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'''ProAc Limited''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[loudspeaker]] manufacturing company. The company was reportedly founded by [[Stewart Tyler]] in 1979 and registered on 09/05/1988. The brand of ProAc was built on the reputation of his first loudspeaker manufacturing entity, ''Celef Audio Ltd.'', which was reportedly founded in 1973, incorporated on 10/09/1975 and renamed to ''Celef Audio International Limited'' on 10/12/1985. The Celef name is no longer used for marketing, but still appears to remain the legal and financial entity operating the ProAc brand.
'''ProAc Limited''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[loudspeaker]] manufacturing company. The company was reportedly founded by [[Stewart Tyler]] in 1979 and registered on 09/05/1988. The brand of ProAc was built on the reputation of his first loudspeaker manufacturing entity, ''Celef Audio Ltd.'', which was reportedly founded in 1973, incorporated on 10/09/1975 and renamed to ''Celef Audio International Limited'' on 10/12/1985. The Celef name is no longer used for marketing, but still appears to remain the legal and financial entity operating the ProAc brand.


==Reviews==
[https://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/386/index.html ProAc 1SC review] - Stereophile, 5 March 1998
#'''Tablette''' - "a speaker that isn't as neutral as the BBC LS3/5a compact monitor, but that does manage to equal or exceed that venerable design in most respects." - ''Stereophile'' April 11 1984.<ref>{{cite news |title=ProAc Tablette review |url=https://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/0484proac/index.html |accessdate=14 August 2021 |publisher=Stereophile |date=11 April 1984}}</ref>

Their ProAc Response DT8 tower speakers were given a "highly recommended" review in ''What HiFi'' in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=ProAc Response DT8 review |url=https://www.whathifi.com/proac/response-dt8/review |accessdate=24 June 2019 |publisher=What Hi-Fi |date=8 October 2018}}</ref>
#'''Response 1S''' "How sweet the sound" - ''Stereophile'' September 1 1994.<ref>{{cite news |title=ProAc Response 1s review |url=https://www.stereophile.com/content/proac-response-1s-loudspeaker |accessdate=14 August 2021 |publisher=Stereophile |date=1 September 1994}}</ref>
#'''Studio 100''' - "The use of a treble-challenged tube amp is mandatory to hear the Studio 100s at their best." - ''Stereophile'' October 1 1994.<ref>{{cite news |title=ProAc Studio 100 review |url=https://www.stereophile.com/content/proac-studio-100-loudspeaker |accessdate=14 August 2021 |publisher=Stereophile |date=1 October 1994}}</ref>
#'''Response 2.5''' - ""Emotional" Speaker.. playing the "Resurrection" through the 2.5s brings a lump to your throat and a tear to your eye, he's succeeded." - ''Stereophile'' 10 January 1996.<ref>{{cite news |title=ProAc Response D2 review |url=https://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/196proac/index.html |accessdate=14 August 2021 |publisher=Stereophile |date=10 January 1996}}</ref>
#'''Response 3''' - "unequivocally faithful to the music. Go hear them now! If you even consider changing your speakers, I implore you to audition these imported masterpieces from the UK—a truly Class A product in every regard." - ''Stereophile'' 5 September 1991.<ref>{{cite news |title=ProAc Response 3 review |url=https://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/991proac/index.html |accessdate=14 August 2021 |publisher=Stereophile |date=5 September 1991}}</ref>
#'''Response 4''' - "The ProAc Response 4 is a stunning, world-class performer in every regard. It is well deserving of a Class A recommendation and has become a cherished component of my reference system. I recommend that you do whatever it takes to hear this lovely loudspeaker. It deserves to be compared with any speaker at any price." - ''Stereophile'' 1 March 1994.<ref>{{cite news |title=ProAc Response 4 review |url=https://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/394proac/index.html |accessdate=14 August 2021 |publisher=Stereophile |date=1 March 1994}}</ref>
#'''Response 1SC''' - "Small wonders, a well-engineered gem of a speaker." - ''Stereophile'' 5 March 1998.<ref>{{cite news |title=ProAc Response 1sc review |url=https://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/386/index.html |accessdate=14 August 2021 |publisher=Stereophile |date=5 March 1998}}</ref>
#'''Response 3.8''' - "If a loudspeaker can pull me into the music—as the ProAc Response 3.8 did time and again—I know that it's doing a superb job." - ''Stereophile'' 10 January 2000.<ref>{{cite news |title=ProAc Response 3.8 review |url=https://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/297/index.html |accessdate=14 August 2021 |publisher=Stereophile |date=10 January 2000}}</ref>
#'''Future 1''' - "Tactile, transparent, crystalline, and fast without being hard, bright, or analytical, the ProAc Future One fulfills Stuart Tyler's goal of building a loudspeaker with all the desired qualities of electrostatic designs and none of their drawbacks." "that ribbon tweeter had me hearing new stuff in every recording I played. And despite their relatively small size (they're definitely apartment-friendly), the Ones created a big, smooth, detailed, satisfying sound." - ''Stereophile'' 10 October 2000.<ref>{{cite news |title=ProAc Future 1 review |url=https://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/1000proac/index.html |accessdate=14 August 2021 |publisher=Stereophile |date=10 October 2000}}</ref>
#'''Response 2''' - "stunning product that delivers a quality of sound most audiophile speakers only hint at." - ''Stereophile'' 10 September 2005.<ref>{{cite news |title=ProAc Response 2 review |url=https://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/792proac |accessdate=14 August 2021 |publisher=Stereophile |date=10 September 2005}}</ref>
#'''Response D28''' - "open and pleasing, and when you combine its strengths with its lack of any glaring weaknesses, you have another great two-way speaker from Stewart Tyler." - ''Stereophile'' 22 August 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=ProAc Response D28 review |url=https://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/808pro/index.html |accessdate=14 August 2021 |publisher=Stereophile |date=22 August 2008}}</ref>
#'''Response D2''' - "well-engineered loudspeaker from a designer with a long track record of producing good-sounding speakers." - ''Stereophile'' 21 June 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=ProAc Response D2 review |url=https://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/proac_response_d_two_loudspeaker/index.html |accessdate=14 August 2021 |publisher=Stereophile |date=21 June 2010}}</ref>
#'''Response DT8''' - "highly recommended" - ''What HiFi'' in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=ProAc Response DT8 review |url=https://www.whathifi.com/proac/response-dt8/review |accessdate=24 June 2019 |publisher=What Hi-Fi |date=8 October 2018}}</ref>
#'''Response D2R''' - "let me forget the hardware—and life for that matter—and fall deeply into the music. Very highly recommended." -''Stereophile'' 31 March 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=ProAc Response D2R review |url=https://www.stereophile.com/content/proac-response-d2r-loudspeaker |accessdate=14 August 2021 |publisher=Stereophile |date=31 March 2020}}</ref>


