Michael Bevilacqua (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} time3) wrote,@ 2007-05-20 00:49:00 |
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Aperion Audio’s Intimus 532-LR Bookshelf Speakers
Originally published at Bevilacqua.us.
When my friend Mike first pointed me at the Aperion line up speakers, my initial thought was “This is too good to be true. There is no such thing as audiophile quality speakers for hundreds less than the average.” I started the research, checking out reviews online mostly. What sold me was the 30 day in home audition period with shipping taken care of.
So, after checking out a few other brands including Outlaw, Klipsch and Axiom I decided to give a pair of Aperion’s Intimus 532-LR’s a try. The purpose they will serve will be the replacement speakers for living room’s electrostatic speakers destroyed by our kitten. I want to suspended these from the ceiling in the corners using modular ceiling mount hardware. This is the area where we do our reading and relaxing in front of the fireplace so these speakers should be able reproduce ambient and space music flawlessly. I know this doesn’t sound demanding to the average person. The fact is some of my audio tracks can produce an insane amount of resonance. With the simplicity of ambient and space music I also tend to hear all of the noise generated in poor reproduction.
These speakers performed flawlessly throughout my sound tests.
I first started out with CDs of Crown Invisible II - a full spectrum, tight snare and deep bass ambient track. Then it was onto Patrick O’Hearns Trust album with Terry Bozzio’s Turkish drum mastery and Patrick’s breathy synth and bass work. Epic through and through-out. Next was the deep, window shaking resonance of Steve Roach and Vidna Obmana’s The Graceful Sky from their Cavern Of Sirens album. Not one shake throughout the entire track. Such perfection. And finally, the ever demanding Vidna Obmana track Crossing the Trail from the self-titled album. This track utilizes clay pot drums and many overlays. A track to test the entire spectrum of bandwidth and instrumentation. All passed with flying colors.
And after mounting the speakers, I celebrated by playing Armin Van Buuren’s A State Of Trance while I showered and readied for the Steve Roach Gathering.
I highly recommend Aperion Audio.
