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Next to the Onix Reference .5 this is the smallest book shelf speaker I have to date. If you have ever used smallish book shelf speakers before and were not satisfied with thier performance (and I don’t blame you) give the Aperion Intimus 532 a try.

Gotta love a good gloss black finish on a speaker! As with the towers in the series fit and finish of these little bookshelf speakers is bar none. They are heavy to for thier size at 13lbs each. Weight and bracing has a lot to do with cabinet resonance. You want to hear the speaker and not the cabinet built around it. Made of solid 1″ HDF it passes the knuckle test with ease.

As with the Aperion 633 T these need a little time to break in and it helps relax the top end quite a bit. I wont go into the bass response with these because as with all smaller bookshelf speakers there really is none. These have a frequency response of 80 hz to 20 khz, you will need a sub to get any extension like any other of thier size. I mated these in stereo with dual piano rosewood X-subs from av123 and it was a perfect marriage between sub and speaker.

Though my room is fairly good sized I was surprised how well these handled movies and music that were a little more on the aggressive side. I didn’t hit any where near reference level but these got loud enough. I really enjoyed these paired with the subs in two channel, a very sweet, smooth sound. My other well liked bookshelf is the av123 RS250 which is bigger with its 6 1/2″ driver compared to the 532’s 5 1/4″ single driver. The 250 has a silky smooth and enticing top end whee the 532 is a little more forward. I like the clarity and detail of the 532 and though detailed, it never fatigued my ears even with long term listening sessions.

These would make incredible surround speakers due to thier size. If you have a smaller listening environment or don’t care to hit reference levels in bigger rooms, at $360 per pair and free shipping these would be very hard deal to beat.

Specs:
Frequency Response 80 Hz to 20 kHz
Impedance 8 Ohms
Sensitivity 88 dB
Recommended Power 50 - 150 Watts
Amplifier Power N/A
Tweeter 1” Silk Tweeter
Midrange
Woofer 5.25” Poly Mid-Woofer
Driver Configuration 2-Way
Enclosure Type Rear Ported
Dimensions 11.5″ H x 7.33″ W x 8″ D
Weight 13 lbs.

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