“These are some big daddies for the bookshelf speaker category—I mean, 8-inch driver, almost 22-inch tall cabinet.”
“Arendal does not play games when it comes to build quality.”
“This is a speaker that likes volume. Oh my goodness.”
“The Arendal 1528 fixes bad recordings—it actually makes them sound better. That’s very rare.”
“It’s a neutral affair—signal in, signal out, with as much clarity as possible.”
“Bass you could feel in your chest—it felt like a pair of small subwoofers were connected.”
“If you’re the type of person that generally finds bookshelf speakers sound small, the 1528 doesn’t have that problem.”
“This speaker can take 500 watts of power—it’s designed to get loud.”
“I was getting pretty good extension down to about 27 Hz in my room from a bookshelf speaker—that’s kind of crazy.”
“The treble is neutral, highly refined, and detailed. Midrange is expansive, neutral, and resolves well even with poor recordings.”
“Shockingly, I found the speaker to be very flexible with room placement.”
“This is definitely a subwoofer-optional speaker.”
“The Arendal 1528 would trick many people into thinking they were listening to a fairly large and fairly expensive tower speaker.”
“This is a fantastic choice for anyone who can accommodate a large pair of bookshelf speakers but not a subwoofer.”
“There’s no scenario where anyone says, ‘Oh, it didn’t get loud enough.’”
