GLADEN: Car Audio, Passion and Engineering
Gladen Europe GmbH develops car audio for people who care about music in their car. The company manufactures GLADEN speakers, subwoofers, amplifiers and sound deadening. Its SoundUp brand offers vehicle-specific packages. Gladen Europe also distributes MOSCONI amplifiers and DSPs as a distribution partner. Based in Walddorfhäslach near Reutlingen, Germany, the family-owned company sells its products worldwide exclusively through specialist retailers.
How it all began
Dipl.-Ing. Henning Gladen (†) founded the company that bears his name. His research in aerospace engineering still shapes GLADEN speakers today, especially the AEROSPACE series. Founded in 1991, GLADEN celebrates 35 years in 2026 at Car Media World in Salzburg. Today, Alexandra Gladen leads the company with an experienced team.
GLADEN and MOSCONI
Italian manufacturer MOSCONI was founded by Ivan Mosconi. Its first amplifier line, the AS series, launched in 2009. That same year, Henning Gladen initiated DSP development at MOSCONI, leading to its first DSP: the MOSCONI DSP 6to8. This long-standing collaboration brings together GLADEN speakers and MOSCONI amplifiers and DSPs as matched systems from a single source.
Development and manufacturing
GLADEN develops its speakers, amplifiers and complete packages in-house, allowing products to be matched for use together in a system. Specialists and manufacturers in the surrounding Swabian region build the exclusive GLADEN speaker series. AEROSPACE, PRO and ZETA carry the designation Made in Germany. MOSCONI products are Made in Italy.
Advice and installation at your retailer
Choosing a system starts with your vehicle. A specialist retailer helps you select the components, adapt the system to your vehicle and have it professionally installed. Gladen Europe sells GLADEN, SoundUp and MOSCONI worldwide exclusively through specialist retailers. Use our dealer locator to find a retailer near you.
At a glance
- Gladen Europe GmbH, Walddorfhäslach, Germany
- Founder: Dipl.-Ing. Henning Gladen (†)
- Brands: GLADEN, SoundUp and distribution of MOSCONI
- 2026: 35 years of GLADEN, 20 years of MOSCONI
- AEROSPACE, PRO and ZETA: made in Germany
- Sold worldwide through specialist retailers
The story of GLADEN
Perfection comes from the symbiosis of passion and science - three accents that Dipl. Ing. Henning Gladen (†), founder and namesake of Gladen Europe GmbH, embodied like no other.

Every GLADEN speaker is also a result of its research in aerospace engineering, a technological tool far beyond electroacoustics. First and foremost, the Aerospace series: speakers that are only possible when the fundamentals of speaker development are expanded with aerodynamics, elastostatics, and a vision.
Specialists and manufacturers from the Swabian region are responsible for the elaborate, close-tolerance and long-term stable production of the exclusive GLADEN speaker series.
Even subwoofer enclosures and accessories are (once again) Made in Germany.

On these foundations, GLADEN AUDIO stands as a globally active company, firmly anchored in the car hi-fi and audio scene. Today, Henning is always present when Alexandra Gladen and her strong team continue his work - committed to his ideals, because "Gladen" is much more than a brand name on a speaker.
† Obituary 15.12.2016
With Henning, a great person has gone. He went from being a business partner to a true friend. His visions have shaped the industry and formed a fantastic team. In the shark tank of global business, he achieved his goals with sincerity, honesty and fairness.
No one will be able to fill the gap he leaves behind. But his spirit will remain with all those who had the pleasure of knowing him.
The story of MOSCONI
MOSCONI's philosophy is very simple: to put all the talent and experience into making products that bring a smile to music lovers in their daily lives. Every day, MOSCONI employees work to achieve this goal. They are constantly striving to refine and improve technologies in order to offer better, more efficient and more intelligent products.

At the end of 2008, Ivan Mosconi, driven by a love of electronics and sound, brings together a team of designers and engineers with decades of experience. Lead-managed by Filippo Kania, the first amplifier line of the Mosconi brand is already on the market in summer 2009: the AS series.

But MOSCONI also stands for sustainability. All production facilities and suppliers are located within a radius of 100km. Software products (DSP) still get updates after years, and the service of an amplifier from the founding year is a matter of course for MOSCONI. All employees from the founding year still work today with pride and passion in this fantastic team. Always open to new challenges, but always committed to tradition.
That is MOSCONI's definition of - MADE IN ITALY -.