Information

Polish Audio Cluster (PEKA) was established in October 2014 and was initiated by Karol Zieleźnik, the owner of HiFi Studio in Bielsko-Biała, with the cooperation of Krzysztof Grabowski, the owner of Encore Seven, which manufactures Egg-Shell tube amplifiers.
The idea which led to establishing the Cluster was to create a strong group of Polish companies from different branches of the audio industry in order to enhance the impact and promotion of the Polish manufacturing in Poland and abroad. Polish companies have great potential; however, they remain unnoticed in comparison to foreign competitors.


Karol Zieleźnik

Karol Zieleźnik
The owner of HiFi Studio

Karol Zieleźnik has run his audio store continuously since 1991. He is a respected and well-known person in the Polish audio industry. Moreover, he is an audio hobbyist, who is independent and resistive towards trends. In his store, he simply offers only the best brands. He has been promoting Polish products and supporting Polish manufacturers for a very long time.
For a couple of years now, Karol has been organizing Audiofil Design, a local show taking place on the occasion of Lotos Jazz Festival Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa.
The idea of establishing the Polish Audio Cluster had been maturing for a long time and it came true in 2014. We wanted to take an example from similar clusters from other industries, hoping that it would concentrate valuable Polish companies and becomes capable of competing with large brands with regards to an image.

Krzysztof Grabowski

Krzysztof Grabowski
The owner of Encore Seven.

Krzysztof Grabowski is the owner of Encore Seven, a company which produces tube amplifiers under the brand Egg-Shell. In addition, he is a computer scientist and a photographer. Krzysztof is the author of several exhibitions in Poland and abroad, mainly on the subject of music. Moreover, he has won several photographic awards and is an organiser and judge at competitions. He initiated an international group, Music Photographers Collective (MPC), which gathers concert photographers. Krzysztof Grabowski cooperates with different publishing companies and publishes his pictures and articles from concerts in Jazzarium, Lizard Magazine or Jazz Forum.