Stereophile: Aperion's Intimus 533-T Towers

Direct-marketer Aperion Audio was demonstrating its new $750/pair 533-T tower loudspeaker, built around two 5.25" mid/bass drivers and a 1" silk-dome tweeter. Aperion's cabinets employ 1" MDF and internal bracing, so they're extremely rigid. Aperion not only offers 30-day in-home auditions, but they pay return shipping if you choose not to buy—and they even offer a one year trade-up policy that refunds 100% of the cost of a speaker if you buy a better speaker from them.

Of course, none of that is interesting if the speakers aren't good and I thought the 533-Ts were very good. Paired with an $899 Outlaw 1070 receiver, the 533-Ts really sang, delivering Alison Krauss without any vocal etchiness and Steely Dan's "Babylon Sisters" with real rock authority. Who says high-end has to be high-cost?

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Posted Tue Jun 6, 2006, 5:20 AM — By Bob Holo

Wes, Thank you very much for your wonderful feedback. It is always a pleasure to get a chance to show you what new creations we�ve been working on at Aperion Audio. Our intention in creating the 533T was to give the listening community a speaker with the footprint and vocal qualities of a mini monitor but with the muscle of a full sized monitor. Our design team, particularly veteran speaker designer Ken Humphries, really stepped up and delivered. From the design of the woofers to the countless hours of listening and voicing I couldn�t be happier with their effort or the result they achieved. The 533T, along with our other new product this year, the new top-of-the-line 634VAC center channel, round out the Aperion Intimus product line and help us get our creative juices flowing on future projects to bring you even more surprises next year. Again, thanks very much. Bob Holo, Product Marketing Manager, AperionAudio.com

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