Arendal Sound Speakers Owner’s thread

[Golfx]

I would like them to succeed and test well. It is nice to have quality brands which you can recommend to family and friends who are looking for nicer sound systems.

 

[Trell]

Crossover frequencies are 420Hz/2.8kHz on all 1528 speakers.

Thanks for the reply!

I think that the author of the article should add this information.

 

[Bobby Bass]

Good to finally see them released although the website lists delivery as the end of December or early January. The monitors are the way I would go since they are so big and heavy. $4500 US is more than I‘d want to spend especially since I’m set with my 1723 towers that cost me $1K less. The tweeter design is interesting. Looking forward to James’ review.

 

[gene]

 

[highfigh]

Poor James Larson! Please tell me you aren't hauling those things up your ladder?!?!? I was once a Safety Mishap Investigator for the Navy and measuring those towers has "mishap" written all over it! (But I mean if you DO measure them, we won't judge how and thank you for your dedication!)

Two words- 'Fork Lift'.

 

[Nondemo01]

Thanks for this Gene! I've been trying to explain to some "purely objectivists/absolutists" on forums for why you can't judge a speaker using just ONE measurement. I, like you, got tired of seemingly one anechoic frequency response being the "proof" to their "poor design" arguments or worse, many stating it's false advertising for a "full-range" speaker. Just do the math for piston area and you can see that these have more than capable bass drivers. I don't listen to measurements, I use measurements to make a decision. Psychoacoustics is also a science and it takes BOTH good electrical/mechanical engineering and solid understanding of psychoacoustics to design a great audio product. My $.02 anyway. Cheers and thanks Gene!