As far as I remember, there has never been anything like it in Hifistatement: a loudspeaker system with a sensitivity of 97 decibels, a weight of over 200 kilograms and an amplifier power of 500 watts per speaker for the two twelve-inch woofers in each cabinet: Prepare yourself for a close encounter of the Soundspace Systems Pirol kind.

By the way, the Pirol is the entry-level model into the world of Soundspace Systems. For the first time a loudspeaker of this manufacturer appeared in our trade fair reports about the High End show in 2018, when the only model available at that time was presented: the Aidoni with a sensitivity of more than 100 decibels, an amplification of 1000 watts, a weight of more than 300 kilograms and a price starting at 300.000 euros. Although the Pirol is conceptually and also with regard to the built-in components strongly oriented towards the top model, a pair is already available as from 50,000 euros. But before we go into detail, I would like to briefly introduce Soundspace Systems' developer and owner: Dr. Michael Plessmann. As he acknowledges on record, he built his first pair of speakers almost 50 years ago, at that time just for fun, of course. He studied biophysics and, after completing his doctorate, started his career with the planning, design, construction and operation of biotech plants. Later he worked with a global consultancy firm. And after 25 years of management consulting, he needed to take on a new challenge.

As he puts it, his passion for the world of music made him a nomad in search of the holy grail of hi-fi systems. It was the emotional divergence he experienced when listening to preserved and live music that always bothered him. This was followed by 20 years of trial and error, during which some achievements could certainly be made, but Michael Plessmann still found reproduced music to be somewhat grainy and blurred. Then, incidental rather than intentional, he came across a highly efficient speaker system of  exceptional quality, whose timing he considered to be perfect. As he had just completed his professional career, he went out, inspired by the said speaker system, to create and build the best possible loudspeaker according to his personal taste. He managed to establish a network of technology partners, experts and gifted craftsmen – and Soundspace Systems was born.