The Arendal Sound 1610 Tower 8 ranks #17 out of 71 total Large Size Floorstanding Speakers for sound quality. See Top Recommended Speakers By Attribute for all the top speaker suggestions.
Brand: Arendal
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#17 Arendal Sound 1610 Tower 8: $7,600/pair Arendal Sound eBay
Pros: Arendal’s flagship passive tower, a 5-driver 3-way design with a dedicated carbon-cone midrange in its own sealed sub-enclosure and triple 8” aluminum woofers, measuring a -3dB extension point of 42.8Hz (manufacturer measurement); Erin’s Audio Corner independently measured F3 at 41Hz and F10 at 27Hz, with sensitivity of about 88dB at 2.83V/1m. Listening-window smoothness of 0.687 is strong for a tower this size. Erin’s Audio Corner also measured about plus or minus 60 degrees of horizontal dispersion, a wide-but-focused soundstage the reviewer specifically liked, plus a roughly 2-3dB mid-bass bump around 80Hz that adds real punch and weight to kick drum and low male vocals versus flatter competitors, and lower multi-tone distortion in the higher frequencies than two similarly priced coaxial rivals tested alongside it.
Cons: At 45.4kg each and nearly 4 feet tall, it’s a serious room commitment, and sound-power smoothness (0.378) is more middling than the on-axis figures suggest. Directivity-index standard deviation of 3.69, on the higher side, and a -0.22dB per octave downward tilt both point to a moderately dark tonal character, and predicted in-room smoothness (0.45) is only middling. Erin’s Audio Corner found the same 80Hz mid-bass bump pulls the F3 higher than a flatter tuning would, so bass appears to roll off more sharply below that point, and content under about 40Hz will need a subwoofer. Because it’s a 3-way design with a vertical gap between the tweeter and midrange, there’s a lobing null around 3kHz that causes an audible suck-out just below the tweeter’s axis, worth noting for home theater rows with more than one seating height. A dip through the upper mid-range to lower treble crossover softens the bite of brass and other transient-heavy instruments compared to a flatter response.
How it compares: Just above it: Revel F228Be - $600 cheaper, 0.2Hz lower bass extension (-3dB). Just below it: TAD Evolution 2 - $12395 more, 2.5Hz lower bass extension (-3dB).
| Bass Extension (-10dB) | 27Hz (measured, Erin's Audio Corner) |
|---|---|
| Bass Extension (-3dB) | 41Hz (measured, Erin's Audio Corner); 42.8Hz (manufacturer measurement) |
| Country | Norway (designed); manufactured overseas |
| Dimensions | 115.0H x 26.5W x 45.0D cm (119.8cm tall with feet) |
| Drivers | 28mm Al-Mg dome tweeter, 5" carbon-cone midrange (sealed sub-enclosure), 3x 8" aluminum-cone woofers |
| Enclosure | 3-way, ported (optional sealed configuration) |
| Impedance | 4 ohms nominal |
| Sensitivity | 89.5dB @ 2.83V/1m (manufacturer); 88dB @ 2.83V/1m (measured, Erin's Audio Corner) |
| Weight | 100 lbs / 45.37 kg (100 lbs) each |
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