Hello Music Lovers,

My name is Clint Steyn. I’m an audio designer, manufacturer, and a lifelong music enthusiast.

My background began in professional audio. From a young age I worked alongside my father, who specialised in achieving high-quality sound for large live music events. I quickly noticed a frustrating gap: the live sound we worked so hard to create rarely translated when those same recordings were played back at home. That experience stayed with me and eventually led me to apply everything I had learned in professional audio to the design of high-performance products for home listening. That decision became the foundation of Angel Acoustics.

My Journey into Music

My interest in electronics started early. I spent hours dismantling and repairing discarded appliances, driven by curiosity about how things worked. My father noticed this interest and brought me into his live sound work when I was fifteen. I was immediately drawn to the mixers, equalisers, amplifiers, microphones and speaker systems, and fascinated by how carefully everything had to be set up to fill a venue with clear, balanced sound.

Every venue presented different acoustic challenges, and I became absorbed in finding practical solutions. I studied audio theory in my spare time, watched my father’s methods closely, and before long I was able to set up systems independently. The satisfaction of helping create enjoyable live musical experiences confirmed that I wanted a career in audio.

After school I joined a professional audio company that specialised in speaker design and manufacture. The first three years were essentially an apprenticeship covering design, prototyping, manufacturing, testing and final evaluation. Over time I developed a solid understanding of the complete process of bringing a loudspeaker from concept to market. Although I was keen to start my own audio company, my father wisely suggested that a qualification in finance would be valuable both for running a business and as a practical alternative career path.

After a number of years working primarily in finance (while remaining closely involved with audio), I decided the time was right to establish my own audio company. Angel Acoustics was founded with a clear focus: to design high-performance audio products without unnecessary compromise, using quality materials, careful engineering and thorough testing.

Transcendence™ Interconnect Cables

Our goal with the Transcendence™ XLR and RCA interconnect range was straightforward: to create transparent, neutral and detailed cables.

The design process started from first principles. We examined existing approaches, but placed greater weight on feedback from musicians, concert-goers, audiophiles and experienced listeners. Recurring themes emerged about what worked well and what fell short. We also consulted an electronics engineer and a radio-frequency engineer to develop a robust shielding system that addressed real-world issues, including grounding and AES48 compatibility.

Particular attention was given to protecting low-level signals, such as those from turntable cartridges, as well as outputs from analog / digital sources, phono amps, DACs and preamplifiers. Factors that can degrade a signal — including EMI, RFI, conductor impurities, dielectric behaviour, geometry, microphony and connector quality — were all considered during development.

The final design uses a carefully selected hybrid blend of OCC 6N copper, pure silver, gold, graphene and other materials, combined with optimised geometry, high-quality insulation and well-engineered connectors. Multiple prototypes were built and refined through extensive listening sessions. The result is a cable that aims for neutrality, resolution and natural tonal balance.

Looking Ahead

After five years of development, production has now begun on our new foil speaker cables. These use pure copper and pure silver foil conductors that undergo specialised heat and cryogenic treatment. They can be configured for standard or bi-wired speakers, and for stereo or monoblock amplifier setups. A range of termination and aesthetic options will be available, and the cables are supplied with custom cable riser stands.

In addition, our new open-baffle three-way loudspeaker, named Oblivion, has entered production and is scheduled for release in the coming months. Design Right protection has been secured for this model.

Angel Acoustics — Engineered for clarity and control.

Warm regards,

Clint Steyn

Founder, Angel Acoustics