Optocore has appointed Tonspur AG as its distributor for Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The partnership was confirmed during the recent ISE Show in Barcelona, and takes effect immediately.

As a long-time distributor of DiGiCo, Tonspur has regularly been in contact with Optocore owing to inter-brand compatibility. ‘It was simply a case of formalising the agreement,’ says Tonspur Head of Marketing & Communications, Samuel Leber.

The Lucerne-based company has a heritage extending over 30 years. Starting out as a recording facility they later took on distribution of many A-list pro audio brands, including Meyer Sound, DiGiCo, Van Damme Cables, Arx, Schoeps, JoeCo and Directout Technologies. Its policy is to sell through third parties and never direct to the end-user.

Tonspur has kept a keen eye on Optocore’s portfolio, ranging from the R-series, which is already well implemented in the DiGiCo Ecosystem, to AutoRouter and Festival Box.

‘I am excited that, after years of gaining positive experience with Optocore as the backbone of DiGiCo systems, we can now offer Optocore’s extensive portfolio to our customers,’ says Tonspur Director, Hansjürg Meier. ‘AutoRouter and Festival Box, in particular, are well proven products which are appreciated by all, and we are happy to be able to offer these in our portfolio.’

‘Our new partner has both experience and expertise, backed up with the knowledge and skill of how to deploy our fibre-optic solutions in the pro audio sector,’ adds Optocore Distribution Sales Manager, Dawid Somló. ‘There is a lot of work to be done and I am looking forward to seeing the results of our joint collaboration.’

Optocore Certification training is an immediate priority for Tonspur and with the arrival of the demo kit the company will be able to introduce the brand to interested clients. There will be further focus on Optocore interfaces during DiGiCo training sessions.