As well as serving-up a wealth of information, an all-day buffet was available to all guests, providing a relaxed meeting point for networking and relaxing. The true social highlight of the EVI Audio Hausmesse 2005, however, was the traditional Saturday evening party at the Town Hall in Dingolfing. In his welcoming speech, President of the Pro Audio Group Worldwide, Mathias von Heydekampf reviewed the past year - a highly successful one for the company, seeing an increase in turnover of over 20%. This is set to continue with a series of prestigious installations planned such as the new stadiums scheduled as venues for soccer's 2006 World Cup.

Even for the non-German speakers in the crowd, von Hydekampf's central message was hard to miss. His confidence in all of the company's products was clear in the mantra which echoed throughout his speech: the demo makes the sale. "I recommend you all to take this slogan quite literally," he told them. "Just demonstrate what our products are capable of and you can't go wrong."