Cabinets

At the same time, we want all cabinets to be uniquely attractive, not only because such technological effort and quality deserve to be accompanied by equally exceptional appearance, but also because, more than any other element in a music or film reproduction system, loudspeakers become a part of your lifestyle. Happily, a great deal of the beauty in the appearance of Vienna Acoustics speakers is inherent in a design crafted for perfect sound.

All of our designs feature carefully curved, narrow baffles. They're actually intended to minimise early reflections and edge diffraction, but at the same time they result in cool European design – this timeless and simple elegance is not only easy to integrate into your living room, but Vienna Acoustics speakers are in reality pieces of fine furniture of which you can be proud.

This is achieved by employing true furni¬ture-grade materials and assembly techniques and hand¬ finishing  each cabinet to perfection. As an example, please let us demonstrate to you our exceptional Vienna Acoustics veneer wrapping technique.
 
In reference to veneer: nothing can compare to the naturalness, warmth, and beauty of real wood. There's simply no way to replicate it with the artificial vinyl foils used on most speaker cabinets. Of course, PVC foils are cheap in terms of material; but also in terms of labour, as using this plastic does not require the intensive hand-lacquered finish that we execute in seven individual layers.

Only the high-grade, real wood veneer technique clearly reveals the beauty of the wood – wood is unique, it has a history, it is alive.

We select all of the veneer for Vienna Acoustics speakers ourselves, visiting the various veneer dealers to personally ensure that they have collected only the prescribed, premium veneer-quality specimens for each of  our finishes. For beech, it's the highest-grade quality: "Grade A Extra." For rosewood, in addition to requiring "Grade A Extra," we have a particular specification for the grain and contrast, which limits the usable veneer to 3% to 5% of all available. For ash, which is used for our black speakers, our specification pertains to the exact kind of grain required in connection with our clarity standards, and the deepness of the grain.

Processing the cabinet perfectly is part of cabinet manufacturing. (Please have a look at craftmanship).