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PRESS
RELEASE
27 March 2008
For immediate release
Ringmat Developments has launched its Vivacity AR Anti-Resonance
Equipment Platforms for hi-fi and home cinema systems.
As announced in September 2005, NXT technology has been utilised to
develop this unique anti-resonance solution. It was first previewed
at the 2005 London Hi-Fi & Home Entertainment Show.
For some 7 years, Ringmat Developments have been using NXT’s
Distributed Mode Loudspeaker technology to investigate resonance
patterns in flat materials – in particular, the effect of hi-fi and
home cinema system support structures like equipment stands, shelves
and home cinema units. The results of this research were applied in
the design of Ringmat Vivacity AR; a solution based on specially
designed support panels that neutralise distortion caused by
resonance. Throughout development, tests have shown significant
improvements in both sound and image quality from LPs, CDs and DVDs.
John Rogers, chief designer for Ringmat Developments, said:
"Resonance has long been a corrupting factor in sound and image
reproduction and one which has remained largely unaddressed. Since
its inception, and in conjunction with DNM Design, Ringmat has been
designing products that eliminate distortion from static, vibration
and resonance. With Ringmat Vivacity AR, we wanted to delve further
into the problems caused by resonance in shelves, platforms and
other structures supporting hi-fi and audio-visual equipment. With
NXT’s unique Distributed Mode Loudspeaker technology, we are now
able to deliver an exciting and, I can safely say, unprecedented
solution."
NXT's Distributed Mode Loudspeaker technology uses a small motor (an
exciter) to generate bending waves across the surface of a flat
panel, thereby creating sound. Ringmat used this concept to study
resonant modes across panels when excited by equipment and equipment
supports. Now, in the design of its Vivacity AR platforms, it has
been able to implement an inversion of NXT's Distributed Mode
Loudspeaker (DML) technology concept so as to rid sound and images
of the problems associated with resonance during sound and image
reproduction.
Neil Harris, NXT’s Chief Scientist, said: "The number of commercial
applications for NXT’s Distributed Mode Loudspeaker technology
continues to grow, with most related to the loudspeaker design and
sound reproduction. The Vivacity anti-resonance equipment platforms
use DML to eliminate unwanted vibrations and are an excellent
example of the flexibility of our technologies. We congratulate
Ringmat Developments on successfully bringing this innovative range
of products to market.
NXT technology can open up whole new areas of possibility in the
fields of audio and home cinema. It is now widely used to design
loudspeakers and it is also good to see it applied creatively for
applications other than the amplification of sound. In deploying the
technology to eliminate resonance, Ringmat looks set to deliver an
industry first."
Ringmat Vivacity AR is commercially available now.
ENDS
A concept photograph of a Vivacity AR Panel is available.
Photography of other Ringmat products is also available on request.
About NXT
NXT’s commitment to inventiveness in sound and touch has enabled it
to deliver new technologies already deployed in audio systems, TVs,
PCs and laptops, mobile phones, PA systems, cars, aircraft and in
public buildings and facilities around the world. With its unique
portfolio of patented technologies and unparalleled expertise in the
field of bending wave physics, NXT helps its partners invent, create
and market innovative sound solutions that offer sustainable
differentiation.
NXT is fully listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol NTX) and
has operations in Hong Kong, Japan and the USA as well as the UK.
Further information is available from
www.nxtsound.com.
About Ringmat Developments
Ringmat Developments is at the leading edge of sound technology. It
creates products designed specifically to improve the sound and
picture quality from domestic hi-fi and audio-visual systems, from
the kitchen CD player to the expensive hi-fi or home cinema system
in the lounge. Its philosophy is aimed at bringing the understanding
of sound reproduction out of the dark ages and helping users to
escape that flat and rather uninteresting sound quality produced by
most domestic sound reproduction equipment. The same concepts apply
equally to picture quality in audio-visual systems. Established in
1992, Ringmat Developments’ product range encompasses the
award-winning RINGMAT Support System for vinyl records; the
award-winning STATMAT electrostatic control system for vinyl
records, CDs and DVDs; and a wide selection of complementary
isolating equipment supports, cables and other products designed to
eliminate signal distortion from sound and picture reproduction.
Visit www.ringmat.com for more details.
For further information, contact:
Angela Rogers
Ringmat Developments
Tel:
+44 (0) 1729 823 873
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