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Verus Grand Towers: Here Come the Reserves!

by Aperion Audio

If you've been keeping up with Aperion Audio you know that we launched our new Verus speaker line late last year.  So far the response has been overwhelming, with respected audio authorities like Audioholics giving the Verus line great reviews.  Not only that, but the orders have exceeded our projections to such a degree that it has been difficult for us to keep them in stock.

But do not fear, help is on the way!  Yesterday we received a massive order and are now fully in stock for the cherry finish.  While all the black finish Verus Grand speakers went out the door, another order will be arriving in just a couple of weeks at the beginning of July.  Once that arrives it should be smooth sailing with no more prolonged stock outages.

So let us take this opportunity to thank everyone who placed orders and were patient while we waited for their Verus Grands to arrive.  We greatly appreciate it!

If you are still on the fence feel free to give us a call at 888-880-8992 or e-mail us at [email protected] to talk things over.  Thanks and happy listening!

Aperion Intimus 5T-DB Hybrid HD wins the SoundStage! Network Product of the Year 2009 Award

We are ecstatic to announce that our Intimus 5T-DB Hybrid HD system has recently won the Product of the Year for 2009 from the Soundstage! Network.  Our own Mike Hopkins and Ken Humphreys were on hand at CES in Las Vegas, NV to graciously accept the award.  Thanks to everyone at Soundstage! for helping to make 2009 a great year and we look forward to an even better 2010!  You can check out the full review that prompted the award here and please read on for a brief excerpt:

"Cranking them up evoked an experience unlike any other. Simple switches of bipole to dipole and Music to Movies  created subtly customized aural environments that were  unavailable with any other surround-sound array we’ve had here. The Aperions’ fit’n’finish is terrific, and the company’s support (free shipping, home trial, warranty) is unsurpassed. These are marvelous products. If your speaker-system budget limit is around $3k, then I’d short-list them."

Audioholics 6T-DB Hybrid XD Review and Consumer Excellence Award!

We just got a great review from the folks over at Audioholics for our 6T-DB Hybrid XD system that we are pretty excited about.  Here's a quote from their conclusion:

"The bottom line is that the Aperion Audio Intimus 6T-DB Hybrid XD system is one of those systems you'll get hooked on quickly. There's simply no way to miss how well they mesh together into a cohesive system and how well they handle lots of output without compressing the top end or losing control over the bottom frequencies."

Read the whole review here.

Not only that, but the 6T has won their Consumer Excellence Award for Best Floorstanding Speaker of 2008, wow!

Check out all the winners here.

6T's Win Playback Recommended Award

By: John Wanderscheid

The June issue of Playback is out and we are proud to announce that the 6T's won a recommended award over the likes of Dynaudio, Paradigm & PSB. Here is an excerpt from the review...

"The 6T sounds big; there's a confidence to the sound that was apparent from the get-go. The low end is clear in ways few speakers in this price class can match. It's not so much that the 6T goes deeper, but its control and definition are exceptional. Imaging is another strength-the 6T can unfurl vast holographic recreations of the original recording venue."

- Playback Magazine, June 2008

Read the complete review here.

A great 633-T review from Audio Video Revolution

by John Wanderscheid

Audio Video Revolution recently published a great review on our 633 towers. Check out what Andrew Robinson had to say about these amazing speakers...

"The 633-T Tower Loudspeakers from Aperion Audio are amazing overachievers when it comes to both music and movies, and they become all the more impressive when you consider that they can be had for less than a grand for the pair. Don’t believe me: Aperion will let you try them out in your own home for 30 days, risk-free. Don’t like ‘em, then send ‘em back, but I doubt you will. While not the most technical of speakers, in that they won’t go through your music collection with a microscope, they are a blast to listen to. They are fairly forgiving of source material and components, always allowing for the essence of the music or film to come through, and where they falter, they try to do so politely so as not to ruin your overall experience. The 633-Ts are also amongst the easiest speakers I’ve ever lived with day to day, as they don’t need to be coddled a quarter of an inch at a time in order to sound their best. They are, for lack of a better word, complete. If someone were to ask me, and I do get asked a lot, “Hey, I’m looking for speakers that sound good, no, better than good, that aren’t going to cost me a paycheck and a half that I can just listen to and enjoy. What should I buy?” My answer: try Aperion." -- Andrew Robinson, AVREV.com, September 2007

Click here to read the entire review.

632's Win Enjoy the Music Blue Note Award

by John Wanderscheid

he Aperion 632's have just recently received the highest honor from enjoythemusic.com.  They won the Blue Note Award as one of the best audiophile products of 2007.

