On Camera

Worth the Listen

Thomas sits down with Jay to break down what’s behind Arendal — the R&D, the value, and what these speakers actually sound like.

“Oh, you weren’t lying. They are very good.“

— Jay, first impressions

On the Engineering

“We went down to the ground and redesigned everything from ground up.” — Thomas Gunvaldsen

“We listen to everything for like a year, testing back and forth and fine-tuning all the small things.” — Thomas Gunvaldsen

“Lithium magnesium has the clarity in the top end… and at the lower end you have better damping.” — Thomas, on the tweeter

“We killed like 20 to 30 dB of output in this region by adding these holes in the port.” — Thomas, on port tuning

“The amount of R&D and detail that goes into your design is flagship-level.” — Jay

“I’m rocking the 1528s in my setup right now.” — Jay

“It brings high-end sound at a price that is reachable.“

— Jay