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== Unternehmensprofil ==
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== Company profile ==
  
1974 gegründeter Lautsprecherhersteller. Seit 2003 wird unter diesem Namen auch HiFi-Elektronik produziert. Die heutige Firma Arcus steht nicht mehr in Verbindung mit der damaligen Firma.
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Loudspeaker manufacturer founded in 1973. Since 2003, hi-fi electronics are also produced under this name. Today's company Arcus Elektroakustik is no longer connected with the former company.
  
Ursprünglich hatten sich die "Macher" der Firma Arcus - eine kleine Firma, die zunächst in einer Etagenwohnung in der Düsseldorfer Strasse in Berlin produzierte - vorgenommen, hochwertigste Lautsprecher bezahlbar anzubieten. Klaus Heinz und Holger Fehsenfeld waren die Gründer der Fa. ARCUS. Klaus Heinz, dessen Vater der Nobelpreisträger Ernst Ruska ist, hatte als Vorbild die amerikanischen Lautsprecher, die in den 70er Jahren die HiFi Szene beherrschten. Schon nach kurzer Zeit begann ein kometenhafter Aufstieg und die Produkte wurden in fast jedem Segment Referenz bei den HiFi Zeitschriften. Die Produktion wurde bald in den Süden Berlins verlagert und dort wurde dann auf zwei Etagen am Teltower Damm produziert.  
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Originally, the "makers" of Arcus Elektroakustik - a small company that initially produced in a one-floor apartment in Düsseldorfer Strasse in Berlin - set out to offer the highest quality loudspeakers at an affordable price.  
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Klaus Heinz, Holger Fehsenfeld and Heiner Basil Martion, who left Arcus in 1976, were the founders of ARCUS. Klaus Heinz, whose father is the Nobel Prize winner Ernst Ruska, was inspired by the American loudspeakers that dominated the hi-fi scene in the 1970s. After a short time, a meteoric rise began and the products became references in almost every segment of HiFi magazines. The production was soon moved to the south of Berlin to produce hi-fi speakers on two floors at Teltower Damm 283.  
  
ARCUS wollte expandieren und so kam es zu einer Zusammenarbeit mit der Fa. GRUNDIG. ARCUS produzierte in Berlin die neu geschaffene GRUNDIG-Lautsprecherlinie FineArts. Damit begannen die Schwierigkeiten für das Unternehmen. Nach diesem "Abenteuer" arbeitete ARCUS mit der Fa. Lautsprecher Teufel zusammen und baute die von Peter Tschimmel entwickelten Lautsprecher ArtLine 1, 2 und 3. Diese Lautsprecher basierten auf einem genialen Formkonzept von Le Corbusier (Rote und blaue Reihe), und sind in der unten aufgeführten Produktauflistung leider nicht enthalten.
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ARCUS wanted to expand and so it came to a cooperation with the company GRUNDIG. Arcus Elektroakustik produced the newly created GRUNDIG loudspeaker line FineArts in Berlin. This was the beginning of the difficulties for the company. After this "adventure" ARCUS cooperated with the company Lautsprecher Teufel and built the loudspeakers ArtLine 1, 2 and 3 developed by Peter Tschimmel. These loudspeakers were based on an ingenious design concept by Le Corbusier (Red and Blue Series), and are unfortunately not included in the product listing below.
Nach dem Ausscheiden von Holger Fehsenfeld ( heute Font Shop AG ) wurde ein Manager aus dem Produktionsegment Video Cassetten angeheuert der mehr Quantität statt Philosophie und Qualität prioisierte. Damit begann der Niedergang der Fa. ARCUS in bezug auf Produktion von hochwertigen HiFi Lautsprechern, und endete im Konkurs.
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After Holger Fehsenfeld (today Font Shop AG) left the company, a manager from the video cassette production segment was hired who prioritized quantity instead of philosophy and quality. This was the beginning of the decline of ARCUS in the production of high quality HiFi loudspeakers, and it ended in bankruptcy.
Klaus Heinz gründete danach die Fa. A.R.E.S. und verfolgte dort seine bereits bei ARCUS entwickleten Aktiv Lautsprecher zusammen mit dem Heil Airmotion Transformer. Der Fa. A.R.E.S. war jedoch auch keine Nachhaltigkeit beschieden und wurde von der Firma [[Elac]] aufgekauft. Später wurde die Marke A.R.E.S in die Marke [[Elac]] integriert. Deren JET-Hochtöner haben ihren Ursprung im AMT der A.R.E.S-Lautsprecher.
 
  
Die Boxen von ARCUS sind heute noch unter Kennern sehr begehrt - wenn auch bei der breiten Masse relativ unbekannt sind. Mitbegründer Klaus Heinz, entwickelt heute wieder bei [[ADAM|ADAM Audio]] namhafte Schallwandler die speziell im Studio-Bereich als Massstab zu bezeichnen sind. Aus der ursprünglichen ARCUS Crew gingen zumindest zwei weitere Persönlichkeiten hervor die den "Virus" weitertragen. Rüdiger Abel der heute "Absolute Audio" entwickelt und vertreibt, und Marco Holzapfel der seit über 30 Jahren mit Klaus Heinz zusammen arbeitet, heute u.a. seine Schallwandler verkauft, in Berlin einen Hifi Shop, "System Reference", betreibt und als "Accuphase-Papst" in der Szene bekannt ist.
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Klaus Heinz founded the company A.R.E.S. and pursued there his active loudspeakers already developed at ARCUS together with the Heil Airmotion Transformer. However, the company A.R.E.S. was also not sustainable and was bought by the company Elac. Later the A.R.E.S. brand was integrated into the Elac brand. Their JET tweeters have their origin in the AMT of the A.R.E.S speakers.
  