Here's an explanation about the award from the enjoythemusic.com Web site. "Our Best Of 2007 Blue Note Award recipients have been carefully chosen after much debate and consideration. It is a very rare occurrence that we bestow such accolades towards a products. While there are many great pieces of equipment now available in the marketplace, this list is compiled from products we reviewed within the past 12 months of what we found to merit extra special attention." — enjoythemusic.com

Scott Faller said it best in his summary of the 632's... "These are just fun little speakers. If you are an audiophile on a budget, you owe it to yourself to give the Aperion line of loudspeakers a try. They are very solid performers with a deep, clean presentation. They give you that down front presentation without having that 'in your face' character and fatiguing sound that so many inexpensive monitors do. The Aperion's perform equally well on aggressive music or something more laid back. Toss in a 30-day in home, risk free audition and these are a no brainer." — Scott Faller

Want more? Check out the complete review.

Sound & Vision Certified & Recommended

by John Wanderscheid

We are excited to announce that Sound and Vision Magazine recently put our 633 Cinema XD System through a cinematic and musical obstacle-course and it came out shining by winning the coveted "Certified & Recommended" Award.

Here's a note about the award from the publisher: Sound & Vision’s reviews and test reports are the most authoritative in the industry. Occasionally products are designated to be “Certified & Recommended” when they receive glowing reviews based these stringent tests. Ultimately, the Sound & Vision Certified and Recommended logo tells consumers that a product has stood out among the many our editors test all year, and that they can purchase the product with confidence.

Here's a review summary:

"Aperion makes buying online about as attractive as anyone could make it, down to a 30-day money-back guarantee. But in the end, it's the sound that counts. For movie playback, I give this Aperion Intimus 6 Series home theater speaker system a big thumbs-up: These speakers can really sizzle, kick, and punch on demanding soundtracks. And I was quite pleased with the system's prowess with music, though the towers' somewhat pulled-back, relaxed midrange prevented me from falling completely in love. Still, quibbles aside, Aperion can't be faulted here for delivering very good sound and truly excellent value."

Read the entire review online!

Feel the Stereophile Love

by Alex Pasco

The April issue of Stereophile magazine features a great review of our new 533-T tower speaker. The review itself contains enough information to satisfy a wide audience, yet also has enough technical specifications to give the audiophiles out there some serious details to chew on. They put our little 533 through the paces and compared it to some respected names in the speaker universe -- and it came out shining. We're seriously proud and humbled -- a review in Stereophile is a big deal for any player in our industry, big or small. So let me take this moment to send out a warm 'Thank You' to the great folks at Stereophile.

For some choice quotes from their review on the 533-T, check out this thread in the Aperion Forum.

Also, on the electronic publishing landscape, Wes Phillips devoted a section of stereophile.com's front page to a piece on Aperion University and Steven Mejias, one of the bloggers over at Stereophile has devoted a bit of this week's coverage to Aperion, our unique business model, and some of our processes. Head on over to Stereophile and give them some love, or pick up the April issue on the news stands and see how the 533-T stacked up!

New User Reviews

by John Wanderscheid

Now that the new aperionaudio.com is launched, I wanted to bring your attention to a new site feature. We now give Aperion owners the chance to post user reviews on every Aperion product.

If you are an Aperion owner, please take a few minutes and post your thoughts on your speakers. It's easy. Just go to the product page for the speaker or system you own and click on the rating or not yet rated graphic on the page. This will take you to the login page. Once you login, you will be able write your own review. User reviews are an amazing way to share your thoughts on products and offer great insight to others considering these products for themselves.

Sound & Vision Approved

One part of my job that I really love is sharing good news. Since releasing our new products this summer, we have been working hard to get review systems to the press. The new 5-series speakers are based on the same 2-way design as our award-winning 522 speakers. The new 5-series feature our proprietary HD-X3 crossover which makes them easier to drive and they have a bit smoother frequency response.

The first review of the new 5-series is publishing in the November issue of Sound & Vision which will hit newstands and subscribers in the next few weeks. It is part of spotlight feature called Grand CInema and it features 3 speaker systems in the $1,400 price category. S&V chose us, Atlantic Technology and Wharfedale for the feature.

Pick up the November issue and see how we stack up against the competition. I don't want to let the cat out of the bag, but i will leave you with a quote to tease you a bit... "Aperion's Intimus 532 system with its well balanced and engaging sound should please even demanding listeners, especially if stereo music figures large in your listening. And it delivers great value thanks to its excellent center speaker, powerful sub, and fine finish and build quality."