Ambassador Phillip

HOW IS YOUR ROOM SET UP?

Living room is 16 x 20 with a vaulted cathedral ceiling running the long way and a solid brick wall on the end where the fireplace resides. TV/Audio setup is one long side wall with couch listening position approx. 11ft from tower positions.

WHAT WAS YOUR GOAL WHEN LOOKING FOR NEW SPEAKERS AND SUBWOOFERS?

I had a multi-channel tower, center, speaker setup with Dayton Audio speakers and a Pioneer powered sub configuration yet wanted to reduce the footprint and get rid of the powered sub for something that had more depth, range, clarity, and dynamics.

WHERE DID YOU HEAR ABOUT US?

Research in the Emotiva forums and YouTube.

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE ARENDAL SOUND?

Wanting a Porsche on a Volkswagen budget, it was the value of the towers and sonic capabilities that grabbed my attention to give them a go. I have yet to be displeased in the towers.

YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE PRODUCTS?

Initially I was skeptic of the towers due to my own naive rush to just get them plugged in. After doing some tuning and adding more power to my setup, they really came to life, especially after break-in. The wide sound stage, clarity, and punch they can provide even in low moderate levels still gives me goosebumps with some songs.

The most notable surprise is the amount of power handling the towers can handle, albeit properly tuned and crossover’s defined. I’ve noticed that the towers can go very loud and still not sound harsh.

WHAT ELSE DOES YOUR SYSTEM CONSIST OF?

• Processor / AVR: Emotiva MR1
• Amplifier: Tonewinnner 2500 Pro
• Source devices: Wiim Pro; Rega p1 turntable (planned, sold previous Technics)
• Other: Gishelli labs DAC with Burson v7 vivid op amps
• Future upgrades: change to a smaller processor, run dual Tone winner power amps for more tower headroom, add Rega p1 turntable, sound treatments for the walls, and a rug for the listening area

HOW HAPPY ARE YOU WITH ARENDAL SOUND PRODUCTS?

And I quote: “The Arendal 1723 THX towers have continually given me, and family, goosebumps re-listening to song after song.” The emotion that the towers can bring to the listening experience has been phenomenal.

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