Brett Ringeisen began working in his father’s downtown record and tape store at age 14. With access to all the latest 45s, he quickly became one of the coolest guys at Vero Beach High School.
     In 1971 Brett’s father, Chet, began to stock turntables, clock radios, AM-FM receivers and other audio components, and a year later the company was renamed The Audiohouse to signify its new direction. It wasn’t long before records and tapes were phased out, replaced by car stereos and a higher quality audio equipment line. No one thought of adding TVs to the mix for another eight years.
     In 1976 the company moved into its current building in the Treasure Coast Plaza as the city’s main audio/video store and the largest home and car audio dealer between Palm Beach and Orlando.
     In the nineties there was no such thing as custom installation, but The Audiohouse offered free installation with all sales and began wiring speakers in remote locations, soon becoming recognized by clients, architects and builders as “custom” installers.
     In 1996, Brett changed direction by dropping car audio and focussing exclusively on custom installation of audio, video, security and other modern technologies for the home. “We are often involved from the early planning stages well before construction commences,” Brett says, “and we are usually the last guys finishing up, walking the homeowners through their new audio systems.”
     With large projects involving whole home audio and the latest systems, The Audiohouse can work on a project for up to a couple of years. Superb organization and efficient processes are necessary to produce competent and cost-effective results.
     Today, The Audiohouse has a dedicated sales and design team, project managers, a director of field operations, system programmers, multiple installation crews, and in-house support staff. “Through three decades of trial and error and adjusting to the needs of our customers, we have found our niche as custom installers and strive to improve our methods every single day,” Brett says. “It’s my passion, I feel so fortunate to be able to do what I do!”

One day in the mid-1980s, Robert Schmalenberger was selling clothes to a customer in North Carolina. Citing his exceptional "human qualities," she offered him a job on the spot, working in her stereo equipment store.
     As a result, today we have an extremely knowledgeable sales manager, whose people skills still distinguish his career.
     Robert takes considerable enjoyment from working with clients, builders, architects and interior designers.
     He also enjoys golf and coaching in his son’s soccer league.