March Audio Sointuva AWG Bookshelf Speaker Review by ERIN's Audio Corner

[audioje]

March Audio currently has a "Flash Sale" discount of 15% on all products ($603.03 on the Sointuvas AWG). So US buyers can have the Sointuva shipped for $3,723.36.

Wish I didn't plan a summer getaway...

 

[MacClintock]

Quite impressive measurements, the in-room response and how low they get.

 

[Chrispy]

Curious, why in Erin's review it looks like a dissimilar pair? I didn't dig into it, but seems odd or was that two views of a single speaker?

 

[sweetchaos]

This speaker thread should be closed, IMO, since this speaker is discontinued now. But I digress.

You guys are talking about the new AWG speaker.
That needs to be discussed on it's own thread.
Seeing how there's already a thread for the AWG speaker, let's fix that.

@AdamG
Can you please move the appropriate posts to this thread?

March Audio Sointuva AWG Bookshelf Speaker Review by ERIN's Audio Corner

I'm considering getting a pair of these seeing as they have a sale on at the moment; I quite like this finish. Not sure if I should go for a navy or darker front, or get the natural wood. Matias' Blackwood ones look nice too. Not sure which wood the ones below are using.

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[Guddu]

Curious, why in Erin's review it looks like a dissimilar pair? I didn't dig into it, but seems odd or was that two views of a single speaker?

If you mean the pic on YouTube video, its front on one and back on another.

 

[theREALdotnet]

I am surprised by the low EPDR: 1.5 ohm above 80 Hz, and must be around 1.5-2.0 from 60-80Hz. This is quite low where there is a lot of bass energy from kick drums and bass guitars etc. I am glad I am driving mine with 700W from the NCx500 modules!

Is EPDR even a thing with class D amps?

 

[Penelinfi]

well I believe Erin's suggestion is assuming that you don't have any EQ tools in place, using passives without extensive bass treatment in room pushing it that close to wall will have a huge bass boost, which can make it sound very boomy, Genelec on the other side have great dip switch presets which kind of mitigate the general bass boost trend, so both suggestions makes sense.

Personally I do agree that the March audio AWG is a budget end game speaker, pair it with a RME ADI or mini DSP and it can be so great to use in a normal room with minimal treatment. The only concerns if any is that the early batch connector air seal issue reported in a sample, and that the real wood construction vs wood movement in moisture swing, other than that I really can't think of any, really good job by Alan

If you're worried about timber wood, you can get it in Birch ply.
Many Australian speaker companies give the customer more customisation options, at least up to a point.

 

[YSC]

If you're worried about timber wood, you can get it in Birch ply.
Many Australian speaker companies give the customer more customisation options, at least up to a point.

Yeah, or even MDF, you can see I am just trying to not pick about any issue with it

 

[highender]

It was already up there with the 'best' spins, with or without sub. No surprises.

 

[AdamG]

This speaker thread should be closed, IMO, since this speaker is discontinued now. But I digress.

You guys are talking about the new AWG speaker.
That needs to be discussed on it's own thread.
Seeing how there's already a thread for the AWG speaker, let's fix that.

@AdamG
Can you please move the appropriate posts to this thread?

March Audio Sointuva AWG Bookshelf Speaker Review by ERIN's Audio Corner

I'm considering getting a pair of these seeing as they have a sale on at the moment; I quite like this finish. Not sure if I should go for a navy or darker front, or get the natural wood. Matias' Blackwood ones look nice too. Not sure which wood the ones below are using.

www.audiosciencereview.com

Done. If I missed any please advise. Thanks for your help Sir.

 

[vert]

Those Sointuvas look seriously great.

 

[YSC]

I somehow can't find it anymore, any one have the speaker in plywood and can show a bit on how they looked?

 

[Matias]

I somehow can't find it anymore, any one have the speaker in plywood and can show a bit on how they looked?

Like this maybe?

March Audio Sointuva

More pics from mine assembling and measurements of (very low) distortion.

www.audiosciencereview.com

 

[YSC]

Like this maybe?

March Audio Sointuva

More pics from mine assembling and measurements of (very low) distortion.

www.audiosciencereview.com

I thought that was real wood? just wonder what the finish in plywood would look compared to the real wood, especially in the curved corners

 

[Penelinfi]

Uses previous model woofer. Cabinets would be the same. I guess they could be painted too

 

[Penelinfi]

I noticed that they mention the W version of the driver on the website; previous version used the X version.
Would the lesser coil excursion make much difference in practice ?

Assuming it's not just a typo

 

[YSC]

Uses previous model woofer. Cabinets would be the same. I guess they could be painted too View attachment 351761

These looked quite a lot worse than the real wood ones, the rounding showed the layers just don’t look right. Since nobody have reported wood movement issues yet if I ever buy one I’d likely go for hardwood then

 

[Holmz]

Those Sointuvas look seriously great.

They sound pretty good too.
The bass was surprisingly good, and it is very easy to play them loud as the distortion is low.
And they have a surprisingly “quiet sound” that some good speakers seem to have… where one wants to turn up the volume, but the SPL meter and OSHA are saying “too much”, “stop”, “go back”.

These looked quite a lot worse than the real wood ones, the rounding showed the layers just don’t look right. Since nobody have reported wood movement issues yet if I ever buy one I’d likely go for hardwood then

We have some Aussy woods and while some of it moves during drying, it is pretty stable stuff. Most are considered hardwoods.
I demoed some Blizzard Thermo skis once with a bimetalic arraignment where they would arch up (more camber) more in warmer weather and lay flatter in colder temps.

Aussy wood, and many other hardwoods are stable, and not like green pine. Any humidity movement would be something that a seal would likely tolerate.

I think if the boxes were a lot bigger, and the pieces were thinner, then the chances of it cupping could be higher... but the pieces are thick compared to the length.

 

[Matias]

I also love the texture and veins in mine (Tasmanian Blackwood).

 

[YSC]

They sound pretty good too.
The bass was surprisingly good, and it is very easy to play them loud as the distortion is low.
And they have a surprisingly “quiet sound” that some good speakers seem to have… where one wants to turn up the volume, but the SPL meter and OSHA are saying “too much”, “stop”, “go back”.



We have some Aussy woods and while some of it moves during drying, it is pretty stable stuff. Most are considered hardwoods.
I demoed some Blizzard Thermo skis once with a bimetalic arraignment where they would arch up (more camber) more in warmer weather and lay flatter in colder temps.

Aussy wood, and many other hardwoods are stable, and not like green pine. Any humidity movement would be something that a seal would likely tolerate.

I think if the boxes were a lot bigger, and the pieces were thinner, then the chances of it cupping could be higher... but the pieces are thick compared to the length.

yea, I was like observing for any potential complains about wood separation, but seems it's all fine, will definitely go for one when funds and space is available