Chapter 02 · Acoustic Engineering 05 / 14

The Acoustic Principle

01

Geometry shapes every frequency

Cabinet angles are calculated to eliminate internal standing waves — each surface deflects resonance outward, never back into the driver.

02

Aluminium is not a finish, it is the structure

The extruded housing carries mechanical load and acoustic damping simultaneously — no hidden bracing, no compromise layers.

03

Measurement precedes intuition

Every loudspeaker spends 400 hours in an anechoic chamber before a single listening test begins. Data defines the boundary; taste selects within it.

04

Nothing is added that does not serve the sound

Twelve components where competitors use thirty. Fewer joints mean fewer resonances, fewer points of failure, and a surface uninterrupted by seams.

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