posted May 28, 2008 07:00 AM
Having studied ancient Latin and Greek in school, my litterary background would push me to think that it's indeed a marketing name made up of etymological references. Latin "visio" for seeing, and greek "akoustikos" for hearing. Good name for a sound projector...
(I hear there was another, less popular theory: namely that the word was put together from "Visa" as in Visa credit cards and "custic," though that theory never managed to explain the meaning of "custic.")
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posted May 28, 2008 11:21 AM
Jean-Marc
Thank you for your helpful answer. (And Jan.)
I took delivery of my new Braun Visacustic 1000 Stereo today. It's just been taken out of its box and I will need to thoroughly read the instruction book first.
If you have Jurgen's BIG BOOK you can see it on pages 64 and 65.
I will in due course give a report on this latest item in my collection. I just love projectors, it's the smell, the whirring of the mech, and they are such a joy to behold.
I also have two video projectors (Sanyo & Hitachi), but neither give me the "buzz" that "proper" projectors do.
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posted May 28, 2008 01:56 PM
Maurice: Despite the vacuous comments,the Braun Visacustic was a highly regarded peice of kit.Its sound reproduction was outstanding and once serviced,will give any Elmo a run for its money.
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posted May 28, 2008 05:32 PM
Yes, these projectors are outstanding. When fitted with the Schneider 1.1 lens, the picture is superb! Mine didn't come in original box; wouldn't mind seeing a picture of the box Maurice.