But now that looks set to change. "We've been searching constantly for the right partnership and t&m have been sufficiently flexible to allow us design input - which means that products, such as the t&m8 Pro, will be based around our customers needs."
Ward is also reassured by the long relationship his company has enjoyed with German distributor Trius GmbH, whose managing director, Hubert Dierselhuis, is also one of the principals behind t&m Systems. Fuzion's brief to the t&m engineers had been for a range of matched products, combining acoustic fidelity, flexibility and economic sense. All systems are manufactured to ISO9002 standards.
Complementing the SA and SA Pro series of amplifiers are the t&m8, t&m 102 and t&m 122 full-range loudspeakers, t&m 212 and t&m 215 subs and t&m SC system controller. Stylish looking and smooth sounding, they also come with practical mounting accessories to make them installer-friendly.
Also available in Standard and Line versions, it is the t&m8 Pro full-range, passive two-way system that is exclusive to Fuzion. The standard t&m8 is equipped with an 8" LF driver and an HF compression driver mounted on a polyethylene CD-horn, with a dispersion of 120° x 90°. However, the 8-ohm only Pro version features uprated components and a different horn configuration - and is more suited to real foreground applications. Furthermore, this unit boasts a 100° x 50° horn arrangement, but has no handle, top-hat or rubber feet fitted.
The new agreement was finalized in Frankfurt during this month's ProLight&Sound exhibition, and Fuzion is already shipping with effect from 1 April.
(Lee Baldock)
