Fun worth of the weight The heaviest model of Norwegian Arendal's speaker lineup, 1723 Tower THX, is full about audial fun worth of every kilogram of it's mass. Even though it looks quite an ogre, deep down it's surprisingly eloquent speaker. Keeping this in mind, the model's price tag of 3 000 euros doesn't seem [...]
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - STEREO+ PLAYFUL AND THRILLING By Håvard Holmedal, Stereo+ (Read original review in Norwegian here). It appears that Arendal is in a good trend. The subwoofer still stands very good in the market, and their 1723 series have been installed in many hi-fi systems and home theaters both in Norway and internationally. Now, however, it [...]
"1723 Tower S THX seems like its made to play loud and powerful, nevertheless it shows itself to be a refined loudspeaker with great detailing, and it’s midbass and heavy deep bass makes it one of really few full-range loudspeakers you can buy for under 30.000,- NOK (3.000 EUR). The loudspeaker plays almost all the [...]
TWIN TOWERS HiFi Test Highlight 6/2017 (Original PDF can be downloaded here) “Arendal means nothing to me“. This is what many readers will think when they hear or read the name of this manufacturer. As journalists, we already had a first encounter with this Norwegian brand and were absolutely impressed by everything we could read and hear [...]
"The Arendal 1723 Towers from Norway are really full-grown floorstanders with a massive appearance and 50kg live weight. The manufacturer arranged four big woofers on the 50mm-thick baffle for a deep, dynamic sound. A waveguide tweeter with a 28mm soft dome is responsible for a crystal clear treble reproduction. Three bass-reflex openings on the back [...]
THE TWIN TOWERS OF ARENDAL The South of Norway take responsibility! Now that Patos is history, and only niche products are to be found among Norwegian speaker manufacturers, the stage is set for Arendal. And in that city the twin towers are still standing! Jan Ove Lassesen in the Arendal based company L-Sound is prime [...]
BIG ENTERTAINMENT FROM ARENDAL Original pdf can be dowloaded here. There has been a lot of buzz surrounding Arendal Sound lately and that is how it should be when a new Norwegian producer sees the light of day. The new Tower speakers from Arendal are big entertainers, with capital letters. These are in fact, seriously [...]