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China Cones set to Become Industry Standard in Acoustic Decoupling
Central London audio equipment supplier Sound Network has announced the first sales of China Cones acoustic decoupling devices to a number of leading mastering facilities, studios and producers throughout the UK. Among those to have discovered the benefits of the simple but effective China Cones are Metropolis Mastering, Abbey Road Mastering, the Royal College of Music, Alchemea Recording School, producers Peter Glenister, Steve Levine and Neil Davidge, Sanctuary Town House (Pro Tools room) and B Sky B.
Sound Network invested in China Cones, the UK manufacturer of the eponymous product, late last year. Since then the company has been spreading the word about the advantages of using China cones, high grade ceramic cone shaped devices which offer maximum isolation when placed beneath loudspeakers and audio equipment, decoupling them from shelves, stands, floors or other resonant surfaces. They are particularly useful in nearfield applications, especially where the monitors are mounted on the meter bridge of the console, a notoriously reverberant surface.
"Many engineers are unwilling to believe they work, but everyone so far has been amazed at the difference they make," says Sound Network’s sales manager Walter Samuel, himself a former sound engineer. "As the resonant frequency of this particular ceramic is way above the audio range, the soundfield is unaffected by the cones themselves. Isolating your monitors in this way means that for the first time, they are being heard as they were designed, without the surrounding resonance feeding back into the speakers. The result is a sharper audio picture in terms of full frequency, linearity, improved dynamic range and stereo imaging."
Three cones positioned in a tripod position are sufficient for supporting and isolating any brand of monitor or other audio component, eg amps, turntables and CD players.
One recent satisfied customer was producer Steve Levine, who has fitted a set of China Cones between his PMC monitors and the speaker stands at his studio, Manmade Soul. "I didnšt want to believe that such a simple idea could work," says Levine. "Unfortunately, it does." Levine, who is well-known for his work in the 80s with Culture Club, has recently worked with UK artists including Mis-Teeq, the Honeyz and 911.
Based in the heart of Londonšs West End, Sound Network represents DPA Microphones and the Smart Research range of compressors, expanders and DI systems.
24th August 2004
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