Arendal 1961 Bookshelf review (by Erin)

[MarkWinston]

Quick question, what do numbers like 1961 and 1723 denote?

 

[abdo123]

Excellent small bookshelf with regards to it's output. The f3 does seem a lot higher than the specifications suggest.
Eyeballing the graph, it seems f3 is 100hz, while Arendal specifies an f3 of 75 hz. That's just incorrect.
What's your take on this @hardisj?

Good catch, the company's measurements show a box tuning that is different than Erin's measurements.

The company's measurements indicate a Q=0.707 tuning at 75Hz (roughly).

Now I want to be clear that I think the company got things messed up not Erin, don't want to start another 'Erin measurements bad' discussion when that's not what I'm insinuating.

 

[Doctors11]

Quick question, what do numbers like 1961 and 1723 denote?

They're important historic dates for Norway.

 

[restorer-john]

They're important historic dates for Norway

Tell us more.

1961 in Norway - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Xmech team]

What's your opinion on how this compares to the Emotiva B1+?

 

[MarkWinston]

They're important historic dates for Norway.

Now that is something very interesting. Was always wondering what those numbers meant. Anything about those dates?

 

[restorer-john]

I remember

Now that is something very interesting. Anything about those dates?

I remember drinking a lot of Heineken, lying on the carpet in my exit row seat area, on the flight back from Heathrow to Syd via HK, where I met a gorgeous Norwegian girl who happened to be coming to holiday in the place where I lived. The best 14 hour flight ever.

 

[MarkWinston]

where I met a gorgeous Norwegian girl

Who happened to be a wife of a viking. You know you dead.....

 

[Honken]

Now that is something very interesting. Was always wondering what those numbers meant. Anything about those dates?

Perhaps it has ties to the town rather than the country? Look for 1723 on this page for example:

Arendal (town) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[MarkWinston]

Perhaps it has ties to the town rather than the country? Look for 1723 on this page for example:

Arendal (town) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Interesting read. I suddenly feel like Kratos, which has no relation to Norway in anyway, besides the game. Lol!

 

[Scgorg]

Perhaps it has ties to the town rather than the country? Look for 1723 on this page for example:

Arendal (town) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

This is precisely it. The 1723 name refers to the proper founding of the town, so to speak.
1961 refers to the year a bridge was built from Arendal to Tromøya, which was very welcome among the citizens.

 

[sigbergaudio]

The numbers of their series are historical dates from the area where these speakers originated.

1723 is when the town of Arendal was given a status of being a market town (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_town)
1961 is when a nearby island (Tromøy) got a proper connetion (bridge) to the mainland. At the time it was one of the longest suspension bridges in existence (400 metres).

 

[Doctors11]

This is precisely it. The 1723 name refers to the proper founding of the town, so to speak.
1961 refers to the year a bridge was built from Arendal to Tromøya, which was very welcome among the citizens.

Thanks...beat me to it!

 

[Doctors11]

I remember


I remember drinking a lot of Heineken, lying on the carpet in my exit row seat area, on the flight back from Heathrow to Syd via HK, where I met a gorgeous Norwegian girl who happened to be coming to holiday in the place where I lived. The best 14 hour flight ever.

Was that in 1961?

 

[MarkWinston]

Norway, and Scandinavia as a whole, is a must visit place before I die. Beautiful, just beautiful.

 

[restorer-john]

Norway, and Scandinavia as a whole, is a must visit place before I die. Beautiful, just beautiful.

Screw dying. Go there now!

 

[Matias]

Very nice little speakers, killer for a passive desktop setup with a Topping E50 + PA5 for example.

 

[JayGilb]

The numbers of their series are historical dates from the area where these speakers originated.

1723 is when the town of Arendal was given a status of being a market town (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_town)
1961 is when a nearby island (Tromøy) got a proper connetion (bridge) to the mainland. At the time it was one of the longest suspension bridges in existence (400 metres).

Some rockin' historical markers in that town.

 

[PatentLawyer]

Very nice little speakers, killer for a passive desktop setup with a Topping E50 + PA5 for example.

What’s the consensus on waveguides and near field listening?

 

[thebabyparrot]

Based on measurements these are Revel killers with proper EQ.