Better (Room) Acoustics with Vicoustic

  It's almost a truism, but it can't be repeated often enough: room acoustics have an enormous impact on the sound of your home HiFi or home cinema system. But in most cases, components are rarely used in an acoustically ideal room. This is exactly where the products from Vicoustic come into play, as the manufacturer offers an extensive portfolio of stylish acoustic elements that can be intelligently combined.

Hardly any room is acoustically optimal

In an ideal world, every HiFi fan would first put together their dream system and then build the acoustically perfect room around it. But for most people, this approach is likely to be unrealistic. With a bit of luck, you might be able to reserve an existing room with a not-too-unfavorable layout for listening to music, but often you have to make do with a corner of the living room negotiated from the rest of the family. With a clever setup of the system, and especially the speakers, you can try to get the best out of the available possibilities; even when it comes to choosing furniture and equipment, there is still some potential for optimization. But that usually exhausts all options. There are indeed some solutions for further improving room acoustics, but there are mainly two reasons against using them at home: first, planning such solutions requires a considerable amount of knowledge and experience, and second, most of these solutions come from the recording studio sector and are characterized by rather simple and functional designs, which are not necessarily the first choice for a living space.

The Vicoustic elements adapt to any design and requirement  

Acoustic solution from the professionals

The Portuguese manufacturer Vicoustic is primarily active in the professional sector and is internationally leading there, but has also recognized exactly these problems in private environments and responded with its own product line for HiFi and Home Cinema. This product line is based on the extensive experience of the Portuguese in the studio sector and includes a variety of different elements that can be combined as required. On the technical side, these elements address the various aspects relevant to optimizing room acoustics: absorption, diffusion, and bass traps. All elements are available in various versions and, above all, in different colors or surfaces, so they can be perfectly adapted to the room in both function and appearance.

The acoustic elements from Vicoustic come in many different shapes, colors, and functions. This makes them ideal for combining  

Support with planning

While most people are certainly able to choose the right colors for their interior, selecting and positioning the necessary acoustic elements is a much greater challenge, which usually requires an engineering degree and plenty of experience. But Vicoustic has thought of this as well and provides the customer or the executing dealer with their own acoustic expertise.

  Based on a sketch with the exact dimensions of the room, as well as some information about the nature of the walls, the position of windows and doors, etc., the Vicoustic technicians can calculate the room's acoustic problems. In particularly difficult cases, it is also possible for a company employee to take measurements on-site in the actual room. Either way, the customer then receives a comprehensive acoustic analysis of the given room acoustics as well as a detailed plan for possible optimization. This plan is not just a simple 'shopping list'; the placement and combination of the individual elements are also specified precisely.

Slideshow: Vicoustic planning example

Room Acoustics Workshop on March 12

With acoustic elements from Vicoustic, even challenging rooms can be optimized. You can learn about the typical acoustic problems that exist in a room, how you can address them with Vicoustic elements, and exactly how the necessary analysis and planning take place in our room acoustics workshops in Münster on March 12, 2016. Using practical examples and especially with a real before/after comparison, we will explain the topic of room acoustics in a clear and understandable way, without a lot of dry theory. The workshop takes place on March 12 at three different times, and of course, participation is free of charge. To ensure your spot is reserved, we recommend registering using the events section on the auditorium website. You can find more information about Vicoustic solutions on their website.