After establishing the business that bears his name in Vancouver in 1984, Brock Adamson led his company on a journey to become one of the most widely recognised loudspeaker manufacturers worldwide. Holding patents in everything from chamber design and transducer architecture to innovative rigging systems and cabinet configurations, the company is celebrating 40 years of business.
Emphasising greener development, Adamson develops nearly all its components, from transducers and cabinets to onboard electronics itself. “The ability to control the entire process, from design through production, is essential to ensuring that every individual component delivers optimal performance and durability,” explained Adamson. “Keeping manufacturing in-house also allows us to better manage production schedules. It’s honestly one of the best decisions we’ve made.”
Industry-defining products include the MH225, the Metrix and SpekTrix lines, the Y-Axis line array, the SD-21 21”, Kevlar cone driver from the T21 line-arrayable subwoofer, and the Energia E15 and E12 line arrays.
As the company moves into the future it aims to move forward toward integrated solutions and digital systems, with the company showing its dedication to this through the recent acquisition of BeSpline and Brain Modular, which has added software and DSP expertise to the Adamson engineering team.
The first products to emerge from a more expansive focus on connectivity include the VGt Line Array System and the FletcherMachine – an immersive audio rendering engine.
The first offering in Adamson’s new Vergence Group, VGt, is a large-format line array system that debuts the patent-pending M140 MF compression driver; a revolutionary surround-free design that enables unfettered pistonic movement to push resonant frequency well outside the audible range. Onboard Class D amplification, redundant and daisy-chainable Milan AVB, DSP, and a versatile LF section that allows users to select from cardioid, hypercardioid and omnidirectional dispersion combine aimed to establish VGt as a leap in loudspeaker evolution.
The Adamson FletcherMachine V2, is an advanced audio rendering processor that combines simple operation with efficient and spatial optimisation tools. The FletcherMachine can be used in almost any loudspeaker environment, from simple to complex.
“We are motivated by a deep passion for innovation and an unwavering commitment to engineering and manufacturing excellence,” commented Adamson.
“This anniversary we celebrate our past while embracing an important period of evolution for our company. Adamson’s future lies in the power of digital technology to propel system performance, control, and versatility to entirely new levels.”
