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MC Audiotech is a new name in high end audio, but the people behind the company and the products are not. With over 60 years of combined experience in the high-end audio industry through Linaeum, Impact Technology, and Veloce Audio plus an array of patents that speak to true innovation under their belt, they are driven by the true passion to develop trendsetting products that serve both the needs of most demanding customers and the music.
The company, which is headquartered close to Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, now offers a brand-new speaker system, the »Forty-10«. MC Audiotech say that this speaker truly »mirrors the sound of real-world voices and instruments«.
A brief summary gives a hint at this amazing speaker’s characteristics: The »Forty-10« is a two-way design consisting of in-house designed and built proprietary transducers mounted in a double
Quiz question: What does our boss present in this photo? A new, even more sound-transparent speaker fabric? Nice try, but not even close! Such grids remain when we produce individual pre-cuts of our speaker cloth.
Manufacturers of consumer electronics, AV furniture, vehicle components, and even slot machines are increasingly relying on such laser-cut pieces of our speaker fabrics produced exactly to provided standard CAD data.
As required MOQs are extremely small and lead times are next to none, Akustikstoff.com pre-cuts are also worth thinking about for companies that only produce very short production runs: Any tedious – and in most cases little precise – cutting of the fabric on the shop floor is eliminated, the pre-cuts can be processed immediately. On request, we can even „engrave“ the speaker fabric, for example with a product name or a company logo.
»The Spheres« is a recording studio and events space in Pescara-Montesilvano (Italy) on the Adriatic coast, offering state of the art audio and video equipment as well as an active concert calendar. Without doubt, the studio, which also offers mixing and mastering services along with outstanding recording opportunities, can be considered one of the finest recording studios in northern Italy and even beyond – especially for classical, jazz, and world music. It is available to all labels, engineers, projects, and artists who want to benefit from the extraordinarily high levels of acoustic and technical standards that characterize the studio throughout.
The studio was designed principally for acoustic music, but is versatile and welcomes all genres. It was rapidly constructed inside an adapted warehouse between November 2016 and May 2017. Planning and acoustic design was by producer, sound engineer, and studio owner John Anderson. The classical pianist, who runs the record label Odradek Records, ho
A lively, warm and gentle tea rose hue has been designated the »color of the year 2019«. It »appears in our natural surroundings and at the same time, displays a lively presence within social media«, explained color specialist Pantone LLC as they presented their choice, which they decided to call »Living Coral«.
Presumably Strong Trend
The color of the year 2018, a bold, bright, and somewhat pompous violet referred to as »Ultraviolet« didn’t really catch on. For the much more harmonious tea rose hue »Living Coral«, chances are expected to be much better. It is expected to become a dominant trend in fashion, consumer goods, and even in
We raise the bar for sound-transparent fabric again: Our new Acoustic Cloth FR is non-flammable and will fulfil the dreams of many architects, interior designers, stand builders, and PA techs.
It’s a speaker cloth the world has been waiting for: Flame-retardant, easy to work with and elastic, with excellent acoustic and aesthetic properties, available off the shelf in numerous attractive colors. Our newly developed Acoustic Cloth FRmakes the world of sound-transparent fabrics significantly better.
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The renowned French test institute FCBA has certified Acoustic Cloth FR to be nonflammable according to the European standard EN 13773-1 as well as to the much more demanding French standard NFP 92503 M1. It puts an end to a notorious problem that bothered architects, interior architects, PA and event technicians day by day: So far, applicable fire protection regulations and the use of visually attractive, sound-transparent fabric in publicly accessible buildings didn’t go well together. Sound-transparent, visually appealing speaker fabrics
Every week we receive a considerable number of emails that go like „I’ve seen a photo of this and that piece of furniture on your blog. What is the colour of the acoustic fabric?“ If you’re about to drop us a similar email, please hang on for a sec and read the following lines first.
As we know where the photos come from (we have many customers who send us photos of their pieces of work and are happy to see them featured on our blog), it’s easy for us to answer such questions precisely. However, the answer could be pretty useless anyway.
