SICOMIN “ and the secret of vibration energy

The fact that placement and mechanical coupling of hi-fi components have an influence on sound quality is widely known today. This was not always the case. In the middle of the 80‘s we got an offer for a component base which was supposed to drastically improve the sound of electronic components. On the one hand we were sceptical, on the other hand curious. So we had the developer, Mr. Mezadourian, demonstrate the platform.

The platform, a carbon fiber – aramid composite, surprised and convinced us at once, although at first we had no technical explanation for the audible effect.
The, for the time, outstanding results immediately showed us the importance of component placement for the sound quality of a system. It not only convinced Uwe Kirbach, who paid tribute to the Sicomin disc in the legendary HIFI-Exklusiv magazine, it also persuaded many music enthusiasts who helped the platform become a huge commercial success.
As a result, we performed our own research with a variety of materials. We learned that the intrinsic resonance of the base affects the device resonance and therefore the sound of the component.
The technical explanation can be found in electromagnetic coupling or induction between the individual components, which vibrate to the characteristic frequencies of the base. An electrical image of the mechanical vibrations is therefore induced in the signal.
We discovered that we could optimize the audible results by forming the right relationship between absorbing and discharging vibration energy with the least possible energy storage. Energy storage and delayed energy output for the most part occurs with large mass, which is why we at Sicomin rely on low mass. With its finely tuned sandwich construction, Sicomin demonstrates a perfect ratio of mass to rigidity, along with a high level of internal damping.
The Sicomin concept has been further developed over the years and today there is a wide range of Sicomin products for a variety of applications in an audio or video system which we would like to present in more detail here.

Sicomin DampClamp Vinyl clamp:

The DampClamp is a vinyl disc clamp developed by Audioplan, because all metal clamps known to us have the drawback of producing colourations. The DampClamp is fully free of metal and improves the sound of almost all drives. The low mass has no negative effect on the turntable bearing, in contrast to heavy metal weights. The damping of pick-up resonance is made in the label area of the record. The DampClamp works optimally with low contact pressure. It can be attached with one hand, has a diameter of 65 mm and height of 12 mm. It weighs only 37 grams.