2.2 setup against one of the longer walls, slightly off-center Speakers sit directly on top of the subs. Roughly 3m apart. The distance from the MLP to either speaker is about 3.5m.
WHAT WAS YOUR GOAL WHEN LOOKING FOR NEW SPEAKERS AND SUBWOOFERS?
I was looking for a 2.2 speaker/subwoofer setup.
After I had done my research, these were the reasons to go with Arendal Sound:
exclusively positive & raving feedback from AS owners
60 days trial period with 0 risk (no return cost)
positive reviews
89db sensitivity of 1723 monitor speakers
WHERE DID YOU HEAR ABOUT US?
I first read about Arendal Sound in early 2023, when I was starting to investigate subwoofers for my new stereo setup. After reading various posts on various HiFi forums, like Audio Science Review, Stereophile, and Hifi.de, reviews with real measurements, it became clear to me that Arendal has probably the best cost/performance ratio.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE ARENDAL SOUND?
1: The onboard PEQs on the 1723 subwoofers + manageability via the app. 2: 60-day audition period, with no risk of having to pay return fees. 3: Stellar reviews on ASR, hifitest.de, hifi.de, audioholics, …. 4: Performance during testing made it clear after just a few days that they were not going back.
YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE PRODUCTS?
Simply the best money I ever spent on audio equipment. It just works and sounds so good. Besides, the build quality is excellent. “Looks” are subjective, I like them and my wife does too.
WHAT ELSE DOES YOUR SYSTEM CONSIST OF?
Source: WiiM Pro Streamer (mostly Tidal but also local files)
DAC: MiniDSP Flex balanced (also used as PreAmp and for DRC)
2 Subwoofers: Arendal 1723 1S
PowerAmp: Audiophonics LPA-S500NC or Topping LA90
2 Speakers: Arendal 1723 THX Monitor
How happy are you with Arendal Sound products?
I’m extremely happy, I wouldn’t want to miss them.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO MENTION
I do use digital room correction via the miniDSP unit. Basic settings below 200Hz are done using REW. DIRAC on top is the icing on the cake. I would not go without it anymore. But, even with DRC turned off, the speakers sound great. My previous, MUCH more expensive “audiophile type” speakers sound good with DRC as well, but they play a lot worse w/o DRC.
