The chief designer of the company Dietrich Brakemeier has an incredibly deep understanding of sound and analog reproduction, and he has almost four decades of audiophile experience. This has resulted in the company moving forward to produce possibly some of the finest audio equipment available on the planet. Some of these include:

• AXIOM 12” reference tonearm
• AQUILAR 10” reference tonearm
• SMARTractor Alignment Tool

German producers are known for their structural attitudes, their ability for hard work, and their levels of precision and effectiveness. Interestingly, the products that Acoustical Systems have created are not lacking in any of these qualities whatsoever either. Acoustical Systems works in partnership with several specialised companies which include those in the industries of: cnc-tooling/milling, jewel-anodizing, and also fine-mechanics. Acoustical Systems has won awards for Product of the Year 2014 (Tone Audio Magazine), image hifi Award 2016 (For SMARTractor), and the 2019 Rocky Mountain International Hifi Press Awards for Set-up Aids and Tools (For SMARTractor). These are just a few of the many awards that Acoustical Systems has achieved since its conception. We stock both the AXIOM 12” reference tonearm, as well as the AQUILAR 10” reference tonearm. These designs are high-end, and Acoustical Systems goes to an extreme length to guarantee precision and achieve a finite design with an impeccable standard of finish. Many audiophiles regard these as the very best possible tonearms currently available on the market. We also stock the well-reputed alignment tool SMARTractor, also regarded by many audiophiles as the most precise, effective, and advanced alignment tool on the planet.

The very beginnings of Acoustical Systems were born in the year 1998. Back then, the company only consisted of two individuals who were then supplying up to thousands of vintage (NOS) audio tubes to enthusiasts across the globe each year. Skip to 6 years later, and the company had moved forward to design ‘full assault sound-systems’ on their own. They also continued to work with several audiophiles to help them with their individual needs and requirements, this included creating bespoke systems and personalized equipment.

Acoustical Systems very quickly built up a name for themselves within the community. Seemingly, year upon year, Acoustical Systems continued to expand on the services, products, and designs.

By 2009, they had designed an (SDP) – Special Decoupled Platter for turntables, and since its creation, there has been a global demand for it.

Serious Audiophiles know exactly how special and desired SDPs are, and Acoustical Systems claim that every turntable can benefit from its use. It was originally designed for use with the Micro Seiki Skeleton Turntables in 2009, but has been continually upgraded in-house since then.

Since 2010 and onwards, Acoustical Systems has moved towards concentrating on the design and manufacturing process of high-end analog front-end.

Whilst their focus now is mainly on alignment tools and tonearms, they also have an extensive range of cutting-edge audiophile equipment and they continue to design turntables of the highest quality too. All of Acoustical Systems’ products are designed, created, and manufactured in Germany.

The recent Introdction of the Asteller Turntable has taken the audio world by storm. The essence of 33 years turntable design and evolution in the APOLYT finds it’s cumulation in an all-new turntable concept.

The task was to transfer the relevant and unique design features of the extremely large and heavy APOLYT into a considerably more compact and feasible format – without losing even the tiniest aspect of the all-alone sonic level provided.

All the design features and inventions which defined the unique apogee level of the APOLYT’s sonic performance have now been incorporated in a much more compact and positively matured new design.

The A*STELLAR is literally the design result of “the road of excess leading to the palace of wisdom …..”