homepage. - Alternative homepage

Kunhong
One of China's larger manufacturer of semi-pro and professional sound equipment, trades using a variety of trade names such as Rose, Rostbo. Sennhei and Beck. Official homepage.
Kunhong Professional Audio MFY, No.59,Block A, New area, Feier village, Pingshi town, Enping City, Guangdong, Postal Code 529400 China.
Tel : +(86) 750 7730523. Fax : +(86)750 7715145. E-mail : rose at rose-beck.com.cn

Kustom
US based company makes amplifiers and control units for multi room installations. Official homepage.

Kuzma Ltd
Slovenian manufacturer of high end turntables including the stunning 77 kilogram Stabi XL. Eastern Europe's longest running high end hi-fi manufacturer (since 1982). Official homepage. Alternative homepage (outdated)
Distributed in Austria by Living Sound, in Iceland by Pfaff, in Sweden by High-Fi Consult, in the USA by Muse and in the UK by Audiofreaks.
Kuzma Ltd., Hotemaze 17/a, SI-4205 Preddvor, Slovenia.
Tel : +386 4 253 54 50 Fax : +386 4 253 54 54. Email : kat@s5.net.

Köchel
Korean maker of loudspeakers. Official homepage. Worldwide distribution is handled by TMH

König & Meyer
Manufactures microphone stands and related accesories. Official homepage.
Distributed in Sweden by Sennheiser AB

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