== Produkte ==
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ARCUS loudspeakers are still highly sought after by connoisseurs today - even if they are relatively unknown to the masses. Co-founder Klaus Heinz, developed ADAM Audio renowned sound transducers that are especially in the studio area as a benchmark to be called.
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From the original ARCUS crew at least one more personality emerged to carry on the "virus". Marco Holzapfel, who has been working with Klaus Heinz ( HEDD Heinz Electrodynamic Designs ) http://www.hedd.audio/en/ since 1978 ( Arcus Elektroakustik ), runs a HiFi and High End Shop https://www.system-reference.de in Berlin and is known as an Accuphase specialist in the scene.
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== Products ==
 
* [[Arcus CD-Player|CD-Player]]
 
* [[Arcus CD-Player|CD-Player]]
 
* [[Arcus DVD-Player|DVD-Player]]
 
* [[Arcus DVD-Player|DVD-Player]]
* [[Arcus Endstufen|Endstufen]]
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* [[Arcus Power Amplifier|Power Amplifier]]
* [[Arcus Lautsprecher|Lautsprecher]]
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* [[Arcus Loudspeaker|Loudspeaker]]
* [[Arcus Plattenspieler|Plattenspieler]]
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* [[Arcus Record Player|Disc Player]]
* [[Arcus Plattenspielervorverstärker|Plattenspielervorverstärker]]
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* [[Arcus Record Player Preamplifier|Record Player Preamplifier]]
 
* [[Arcus Subwoofer|Subwoofer]]
 
* [[Arcus Subwoofer|Subwoofer]]
 
* [[Arcus Tuner|Tuner]]
 
* [[Arcus Tuner|Tuner]]
* [[Arcus Vollverstärker|Vollverstärker]]
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* [[Arcus Integrated Amplifier|Power Amplifier]]
* [[Arcus Vorverstärker|Vorverstärker]]
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* [[Arcus Preamplifier|Preamplifier]]
  
== Weblinks ==
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== Web links ==
* [http://www.arcus-audio.com/ Homepage, deutsch und englisch]
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* [[http://www.arcus-audio.com/ Homepage, German and English]]
  
[[Kategorie:Hersteller|Arcus]]
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[[Category:Manufacturer|Arcus]]
 
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Latest revision as of 10:14, 17 October 2018

Company profile[edit]

Loudspeaker manufacturer founded in 1973. Since 2003, hi-fi electronics are also produced under this name. Today's company Arcus Elektroakustik is no longer connected with the former company.

Originally, the "makers" of Arcus Elektroakustik - a small company that initially produced in a one-floor apartment in Düsseldorfer Strasse in Berlin - set out to offer the highest quality loudspeakers at an affordable price. Klaus Heinz, Holger Fehsenfeld and Heiner Basil Martion, who left Arcus in 1976, were the founders of ARCUS. Klaus Heinz, whose father is the Nobel Prize winner Ernst Ruska, was inspired by the American loudspeakers that dominated the hi-fi scene in the 1970s. After a short time, a meteoric rise began and the products became references in almost every segment of HiFi magazines. The production was soon moved to the south of Berlin to produce hi-fi speakers on two floors at Teltower Damm 283.

ARCUS wanted to expand and so it came to a cooperation with the company GRUNDIG. Arcus Elektroakustik produced the newly created GRUNDIG loudspeaker line FineArts in Berlin. This was the beginning of the difficulties for the company. After this "adventure" ARCUS cooperated with the company Lautsprecher Teufel and built the loudspeakers ArtLine 1, 2 and 3 developed by Peter Tschimmel. These loudspeakers were based on an ingenious design concept by Le Corbusier (Red and Blue Series), and are unfortunately not included in the product listing below. After Holger Fehsenfeld (today Font Shop AG) left the company, a manager from the video cassette production segment was hired who prioritized quantity instead of philosophy and quality. This was the beginning of the decline of ARCUS in the production of high quality HiFi loudspeakers, and it ended in bankruptcy.

Klaus Heinz founded the company A.R.E.S. and pursued there his active loudspeakers already developed at ARCUS together with the Heil Airmotion Transformer. However, the company A.R.E.S. was also not sustainable and was bought by the company Elac. Later the A.R.E.S. brand was integrated into the Elac brand. Their JET tweeters have their origin in the AMT of the A.R.E.S speakers.

ARCUS loudspeakers are still highly sought after by connoisseurs today - even if they are relatively unknown to the masses. Co-founder Klaus Heinz, developed ADAM Audio renowned sound transducers that are especially in the studio area as a benchmark to be called.

From the original ARCUS crew at least one more personality emerged to carry on the "virus". Marco Holzapfel, who has been working with Klaus Heinz ( HEDD Heinz Electrodynamic Designs ) http://www.hedd.audio/en/ since 1978 ( Arcus Elektroakustik ), runs a HiFi and High End Shop https://www.system-reference.de in Berlin and is known as an Accuphase specialist in the scene.

Products[edit]

Web links[edit]