Perlisten A Series

[Robert-Hifi]

Perlisten is coming out with the A Series, they're positioned below the current R and S Series lineup.
Models include the A4t and A3t floorstanders, A3m monitor and A2s (surround/height).

Exact pricing is unknown at this point.

Some key highlights:
- A newly developed waveguide paired with a 38mm Teteron composite dome tweeter
- Proprietary 215mm carbon fiber woofers
- A refined acoustic design approach, tailored for flexibility and room integration
- All R&D involves full Klippel documentation

This link is for the PDF with the specs of each model with some measurements.

https://www.perlistenaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Perlisten-A-series-presentation-2025.pdf

 

[Curvature]

@pierre spinorama plots included in the PDF.

 

[sceptical1]

The A3M looks very nice. 111db above 100hz, -6db at 41hz and great for LCR. Only question is the price.

 

[Matt_Holland]

The tweeter doesn't look 38mm wide in the images, but that could just be a matter or proportions. The info in each product specific section of the PDF states 35mm.

Reading through the information, a few things I note:
I expected a low crossover point due to large mid-bass and large tweeter, but it looks like it's closer to 1.8-2KHz going by the impedance and directivity data.
Good horizontal directivity
Vertical directivity increases with the MTM designs before the tweeter takes over.
The tower models have a de-tuned bass reflex design, particularly the 2.5-way model.

Will be interesting to see what the price points will be.

 

[Robert-Hifi]

Pricing (each) in Germany:

Perlisten A4t: 3.495 Euro
Perlisten A3t: 2.495 Euro
Perlisten A3m: 1.495 Euro
Perlisten A2s: 995 Euro

 

[Matias]

Marketing talk about the A series.

 

[Matt_Holland]

Marketing talk about the A series.

Thanks for sharing but 1:43 in and I’m bored out of my brains.

 

[ckernel8]

I will say the Klippel data is EXTREMELY refreshing and all speaker manufacturers that want to be taken seriously should follow suit.

 

[MarkS]

Here's the data without the marketing BS:

https://www.perlistenaudio.com/press_downloads/a3m

Change a3m to a4t, a3t, a2s for the other models.

 

[ckernel8]

Here's the data without the marketing BS:

https://www.perlistenaudio.com/press_downloads/a3m

Change a3m to a4t, a3t, a2s for the other models.

"Without the marketing BS". I'm willing to grant them a little marketing BS if they back it up with the measurements they've provided. No other manufacturer outside of the professional space offers that level of detail that I'm aware of.

 

[Purité Audio]

AsciLAB do,
Keith

 

[ckernel8]

AsciLAB do,
Keith

Big fan of Ascilab, but let's not pretend that they're competitors. Ascilab is an awesome tiny, niche speaker maker that has 3 models of compact bookshelf speakers. Perlisten is overpriced, but probably 50x larger as a business serving essentially every domestic (i.e. non professional) audio category out there.

 

[Matias]

Big fan of Ascilab, but let's not pretend that they're competitors. Ascilab is an awesome tiny, niche speaker maker that has 3 models of compact bookshelf speakers. Perlisten is overpriced, but probably 50x larger as a business serving essentially every domestic (i.e. non professional) audio category out there.

You should check their roadmap of releases, and soon you will see how much their line is expanding, including active tower speakers, all with the same SOTA measurements.

https://www.puriteaudio.co.uk/_files/ugd/5cac3a_dd3effcb0da34b038138cf5597f37d25.pdf

"Without the marketing BS". I'm willing to grant them a little marketing BS if they back it up with the measurements they've provided. No other manufacturer outside of the professional space offers that level of detail that I'm aware of.

Ascend also provides detailed spins.

Ascend Acoustics

Ascend Acoustics- Award-winning audiophile loudspeakers and subwoofers for home theater and music, factory-direct. Rythmik subwoofers now available.

www.ascendacoustics.com

 

[Purité Audio]

Yes … Perlisten were founded nine years ago, AsciLAB nine months ago.
Keith

 

[GS430man]

Ascendo (Germany) publishes detailed speaker specifications. They even use a recognized 3rd party audio lab for much of the testing.

 

[Matias]

Ascendo (Germany) publishes detailed speaker specifications. They even use a recognized 3rd party audio lab for much of the testing.

As did Australian brand March Audio with the Sointuva AWG sending it to measure at Warkwyn in the US.

Update to Sointuva WG Speaker

We are about to release an update to our award winning Sointuva WG speaker. In the new Sointuva AWG We have updated the paper Purifi driver to the aluminium variant, made some crossover tweaks and updates to the cabinet bracing. So I just wanted to share some of the Klippel test results...

forum.marchaudio.com

 

[MarkS]

KEF white papers have detailed measurements.

 

[ckernel8]

KEF white papers have detailed measurements.

Why don't they just put them on the product pages then?

 

[ckernel8]

As did Australian brand March Audio with the Sointuva AWG sending it to measure at Warkwyn in the US.

Update to Sointuva WG Speaker

We are about to release an update to our award winning Sointuva WG speaker. In the new Sointuva AWG We have updated the paper Purifi driver to the aluminium variant, made some crossover tweaks and updates to the cabinet bracing. So I just wanted to share some of the Klippel test results...

forum.marchaudio.com

Come on Matias...a forum post 2 years ago on one product? Just the CEA-2034 too, no polar plots, no contour plots or anything.

 

[ckernel8]

If you guys are trying to convince me that spins are commonly provided by speaker manufacturers, you're doing an extremely poor job. It's ok to give a larger brand props for providing these measurements...it moves the industry in the right direction.