ZWAAG, The Netherlands – Alcons Audio, based here, named St. Louis, MO-based Audio Video Associates (AVA), headed by Ben Shipman (pictured here), as its representative for a region in the midwest U.S. including Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and southern Illinois. AVA represents other audio brands including DiGiCo consoles in the region.
More details from Alcons Audio (www.alconsaudio.com) and Audio Video Associates (www.avareps.com)
Alcons Audio, Dutch manufacturer of the evolutionary Pro-Ribbon based loudspeaker systems, has recently hired independent rep firm Audio Video Associates (AVA). AVA covers the mid-western plains states regions including Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and southern Illinois. Headed up by Ben Shipman, AVA is one of the premier rep firms in its region representing other well-respected brands such as DiGiCo consoles.
“We are thrilled to have AVA join our rep force,” says David Rahn, Alcons North American Sales Director. “They are a well-established firm with a deep history in the region. I have known the AVA team for some time and they are one of the best in the business. They excel at product demonstrations, and their customer base respects the work they do and the services they provide.
“We are fortunate to find ourselves in a great position these days. Having laid a good foundation of top-level dealers, and now with the consultant support growing and production market coming online, we are garnering interest from the best rep firms around the nation. It is truly a testimonial to the technology and product and the work we have done here in the US to establish Alcons Audio as a leader in the high-end loudspeaker market”.
“We are really excited about this opportunity,” adds Ben Shipman, principle of AVA. “It is very rare that a product or company comes along that, in a high end part of the market, can immediately establish itself at the top of that segment. The ProRibbon systems sound amazing and the exceptional power handling of the pro-ribbon driver means there’s a lot of upside for customers. We’ve already had a fantastic response from our clients and have some great projects in the pipeline.”
Alcons Audio offers a wide variety of systems and covers a number of critical vertical markets including theatre/PAC, HOW, live production and the cinema market. The globally patented technologies behind the Alcons Audio loudspeaker systems achieve industry-leading specifications for low distortion, dynamic range, power handling and pattern control.
