Acoustic Systems
| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| Founder | Franck Tchang |
Acoustic Systems International is a German company known above all for its room resonators, the creation of the French-born designer Franck Tchang. The resonators are small metal cups, made from alloys such as silver, gold and copper, that are fixed to the walls and corners of a listening room at specific points. The company says they shape the way a room responds to sound, making the soundstage larger and more natural. These devices have attracted strong opinions: some reviewers and owners report clear improvements, while sceptics question how such small objects could have an audible effect. Acoustic Systems also makes cables, including the Liveline range, and other room-tuning accessories. Tchang has also designed loudspeakers. The company's products are an example of the room-treatment and tuning side of high-end audio, where small adjustments to the listening space are used to try to improve a system's performance. Its resonators remain among the best-known room-tuning products.
Notable Acoustic Systems products
- Resonators
- Sugar Cubes
- Basotect room treatment
- Liveline cables
More about Acoustic Systems
The resonators made by Acoustic System are one of the most unbelievable high fidelity products. They consist of minute metal sound bodies that rest on wooden bases. Positioned correctly at particular points in the room, they improve the sound quality of every system. Acoustic System's component supports are also surprisingly effective – they too can lift a system's sound distinctly.
Acoustic System manufactures five different resonators, in five different materials. Every music system can be improved by using one or more of them in six easy steps. The resonators are activated by sound waves in the room and produce overtones – subtle overtones, which also define the sound colour. This colouring is often lost during the recording process, and when replaced always improves, and never worsens, the sound experience.
Every listening room affects the music with its own specific audio characterics, and from this point of view it can be said that the resonators by Acoustic System simply modify the acoustic properties of the listening room. In a very sophisticated way, of course. Also of importance is the well seasoned wood employed in the manufacture of the pedestals. As in the case of musical instruments it is the skilled combination of materials which leads to perfection, and depending on the type of resonator metal, a harder or softer variety of maple is used for the base.
The resonator elements are fixed to walls or furniture using a permanently elastic material, which allows residue-free removal from practically all surfaces. Bases can also be finished to customer specifications.