Jamo SUB 200 Catalog - Page 18

LET US CELEBRATE MORE THAN 40 YEARS IN THE SERVICE OF SOUND The second half of the 1960s was marked by major social and political events on one side, such as student movements and the hippie movement, and major technological breakthroughs on the other, such as sending the first man into space. But far away from the turbulent and rapidly changing times, in a tiny henhouse in a Danish fishing village, a young joiner named Preben Jacobsen decided to pursue his greatest dream. With a fine sense of craftsmanship and a passion for great sound, Preben began designing and producing loudspeaker cabinets, and then filling them with the best acoustics technology available. In 1968, two years after building his first speaker, Preben realised that he would need a good salesman if he wanted the world to know about his excellent products. Here, Preben's brother-in-law Julius Mortensen enters the story. A former export salesman in the fishing industry, Julius contributed invaluable sales experience to the project. The two joined forces to found Jamo, which takes its name from the first two letters of the two men's surnames: Jacob- sen and Mortensen. With this step, a visionary company with a pioneering spirit prepared to take on the world. In 1970, the first actual factory was built in Glyngøre, and just three years later Jamo was ready to take part in the world's largest electronics trade fair: the IFA in Berlin. In 1994, Jamo officially became the biggest producer of loudspeakers in Europe, and by the time the company celebrated its 30th anniversary in 1998, more than 11.5 million Jamo speakers had been sold in more than 80 countries around the world. From its beginning, Jamo's mission has been to produce sound solutions that make a difference. Our raison d'être is to bring entertainment into people's lives through our sublime sound solutions. With a continued focus on creating synergies between innovative technology and renowned Danish design, Jamo has remained one of the world's most popular speaker brands for 40 years. 34 35