Design & Build Quality
“Most speakers force you to design around them, but the Arendal 1528 Slim 8s flip that around.”
“This is a high-end speaker you can fit anywhere and it still sounds incredible.”
“These are definitely more than half the thickness of those [typical bookshelf] speakers.”
“In terms of build quality, I wouldn’t expect anything different from Arendal. They build really good products.”
“That waveguide and that baffle too… it really does give it a really sleek, modern look.”
“These are not like your usual bookshelves. They’re actually kind of heavy… about 50 lbs.”
Sound Quality
“This is a really crisp tweeter. The mid-ranges are actually kind of lifelike.”
“You can hear the mids really, really well… the bass was great.”
“These speakers do sound really really good. They’re very accurate.”
“They sounded like very good, high quality bookshelves… very comparable to a lot of the ones that we’ve done on this channel.”
“Even with the slim form factor, I wouldn’t have been able to tell a difference.”
“They get lost in the sound stage, which is awesome.”
Placement & Usage Tips
“You put them close to the wall or even wall mount them… that’s where you’re going to get the bass.”
“You don’t want to have them pushed out into the room because you’re going to lose that bass.”
“Even away from the wall, I never lost the tweeter or the midrange — which is really unique about these speakers.”
Versatility
“This is the reason why the 1528 Slim 8 can be the most versatile speaker you can buy.”
“You can use them in every scenario that you can possibly think of.”
“I tried them in stereo, nearfield, center channel, front wides, surrounds… they sounded great in all cases.”
“Compared to the other surrounds that you have, these are way better.”
“If you’re looking for surrounds to replace maybe some older surrounds that you have, I think these would be it.”
Final Impressions
“Honestly, they sound great. I definitely would recommend them.”
“Anybody would be happy with these speakers.”
“This would be your next step solution… a turnkey solution to any type of home theater configuration.”
“For someone who’s very minimalistic… these would be perfect.”