The problem is that the screen reproduction of colours in RGB colour mode can (and in most cases, especially with Windows computers and budget monitors, does) differ considerably from the actual colours of the objects in a photo, Unless your screen is set to a white point of D65 and precisely calibrated with a
The great days of the classic passive loudspeaker seem to be over: In times of AirPlay, DLNA, and streaming, WLAN loudspeakers are virtually ubiquitous. On the other hand, however, true audiophiles and devotees of classic hi-fi technology still prefer sound reproduction at the highest possible level to the convenient, wireless omnipresence of MP3-compressed music. Are these totally incompatible points of view, or is there a way to combine the outstanding acoustic characteristics of venerable passive speakers such as the Beovox CX50 and CX100 with the advantages of sophisticated WLAN technology?
Photo courtesy of HiFiBerry
There is indeed, at an amazingly high level. The solution entered the market last year: the Beocreate 4CA. This four-channel amplifier, designed by the Swiss company HiFiBerry together with <
Excellent workmanship, glorious Scandinavian design, and individual, custom-made production a– that’s what the Danish carpenter Per Plauborg and his company Hifimøbler.dk stand for.
Per’s aim is to make custom-made AV furniture of outstanding quality that meets any customer’s individual taste and demand. All furniture is tailored to the individual customer in terms of color, size, number of shelves, cable holes, and any accessories, such as drawers and legs, wheels, and wall-mounting options. This way, AV furniture from Hifimøbler.dk suits any audio and video equipment and at the same time contributes to an elegant Scandinavian home furnishing style.
If you want your Hifi and video equipment as well as similar gear ready for use at all times but still perfectly hidden away in a great piece of handmade design furniture, Hifimøbler.dk will provide the perfect solution. All furniture is prepared for inside and outside cabling within and between the modules. This way, all cables are hidden, ensuring that the l
»Afgang« is the name of the MFA degree show of the of the Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi, the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. It is taking place at the moment at the Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen. The exhibition curated by Henriette Bretton-Meyer features works from twenty-five graduates from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts’ Schools of Visual Arts. It will be on display until 20 May 2018 and is well worth a visit. If you happen to be in Copenhagen before the end of May, make sure not to miss it.
One of the featured artists is George Koutsouris, who has created »a strangers‘ attractor«, a large installation that reminds a bit of a spider at first sight. If you dare to walk around that somewhat repellent object, you will discover a colourful inside that features pieces from Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen’s space capsule and an interesting soundscape: With the support of various sponso
The range of textiles that are offered as speaker cloth or acoustic fabric is almost impossible to grasp, particularly on the Internet. But what makes a true acoustic cloth? Here’s a short quality checklist:
1. Maximum sound transparency
Acoustic information, i.e. sound waves, must be able to penetrate the material as freely and unchanged as possible. Unsuitable fabrics will impair the sound—especially the high and high-mid frequencies—because sound waves are absorbed or diffused. That’s why simple air permeability is no sufficient criterion for the quality of a speaker fabric or acoustic cloth.
Only lab measurements will reveal what a specific fabric is actually suitable for. A direct comparison of measuring results generated with different types of speaker fabric reveals that even a double-layer of standard Acoustic Cloth from Akustikstoff.com is more sound transparent than other polyester or linen fabrics.
By the way: Strictly sp
Over the past few weeks we’ve received an increasing number of questions about so-called acoustic pictures, a certain type of acoustic panels that seem to be the latest craze among HiFi and home theatre devotees. In most cases the conversation starts like „I want to make a DIY acoustic picture. Can’t I use that lovely piece of cotton cloth I already have? It’s relatively permeable to air, and the actual acoustic work is done by the absorber behind it anyway, right?
The answer to the second question is a straightforward “yes”. Only the absorber itself influences the sound in a room by absorbing sound waves. From a technical point of view, you don’t really need to cover absorbers at all. Unfortunately, an open absorber is a true eyesore. That’s why you better attach a front cover.
Absorbers for professional studios are always covered with special fabrics that ensure maximum acoustic transparency. The design and construct
So-called acoustic pictures for home use are very much in vogue. These sound-absorbing elements improve the acoustics of a room by eliminating unwanted sound reflections, and they can look good too.
The good thing is that there’s a quick and inexpensive way of making them as a DIY project: The first step is the construction of a wooden frame with an edge height of about 5 centimetres. Then, a special acoustic foam such as Basotect is tightly inserted in the frame. Finally, the front of the entire construction is covered with an acoustically transparent fabric, such as Acoustic Cloth.
Akustikstoff.com fabrics are particularly robust and elastic, which ensures easy processing in the DIY workshop. Our Youtube channel provides a number of practical tutorials that apply to loudspeaker frames as well as for acoustic pictures.
Have a look at the photos one of our