Kharma International B.V., usually known as Kharma, is a

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audio equipment manufacturer producing mainly

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and

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History

The company was founded Oosterum Loudspeaker Systems (O.L.S. Audiotechnology) in 1982 by Charles van Oosterum. In 1984 Kharma was the first company to use

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material as

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in their driver units. After starting international promotion at the C.E.S. in 1997, it expanded sales from the Netherlands to the

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References

{{reflist Audio equipment manufacturers of the Netherlands Loudspeaker manufacturers