Hallograph

About the Hallograph

The Shakti Hallograph is the result of over 10 years of research into the speaker/room interface, designed to reduce the audibility of chaotic reflections from room walls that interfere with direct speaker sound. It consists of two arrays placed behind each speaker near the back wall corners, made with exotic hardwoods and featuring staggered activated panels on elegant bases. The Hallograph contours frequency, amplitude, and time coefficients of early reflections, producing a stunning increase in realism, more realistic stage depth, width, and height, and a warmer musical tonality without loss of clarity or detail. It allows state-of-the-art electronics and speakers to be fully realized. Each array is adjustable to optimize performance for different rooms and speaker systems. The activated panels generate musically complementary reflective energy that overshadows typical room distortions such as muddy bass, overbright presentation, and blurred soundstage. Ambient details of original recording sites are revealed with exquisite clarity. The Hallograph is easy to set up with floor stands and has been endorsed by mastering engineer Steve Hoffman. It is considered a major upgrade accessory that can transform the listening experience by peeling away a layer of acoustic glaze, resulting in a fresher, more lifelike soundstage and improved imaging, bass control, and detail retrieval. The arrays are constructed from multiple types of dense hardwoods with proprietary design features including hollow tines filled with secret materials to modify reflections. The Hallograph acts as a combination reflector and diffuser, effectively decoupling the primary speaker from the room's acoustic effects by dominating the earliest reflections perceived by the listener.