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Aperion Audio hits one other home run with its innovative Aperion Aris powerful one-piece speaker. The well-designed bodily unit is heavy and loud, and the sound quality is impressive. If you’ve been looking for a premium plug-in speaker that works either with an audio cable or Bluetooth wireless connection, stop looking and begin listening to Aperion Aris.
Aperion Aris is just not battery powered, there isn’t a distant management unit, and no wi-fi audio capability is built-in. You’ll need to plug Aperion Aris into an AC outlet. With the optional and modestly priced Avantree Roxa Bluetooth Music Receiver, your audio source may be anywhere within an enormous range of Aperion Aris and perform at high quality using iOS or other device’s Bluetooth signal.
With the included conventional mini audio plug or the Roxa AC powered adapter connecting Aperion Aris to an audio player, playback is easy. 3 very different speaker equalization modes are built-in: natural, bass boost, and enhanced stereo. The latter is robust and muscular, and would be the most popular.
Switching between them is done by pressing a special button on top of the unit. Enhanced stereo is indicated by the dot on the right, when taking a look at Aperion Aris from the front. Because they’re presets, non-audiophiles will learn to live with and love one or two or all 3, and demanding listeners will probably be tweaking their source device equalizer settings for optimum efficiency.
Aperion Aris is easy to set up and use, and it appears elegant. A clever wire stand permits speaker placement at 3 completely different angles, providing for up, down, or flat positioning on a shelf, table, desk, ground, or anywhere horizontal.
Volume up and down is adjusted buy pressing one or the other plus or minus button on the top front of the chassis. Three red glowing LEDs each have 8 intensities to correspond to how loud or soft is the playback. Bluetooth users will set a maximum high level, and adjust their iOS or other gear’s volume for optimum enjoyment and family harmony. At full volume, stand back, way back! You will be able to fill a small stadium with music.
Aperion Aris has 4 driven audiophile-quality speakers, 2 excellent passive sound radiators, and 100 watts of massive sound. The re’s a mute button. Aperion’s claim of a “huge and correct soundstage in an elegant form factor” is an accurate description.
Aperion Aris: Verdict
Don’t spend to much on Aperion Aris if you will use it in a small room. This speaker demands opportunities to be played loud and outdoors, and in massive interior spaces.
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