Surface refinment of the loudspeaker cabinets
The reproduction of sound is strictly speaking a technical and acoustical matter only for the ears. Music is soul communication and transports emotion via air oscillations via the ears to the brain. All other senses only distract the attention and deviate from the essential. That is why you close your eyes whilst listening to music. Conclusion: a "beautiful" speaker cannot improve the musical enjoyment.
But there is a catch! Ultimately, the loudspeaker is still present in the room when the music has stopped ... so during the development stages of our speakers, the focus was not only on the pure functionality of the speaker, but also on the appraisal of timeless beauty. A simple design and haptics which invite to touch were our aim.
SurrounTec™ offers three grades of surfaces. The very basic is Nextel Suede Coating, a matt, suede type of surface refinement, developed by the company Mankiewicz. Nextel coated surfaces are warm and convenient to touch but fragile. We only recommend this surface if you can assure that no mechanic force will be applied to the paint since it can be damaged and scratched easily.
A much more durable matte surface is the surrounTec™ structural paint, carried out in true furniture quality. This surface is tough, easy to clean and maintain and will not bleach/wear out. This type of paint is available in any RAL color. Also special designs and color compositions can be realized so that the loudspeakers integrate perfectly into their surrounding.
The royal league of all paint is true piano lacquer. Not a high-gloss surface but real, hand-coloured piano lacquer. To reach the optimum result, 10 - 14 individual layers of lacquer need to be applied by hand. Each grinded and polished in hours and hours of manual labor. Black piano lacquer is the most aesthetic and technically-demanding surface refinement. Only really experienced craftsmen can achive the result we are after: a perfect, truely black, mirror-finish piano lacquer. It goes without saying that the surrounTec brand name is build into the lacquer in form of marqueterie in silver or copper - like you would only see at concert pianos.
A special characteristic of the surrounTec™ piano lacquer is that the lacquer can be grinded multiple times during its life. Just like a real concert piano. Small scratches and damages can be removed so that the speaker looks like brand new - even when more than 10 years old. Additionally we can colour the piano lacquer individually to fit your requirements. Brown, grey, beige, red or blue - everything is possible.
Colour of the mounting parts
All surrounTec™ high-end products are equipped with from the solid block milled mounting parts. The standard finish is black plasma ceramic. This surface is very hard, simple to clean and maintain, matte and timeless. However, it is also possible to anodize all parts in almost any colour. This applies to the reflex ports, tubes, cooling panels (if applicable) and the rear panels.
If more exclusivity is desired, those parts can be polished by hand to a perfect mirror-finish. Pictures say more than words ...
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The Meisterstücke all feature surrounTec™ designed and milled from a solid block and hand-polished driver baskets!
