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CNET editors' review
- Reviewed on: 06/19/2006
- Updated on: 08/06/2008
Standing 41.5 inches tall, 9.75 inches wide, and 12.5 inches deep and weighing in at 57 pounds, the Aperion Intimus 533-PT is an unabashedly large speaker. Its 1-inch-thick high-density fiberboard (HDF) cabinetry feels extrasolid. The Aperion speakers' luscious cherrywood veneers or piano-black finishes are superb; we'd rate the overall build quality and finish standard on a par with those of high-end models going for at least two or three times the price. Inside its shipping box, each speaker comes sheathed in a protective plush velvet cover.
The Aperion Intimus 533-PT's three-way design features a 1-inch soft dome tweeter, a 5.25-inch midrange driver, and a side-mounted 8-inch woofer powered by the tower's built-in 150-watt amplifier. The woofer and amp are derived from Aperion's S8-APR subwoofer ($399). Since your receiver drives only the 533-PT's midrange and tweeter and not the woofer, the design strategy effectively eases the load on your receiver. The downside (if you can call it that) is that each 533-PT needs a dedicated AC power cord.
The tower's backside is fitted with two bass-enhancing ports and a finned heat sink for cooling the subwoofer's power amplifier. There's also a subwoofer volume control on each speaker, and we consider the ability to easily dial in the amount of bass you want a big plus. Even in our huge home theater, we had the control set just slightly past the mid position, so there's plenty of reserve bass power for those buyers who like their beats maxed out.
Despite our large testing room, we didn't feel the lack of an outboard subwoofer. That's not to say that Aperion's S-10 or S-12 subwoofers wouldn't delve deeper into the bass and pack more of a wallop, but a pair of 533-PTs on their own can get the job done.
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