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At first glance, the tweeter waveguide reminded me of the Neumann tweeter waveguide. 
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Arendal 1528 high end speakers
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IMO, it looks like designer made tower8, than engineers pressed it down to make the monitors.
The towers looks exceptional with quality parts.
XO point between midrange and woofer is bit high for my taste (I prefer numbers below 300hz), but for large rooms its better for high SPL handling maybe.
Center speaker with four 8"s? That's just amazing.
Home theater with those 8"s and some DOS 14" would be absolute killer...
I would literally die for it, if I wasn't living in an apartment.
Not so good, especially for that pricing …
https://www.hifitest.de/test/lautsprecher-stereo/arendal-1528-monitor-8-23559
https://www.hifitest.de/test/lautsprecher-stereo/arendal-1528-monitor-8-23559
I didn’t even read the subjective review, only looked at the measurements. Meh. But, agree they aren’t terrible.
Ah! There are some measurements hidden far away in the image slider
.The midrange looks a bit rough, otherwise fairly okay. But these measurements are in-room, so I wouldn’t draw too many conclusions from it. It possibly shows some strange off-axis anomalies if I compare to some of the other speakers measured there. All in all, not super conclusive.
Long live amplified active monitors
Need to get a pair over to Amir and/or Erin!Ah! There are some measurements hidden far away in the image slider
The midrange looks a bit rough, otherwise fairly okay. But these measurements are in-room, so I wouldn’t draw too many conclusions from it. It possibly shows some strange off-axis anomalies if I compare to some of the other speakers measured there. All in all, not super conclusive.
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I always liked Arendal, but the absurd amount of marketing talk with such questionable measurements on hifitest make me really question this lineup...
Pricey! Guess it goes with they new mantra
1528 Series - The Saga Continues
You wanted a bigger center speaker – we created the largest on the market. You asked for a thin, shallow-depth design for flexible placement – we heard you. You desired full-range sound…arendalsound.com
Looks pretty cool
“A GAME-CHANGER IN HIGH-END AUDIO.”
Ouch I guess they now are just another pricey brand! Selling direct their profit margins must be very good! Especially since they are made in China
After giving it some more thought, the mega center could be very problematic to tilt as no stand or screw-in rubber feet are included in design. While I have done it with 25 kg center, that might not work with this one.
To the extent you need tilting, you will need to give it some serious thought. Not having that provided out of the box is a bit odd and might be a blind spot for some installations. Honestly, a serious design fault IMO and unless resolved unlikely this will come to my HT despite my desire to pursue the hunt for the greater center speaker.
Near-field installation will need a tilt if display is installed properly at eye level hitting close to half height of display. Given the limited size of flat screens (even at 115” now), near field installation will be preferred to achieve visual immersion. Someone at Arendal should have thought better through practical installation issues.
For such a large center with 4x8” the extension is also what makes you wonder where the size of cabinet and drivers was utilised as advantage. We obviously don’t have the measurements so there could be a good story explaining why and what.
To the extent you need tilting, you will need to give it some serious thought. Not having that provided out of the box is a bit odd and might be a blind spot for some installations. Honestly, a serious design fault IMO and unless resolved unlikely this will come to my HT despite my desire to pursue the hunt for the greater center speaker.
Near-field installation will need a tilt if display is installed properly at eye level hitting close to half height of display. Given the limited size of flat screens (even at 115” now), near field installation will be preferred to achieve visual immersion. Someone at Arendal should have thought better through practical installation issues.
For such a large center with 4x8” the extension is also what makes you wonder where the size of cabinet and drivers was utilised as advantage. We obviously don’t have the measurements so there could be a good story explaining why and what.
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If they were active they were would have been more attractive
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Well, to me it looks like the designer got the last word and put that circle around the two drivers.
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I just checked the web, and they are taking an intelligent approach, at least as to the slims, which are IMO the most interesting in the line by far (says the Gem2 owner…). They will sell a pair, a trio, or full immersive sets.
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What do you think these speakers are competing against? Are these Revel Performa3's?
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I don't know about other speakers that cost this much or higher, but arent these speakers just to heavy to adjust or place?
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Audio Science Review. There is a science to Psychoacoustics which is the branch of psychophysics involving the scientific study of the perception of sound by the human auditory system. To base everything on ONE in-room response measurement and proclaim a speaker line as "meh" is why most people instantly disregard this site and the great work done here. Arendal speakers have been measured by Erin, James Larson, and Amir and were found to be very good. How about we wait to proclaim how something sounds until we can get both objective anechoic measurements AND subjective perceptions on sound quality. Jeez. P.S. EVERYTHING is made in China.
