We were deeply impressed with Arendal’s physically massive 1528 series over a number of reviews. They showed what Arendal could do when much less constrained by pricing versus the 1723 and 1961 series, and that is really saying something since those series looked and felt a lot more expensive than they really were. They were loudspeaker bargains, and even though the 1528 speakers were considerably more expensive, they are still a whole lot of speaker for the money (both literally and figuratively). However, this leaves a big gap in Arendal’s lineup between the 1723 series and the 1528 series. Arendal’s new 1610 series attempts to fill in this gap. It is priced at a reasonable spacing between the two speaker lines, but it really resembles the 1528 in design and styling. It looks to me like a 1528 made much more affordable. That would be a very good thing indeed, providing that it can give much of what the 1528s are capable of without sacrificing a whole lot - but is that the case? That is the question we will try to answer in today’s review of the 1610 Bookshelf 8 standmount loudspeaker. READ: Areandal Sound 1610 Bookshelf 8 Review
