Stage Accompany
| Pro Audio, Studio and Cinema Manufacturer | |
| Industry | Professional audio |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Ridderkerk, Netherlands |
Key people | Job Rijsdijk Owner, René van der Laan R&D Engineer, Gerard Vermeulen Sales |
| Products | Loudspeakers, amplifiers, signal processing |
| Website | www.StageAccompany.com |
Stage Accompany BV is a Dutch audio electronics company currently owned by Job Rijsdijk. It was founded in 1977 by Ed Wijnker. Their primary products are loudspeakers and associated electronics. Stage Accompany produces audio equipment for the cinema, studio and pro audio market.
History
Stage Accompany was founded in 1977 by Ed Wijnker who was at that time the sound engineer of the Dizzy Mans Band. In the beginning, Stage Accompany manufactured loudspeaker cabinets (the well known "W-Bins" and "slides") and flightcases. Several years later, professional amplifiers and, the world's first programmable parametric equalizer (PPE 2400, followed bij the PPE 2410) were added to the list of equipment manufactured by Stage Accompany. In 1986, demonstrating a dedication to achieve optimal sound reproduction and a desire to ensure the first class quality present in its other products, SA made the decision to begin development and production of its own componentry. Standing at the forefront of its developments is the patented, award winning Ribbon Compact Driver. Integrating this unique mid-range/treble reproducing Ribbon Compact Driver into all of its systems, SA has achieved absolute Hi-Fi quality at unprecedented SPLs.
In a nutshell, Stage Accompany (SA) started manufacturing loudspeaker cabinets in 1977 (the W-bin), following with amplifiers in 1980 (the SA 500); The big "change" came in 1986 with the Blue Box (SA 4525), the first "Ribbon Compact Driver-loaded" product, with more to follow. After that the Champion Series came (1987) as "modular" system (to be transformed into the current "Champ Series"). The Performer system was introduced in 1990 (with PPA 1200 amp).
Basically, all speaker systems before 1986 used JBL components. All cabinets were available in black with or without speakers and in SA blue with speakers only. After 1986, all speakers were/are Stage Accompany.
Examples of applications
- Pathé[1] (Pathé, Paris, France)
- Blue Note Jazz Club[2] (Blue Note Jazz Club, New York, United States).
- Prince (musician)[3] (Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, United States).
References
- ↑ Pathé Stage Accompany, Screen Series
- ↑ Blue Note Jazz Club Stage Accompany, Blue Box (SA 4525), vintage
- ↑ Prince (musician) Stage Accompany, Performer Series