10^th ANNIVERSARY ANSUZ DARKZ D2W RESONANCE CONTROL

Ansuz Acoustics celebrates its 10-year anniversary with new Anniversary Ansuz Darkz D2W resonance control.

ANSUZ ACOUSTICS

10 years ago, Ansuz Acoustics was founded by Lars Kristensen and Michael Børresen. After more than twenty years in the audio cable business, Lars had actually vowed at the time never to enter the cable business again. But when Michael presented Lars with his ideas for audio cables, he was absolutely thrilled with the idea. A short time later, they began developing the necessary production equipment, and eventually, Ansuz Acoustics was born.

They founded Ansuz out of a desire to produce cables that would make the music sound much more natural and authentic. Both Michael and Lars felt that conventional cables when connected to an audio system did not let all the music through and compressed the sound. Through testing and thorough research, they found that induction, poor mechanical stability, and unwanted noise were a big part of the problem. The goal, therefore, was to develop cables and other audio devices that would improve resonance control, reduce unwanted noise, and decrease inductance.

Michael and Lars

NORDIC MYTHOLOGY

The word Ansuz comes from Nordic mythology and is originally one of Odin’s runes, meaning wisdom. For Ansuz Acoustics, the meaning of the word wisdom implies the knowledge one possesses, but also the curiosity and quest to gain new knowledge and thereby become even wiser.

DANISH HIFI

Over 100 years ago, Dane Peter L. Jensen built one of the world’s first loudspeakers, laying the foundation for decades of Denmark being leaders in sound and audio. Since then, Denmark has had a proud tradition of producing quality audio and HiFi equipment. This is based on years of experience that has led to a great wealth of knowledge in the field of design and production of audio equipment in Denmark.

ANSUZ, AAVIK AND BØRRESEN

The basic idea, philosophy and vision of Ansuz are the same today as they were 10 years ago, and it is exactly the same motivation, philosophy and vision that inspire their sister companies Aavik and Børresen.

“The basic idea of Ansuz, from the beginning to where we are today, is the same. But the small details that matter are much clearer to us” says Michael Børresen.

Anniversary Ansuz Darkz D2W

AUDIO GROUP DENMARK

As of 2019, Ansuz Acoustics has established its new headquarters in Aalborg, Denmark, together with Aavik Acoustics and Børresen Acoustics. This is also where their production facilities, R&D department, test labs and business administration are located. Ansuz has several audio showrooms on the site, where they present and demonstrate products to customers, partners and HiFi enthusiasts from the region and around the world. At the end of 2020, Audio Group Denmark was established as the umbrella company for Ansuz-, Aavik- and Børresen Acoustics to strengthen all three brands.

ANNIVERSARY ANSUZ DARKZ D2W LIMITED EDITION

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Ansuz, the Danish brand has developed a limited edition of a special Ansuz Darkz. The Darkz is one of Ansuz’s absolute best-selling audio products and represents the essence of Ansuz’s product development philosophy in terms of resonance control.

THREE DISCS

The Ansuz Darkz consists of three discs. Each of the top two discs floats on three balls for handling and absorption of sound vibrations. Ansuz says that Darkz absorb vibrations that are not directly related to the signal path.

TUNGSTEN BALLS

The three discs of the Darkz are acoustically optimized with a coating of zirconium and tungsten, followed by an exclusive layer of zirconium nitride. Finally, the interlayer balls are made of tungsten, a premium material in terms of stability and resonance control. These tungsten interlayer balls are normally only used in the top-of-the-line Darkz model, the Ansuz Darkz Z2 Signature.

ZIRCONIUM NITRIDE

The discs of the Anniversary Darkz are further acoustically optimized by the Ansuz anniversary coating. This coating is applied to the discs in a Hi-PIMS (High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering) machine to create the finest and most uniform layer of zirconium and tungsten, followed by a layer of zirconium nitride.

This limited edition Anniversary Darkz includes both an exclusive selection of materials not yet used in the current Darkz variants, as well as a unique look that visually sets this Darkz apart from the other variants.

ANSUZ DARKZ D2W LIMITED EDITION PRICE

Recommended Retail Price: 800$ and 640€

HiFi Pig Says: A very happy tenth anniversary to Ansuz!