Canton Electronics is a German loudspeaker manufacturer, known for producing

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loudspeakers.

History

Canton was founded in October 1972 by Hubert Milbers (Management), Otfried Sandig (Marketing, Sales), Wolfgang Seikritt (Development) and Günther Seitz (Technology). The company released their first

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s that year. The company headquarters are located in

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, Germany.

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