{"id":128394,"date":"2021-04-09T05:54:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T04:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=128394"},"modified":"2021-04-09T05:54:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T04:54:28","slug":"arslab-stereo-one-and-stereo-two-speakers-made-for-thoughtful-and-emotional-listening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/arslab-stereo-one-and-stereo-two-speakers-made-for-thoughtful-and-emotional-listening\/","title":{"rendered":"Arslab Stereo One and Stereo Two: Speakers made for thoughtful and emotional listening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arslab has introduced two acoustic models in the new Stereo series: Stereo One shelf units and Stereo Two floor standing speakers.\u00a0According to the company, the new items are &#8220;a good tool for those who like thoughtful and emotional listening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Visually, the speakers look quite classic: MDF enclosures decorated with a black ash vinyl film, black radiators and their flanges.\u00a0The 22mm silk dome tweeter is recessed into a small waveguide.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"big\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"big\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3aa95a95c87177bf143f437244f7806b.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Long-stroke midrange \/ woofers with a diameter of 168 mm are made of paper pulp using the technology of cold pressing &#8211; according to the developers, this &#8220;provides the created sound with purity and clarity, even at very high volumes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Arslab paid special attention to the insides of the acoustics.\u00a0The body is reinforced from the inside with struts and corner blocks for increased rigidity.\u00a0The crossover is assembled by a hinged mounting method on Jantzen coils made using the \u201csintering\u201d technology, Audiocore non-inductive polypropylene capacitors, Audicore non-inductive bifilar winding resistors, created specifically for use in audio equipment, as well as Mundorf high-capacity electrolytic capacitors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"big\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"big\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bca5726e233b27e7b273b5a3a32c6884.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Basically, the floor-standing Stereo Two is a stretched-out Stereo One with one additional midrange \/ woofer.\u00a0Both models operate in two-way mode, but differ in the crossover frequency: for stand speakers it is 2 300 Hz, and for floor speakers it is 2 100 Hz.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pasted-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-128395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pasted-11-1080x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pasted-11-1080x540.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pasted-11-711x356.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pasted-11-800x400.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pasted-11-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pasted-11-552x276.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pasted-11-1137x568.jpg 1137w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pasted-11-260x130.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pasted-11-737x369.jpg 737w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pasted-11-1367x684.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pasted-11.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the range of reproducible frequencies for both new products is the same: from 55 Hz to 22 kHz (and 60 Hz &#8211; 20 kHz with unevenness of \u00b1 3 dB).\u00a0The sensitivity of the floor-standing speakers is slightly higher: 88 dB versus 86 dB.\u00a0But they also require more power for themselves: 50\u2013125 W, and not 25\u201375 W, like shelf units.\u00a0The kit also includes protective grilles that are attached to the pins.<\/p>\n<!-- FeedbackWP Plugin --><div        class=\"rmp-widgets-container rmp-wp-plugin rmp-main-container js-rmp-widgets-container js-rmp-widgets-container--128394 \"        data-post-id=\"128394\">        <!-- Rating widget -->    <div class=\"rmp-rating-widget js-rmp-rating-widget\" role=\"group\" aria-labelledby=\"rmp-title-128394\">                    <p class=\"rmp-heading rmp-heading--title\" id=\"rmp-title-128394\">                Rate this product            <\/p>                        <div class=\"rmp-rating-widget__icons\">            <ul class=\"rmp-rating-widget__icons-list js-rmp-rating-icons-list\" role=\"radiogroup\" aria-label=\"Rating from 1 to 5\">                                                        <li                            class=\"rmp-rating-widget__icons-list__icon js-rmp-rating-item\"                            data-descriptive-rating=\"Not at all useful\"                            data-value=\"1\"                            role=\"radio\"                            aria-checked=\"false\"                            aria-label=\"1 out of 5: Not at all useful\"                            tabindex=\"0\"                    >                        <i class=\"js-rmp-rating-icon rmp-icon rmp-icon--ratings rmp-icon--star \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>                    <\/li>                                                        <li                            class=\"rmp-rating-widget__icons-list__icon js-rmp-rating-item\"                            data-descriptive-rating=\"Somewhat useful\"                            data-value=\"2\"                            role=\"radio\"                            aria-checked=\"false\"                            aria-label=\"2 out of 5: Somewhat useful\"                            tabindex=\"-1\"                    >                        <i class=\"js-rmp-rating-icon rmp-icon rmp-icon--ratings rmp-icon--star \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>                    <\/li>                                                        <li                            class=\"rmp-rating-widget__icons-list__icon js-rmp-rating-item\"                            data-descriptive-rating=\"Useful\"                            data-value=\"3\"                            role=\"radio\"                            aria-checked=\"false\"                            aria-label=\"3 out of 5: Useful\"                            tabindex=\"-1\"                    >                        <i class=\"js-rmp-rating-icon rmp-icon rmp-icon--ratings rmp-icon--star \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>                    <\/li>                                                        <li                            class=\"rmp-rating-widget__icons-list__icon js-rmp-rating-item\"                            data-descriptive-rating=\"Fairly useful\"                            data-value=\"4\"                            role=\"radio\"                            aria-checked=\"false\"                            aria-label=\"4 out of 5: Fairly useful\"                            tabindex=\"-1\"                    >                        <i class=\"js-rmp-rating-icon rmp-icon rmp-icon--ratings rmp-icon--star \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>                    <\/li>                                                        <li                            class=\"rmp-rating-widget__icons-list__icon js-rmp-rating-item\"                            data-descriptive-rating=\"Very useful\"                            data-value=\"5\"                            role=\"radio\"                            aria-checked=\"false\"                            aria-label=\"5 out of 5: Very useful\"                            tabindex=\"-1\"                    >                        <i class=\"js-rmp-rating-icon rmp-icon rmp-icon--ratings rmp-icon--star \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>                    <\/li>                            <\/ul>        <\/div>        <p class=\"rmp-rating-widget__hover-text js-rmp-hover-text\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/p>                <button class=\"rmp-rating-widget__submit-btn rmp-btn js-submit-rating-btn\">            Submit Rating        <\/button>        <div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">            <p class=\"rmp-rating-widget__results js-rmp-results rmp-rating-widget__results--hidden\">                Average rating <span class=\"rmp-rating-widget__results__rating js-rmp-avg-rating\">0<\/span> \/ 5. 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