I didn't see much, if any discussion about it, so let me open a thread about the just released Cabasse Rialto.
This is a next-gen speaker from the historic French manufacturer, basically a compact 3-ways, DSP-powered active bookshelf, with wireless and streaming features. Their look is very minimalistic, but after seeing them IRL, I have to admit I like the industrial design. Icing on the cake being its volume knob, sitting on top of one speaker, and surrounding a circular IPS screen. You can control the Rialto either with this, or with remote or dedicated app. Guys from Cabasse told me than they use their own streaming ecosystem (already introduced by the Pearl series, along with their new Abyss amp/streamer). Support for Roon Ready is planned with the release, which I believe to be... right now.
I did personally give them a listen at PAVS 2022 earlier in November. Subjectively, I found them to sound very good. First surprise was the soundstage that felt big and wide, not what I'm used to hear out of most coaxial designs. Overall signature seemed mostly balanced and smooth, with decent low end extension and good abilities to go loud without distort:
What about pricing? When they were announced at PAVS, MSRP was expected to be 2700€, but I now see them listed everywhere at 2990€ VAT included... Which puts them between KEF LS50 Wireless II and Buchardt A500.
Manufacturer's specs
Stereo system
Max volume 121 dB peak stereo (uh...)
Frequency range 30 – 27 000 Hz
Speakers drivers: 13 cm BCI coaxial midrange x 2
17 cm HELD woofer x 2
Amplification per speaker
Treble: 300 W RMS / 600 W peak
Midrange : 300 W RMS / 600 W peak
Bass : 450 W RMS / 900 W peak (that's a bit much)
Amplification performance
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise : THD+N = 0,005% – (1W, 4Ohm)
Saturation: 0
Background Noise 0 dB at 50m (-15,5 dB SPL at 3m)
Connectivity
Ethernet – Wi-Fi – Bluetooth – Optical SPDIF – Analog RCA – USB – TV jack
Port link to connect the 2 speakers optically in case of low internet speed
Audio formats
Supported formats MP3 – AAC -WMA – AIFF – FLAC – ALAC – Ogg- Vorbis – DSD 64/128 – WMA lossless
Automatic Calibration
DAC 768 kHz / 32 bits
High-resolution Multiroom
Music streaming services
Tidal Qobuz Deezer Spotify Napster
Dimensions: 26 x 20,6 x 23,9 cm
Weight : 19.5 kg (for the pair, I guess)
This is a next-gen speaker from the historic French manufacturer, basically a compact 3-ways, DSP-powered active bookshelf, with wireless and streaming features. Their look is very minimalistic, but after seeing them IRL, I have to admit I like the industrial design. Icing on the cake being its volume knob, sitting on top of one speaker, and surrounding a circular IPS screen. You can control the Rialto either with this, or with remote or dedicated app. Guys from Cabasse told me than they use their own streaming ecosystem (already introduced by the Pearl series, along with their new Abyss amp/streamer). Support for Roon Ready is planned with the release, which I believe to be... right now.
I did personally give them a listen at PAVS 2022 earlier in November. Subjectively, I found them to sound very good. First surprise was the soundstage that felt big and wide, not what I'm used to hear out of most coaxial designs. Overall signature seemed mostly balanced and smooth, with decent low end extension and good abilities to go loud without distort:
What about pricing? When they were announced at PAVS, MSRP was expected to be 2700€, but I now see them listed everywhere at 2990€ VAT included... Which puts them between KEF LS50 Wireless II and Buchardt A500.
Manufacturer's specs
Stereo system
Max volume 121 dB peak stereo (uh...)
Frequency range 30 – 27 000 Hz
Speakers drivers: 13 cm BCI coaxial midrange x 2
17 cm HELD woofer x 2
Amplification per speaker
Treble: 300 W RMS / 600 W peak
Midrange : 300 W RMS / 600 W peak
Bass : 450 W RMS / 900 W peak (that's a bit much)
Amplification performance
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise : THD+N = 0,005% – (1W, 4Ohm)
Saturation: 0
Background Noise 0 dB at 50m (-15,5 dB SPL at 3m)
Connectivity
Ethernet – Wi-Fi – Bluetooth – Optical SPDIF – Analog RCA – USB – TV jack
Port link to connect the 2 speakers optically in case of low internet speed
Audio formats
Supported formats MP3 – AAC -WMA – AIFF – FLAC – ALAC – Ogg- Vorbis – DSD 64/128 – WMA lossless
Automatic Calibration
DAC 768 kHz / 32 bits
High-resolution Multiroom
Music streaming services
Tidal Qobuz Deezer Spotify Napster
Dimensions: 26 x 20,6 x 23,9 cm
Weight : 19.5 kg (for the pair, I guess)
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