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Revision as of 01:56, 14 August 2021

ProAc
Company typePrivate
IndustryConsumer electronics
Founded1979
HeadquartersNorthamptonshire, NN13 7BE, UK
Key people
Stewart Tyler Chairman, Founder
ProductsLoudspeakers
Websitewww.ProAc-Loudspeakers.com

ProAc Limited is a British loudspeaker manufacturing company. The company was reportedly founded by Stewart Tyler in 1979 and registered on 09/05/1988. The brand of ProAc was built on the reputation of his first loudspeaker manufacturing entity, Celef Audio Ltd., which was reportedly founded in 1973, incorporated on 10/09/1975 and renamed to Celef Audio International Limited on 10/12/1985. The Celef name is no longer used for marketing, but still appears to remain the legal and financial entity operating the ProAc brand.

Reviews

  1. Tablette - "a speaker that isn't as neutral as the BBC LS3/5a compact monitor, but that does manage to equal or exceed that venerable design in most respects." - Stereophile April 11 1984.[1]
  2. Response 1S "How sweet the sound" - Stereophile September 1 1994.[2]
  3. Studio 100 - "The use of a treble-challenged tube amp is mandatory to hear the Studio 100s at their best." - Stereophile October 1 1994.[3]
  4. Response 2.5 - ""Emotional" Speaker.. playing the "Resurrection" through the 2.5s brings a lump to your throat and a tear to your eye, he's succeeded." - Stereophile 10 January 1996.[4]
  5. Response 3 - "unequivocally faithful to the music. Go hear them now! If you even consider changing your speakers, I implore you to audition these imported masterpieces from the UK—a truly Class A product in every regard." - Stereophile 5 September 1991.[5]
  6. Response 4 - "The ProAc Response 4 is a stunning, world-class performer in every regard. It is well deserving of a Class A recommendation and has become a cherished component of my reference system. I recommend that you do whatever it takes to hear this lovely loudspeaker. It deserves to be compared with any speaker at any price." - Stereophile 1 March 1994.[6]
  7. Response 1SC - "Small wonders, a well-engineered gem of a speaker." - Stereophile 5 March 1998.[7]
  8. Response 3.8 - "If a loudspeaker can pull me into the music—as the ProAc Response 3.8 did time and again—I know that it's doing a superb job." - Stereophile 10 January 2000.[8]
  9. Future 1 - "Tactile, transparent, crystalline, and fast without being hard, bright, or analytical, the ProAc Future One fulfills Stuart Tyler's goal of building a loudspeaker with all the desired qualities of electrostatic designs and none of their drawbacks." "that ribbon tweeter had me hearing new stuff in every recording I played. And despite their relatively small size (they're definitely apartment-friendly), the Ones created a big, smooth, detailed, satisfying sound." - Stereophile 10 October 2000.[9]
  10. Response 2 - "stunning product that delivers a quality of sound most audiophile speakers only hint at." - Stereophile 10 September 2005.[10]
  11. Response D28 - "open and pleasing, and when you combine its strengths with its lack of any glaring weaknesses, you have another great two-way speaker from Stewart Tyler." - Stereophile 22 August 2008.[11]
  12. Response D2 - "well-engineered loudspeaker from a designer with a long track record of producing good-sounding speakers." - Stereophile 21 June 2010.[12]
  13. Response DT8 - "highly recommended" - What HiFi in 2018.[13]
  14. Response D2R - "let me forget the hardware—and life for that matter—and fall deeply into the music. Very highly recommended." -Stereophile 31 March 2020.[14]

References

  1. ^ "ProAc Tablette review". Stereophile. 11 April 1984. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ "ProAc Response 1s review". Stereophile. 1 September 1994. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ "ProAc Studio 100 review". Stereophile. 1 October 1994. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ProAc Response D2 review". Stereophile. 10 January 1996. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ "ProAc Response 3 review". Stereophile. 5 September 1991. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ^ "ProAc Response 4 review". Stereophile. 1 March 1994. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  7. ^ "ProAc Response 1sc review". Stereophile. 5 March 1998. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  8. ^ "ProAc Response 3.8 review". Stereophile. 10 January 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  9. ^ "ProAc Future 1 review". Stereophile. 10 October 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  10. ^ "ProAc Response 2 review". Stereophile. 10 September 2005. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  11. ^ "ProAc Response D28 review". Stereophile. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  12. ^ "ProAc Response D2 review". Stereophile. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  13. ^ "ProAc Response DT8 review". What Hi-Fi. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  14. ^ "ProAc Response D2R review". Stereophile. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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