The MCR system – Multiples-Channel amplification of Reverberation – is one of the oldest systems in the market of acoustical enhancement methods. The original system was developed by N.V. Franssen in the 1960s and further developed by S.H. de Koning during the 1980’s. It has since been used in numerous concert halls, opera houses and multipurpose halls all over the world.
The basis is that a MCR system subtly amplifies the existing reverberant field in a concert hall in a precise, controllable way. This key feature distinguishes it from competing systems, because the use of the hall’s own reverberant sound field creates a unique, natural sound. In a 2005 comparative test of three different reverberation systems by the world-renowned acoustic consultants Peutz the XLNT MCR system was praised as the most natural sounding solution.
