The Netherlands - Alcons Audio is a new Dutch company set up to develop and manufacture professional sound systems for quality-conscious clients in the cinema, installation and touring industry. The company was set up by former Stage Accompany sales and marketing director Tom Back in October. Back comments: "Not satisfied with the products available on the market and the opportunities we had in our previous positions, we left as a team and decided to establish our own company."

Alcons Audio is backed by a group of private investors with Tom Back and senior R&D engineer Philip de Haan owning the majority of shares. The company employs seven people in total, each with 15+ years experience in the different aspects of development, manufacturing and marketing of professional sound systems. "The investors are willing to allow us the time necessary to achieve a good position in the market rather than to aim for rapid success", says Back, managing director of the daily operations. "It's a very big challenge to deserve a place of our own in this extremely competitive market - we can only achieve this by offering better end-user solutions."

"Our focus is to be more than just a speaker systems supplier, but to be an audio solutions provider. This means that our involvement goes beyond the supply of a speaker or amplifier, but stretches as far as ensuring correct installation and end-usage to get the most out of the system" adds Back.

Philip de Haan says: "Our products are designed to provide the most accurate sound reproduction possible, without adding any unwanted colouring or distortion to the original input. It's a way of preserving the artist's creativity."

(Lee Baldock)


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