Customer Reviews

NEW! Intimus 5C Center Channel Speaker

I got this 5C to go with a pair of 5Bs initially. It is a huge addition to my home theater! The sound that comes out of it is clear and detailed. Everyone, no matter where they are sitting, can hear the dialog flawlessly. It is also everything a center channel should be to music: transparent! It just disappears when listening to music in surround, blending in seamlessly with the front 5Bs, Bravus II 8D sub, and rear 4Bs. I have never had a sound system that worked so well together. It is truly a surround experience, where everything works so well together that every individual part disappears and you become completely absorbed in the experience of listening to the music or soundtrack, and not the speakers. I have close 200 hours listening and do not know how I lived without this as part of my home theater. Thanks again to all at Aperion for the fantastic service and help. Jason Hicks really helped me with all my questions, never failing to provide a timely and informative response.

NEW! Intimus 5B Bookshelf Speaker Pair

I have a pair of these that go along with a 5c, a pair of 4b surrounds and a Bravus II 8D sub. They are simply beyond belief! The sound that they produce is so pure and clear it has to be heard to be believed! The soundstage is immense as well. Whether listening to music or movies, they never fail to impress and put a smile on my face. They look as great as they sound with fantastic build quality and finish. I love the smooth rounded corners and edges. It is a work of art, for sure. The sound out of the box was good, but after the break in period-WOW! After almost 200 hrs, these babies are keepers. The staff at Aperion have been amazing and Jason Hicks helped me out with my setup immensely, never failing to respond to my endless chain of emails. Thanks Jason!

Bravus II 8D Powered Subwoofer

I purchased this to go with my 5Bs front, 4Bs rear, and 5C, and it is simply stunning! When watching movies, it is like being at the Imax. If watching a concert dvd or bluray, it is like being there! The sound is so full and warm with music, it completely complements it. No boomy nastiness, just pure clean sound. I am a 50/50 music/movie listener and this setup is perfect for me. The finish and build quality of the sub is top notch, as is the service Aperion offers. Jason Hicks was a huge help to me in picking out the right sub and surrounds to go with my front speakers and amp. I am not even a week into my sub audition and this baby is a keeper!

Verus Grand Tower Speaker Pair

I am not one for giving reviews but I will tell you that I am a very picky person and the Aperions did everything the other reviewers said and more. The professional reviews are spot on and I couldn't be happier. I purchased the VGT. VGC and the Versus Forte surrounds. You will also need the speaker brackets sold by Aperion as they worked perfectly the versu line.I also purchased the speaker wire sold by Aperion and it did make an improvement over the monter cable I was using.I believe the 14 guage will do fine as the monster brand doesn't specify what size but it wasn't as big as Aperions speaker cable and the straight wire looked much nicer.The only problem I had was the center speaker wasn't finished completely around the baffle but a black furniture marker could easily fix the problem but Aperion sent me a replacement. Talk about top notch customer service. These guys are great however it is better to deal with problems on the phone and not by the Aperion chat line.Again the speakers are beautiful and I have had many compliments on the fit and finish and quality of these speakers and they do sound truly amazing on top of all that. I did not realize what I was missing.I had a pair of vintage Polk Audio Rti 800 and they were good for there time but will have to take a back seat to the Aperions I will be adding a Bravus 12d sub latter on to replace the polk 350 I have as soon as I can save up a little money. I also was quite lucky as I just missed the price increase at the beginning of the year but the speakers are definitely worth the price and if I had to pay more for these speakers I would do it in a minute. Again words cannot describe how great these speakers are. Thanks Aperion!!!!! Extremely Satisfied Customer

Verus Grand Tower Speaker Pair

Hi everybody,

I thought I would share with you my experience with Aperion speakers….

First time I heard of Aperion was earlier this year when my father came back from a trip in the US (we live in Canada).
While on his trip, he had the chance to listen to a complete Verus Forte system and was really impressed, to say the least !
Back home, he went listening to other brands of speakers but he was always coming back to Aperion.
Finally in mid-october, i ordered a complete cherry finish Verus Forte home theater system for him, with the Bravus 8D subwoofer.
The complete system came in 2 weeks later in perfect shape and needless to say the cherry finish is simply gorgeous as others have stated earlier.

We hooked everything to his Anthem MRX 300 and start listening to the Forte towers, no ARC, stereo only and no sub.
I still remember the first song we played, ‘’Your Latest Trick, from Dire Straits’’. To make a long story short, it was simply delightfull, no less.
Immediately the mids and the highs impressed me a lot, with everything being clear and natural.
Because of the size of these little towers, i was not expecting a ton of low end coming out of them, but i was in for another nice surprise.
As expected, they did not blew the roof out of the house but i find out that for their size, they were doing really good with the low end.
During the following days, we played with Anthem ARC and speakers position to get the best out of them and after listening to a lot of music, i ended up being really impressed by their performance.
The room is about 13’ X 16’ with 8’ ceiling and unless we really want deep bass, most of the time the sub is not used when music is played.

For movies, I did not have a chance to listen to any movie on this system so I cannot comment on their performance as a home theater system but judging by their great performance with music, i bet they are going to do well.

Then a couple of days later, back in my home and still stuck with what I call now, the '‘Aperion grin’’ in my face, i decided to pull the trigger for a set of cherry finish VGT as my birthday gift.
I choosed the VGT over the Forte because i have a large room area to fill, the living room, dining room and the kitchen being all open to each other.
I was a bit concerned on how the VGT would perform in a large area like that ......
I placed the order in early November and they came in 3 weeks later in pristine condition.
I hooked them to my MRX 300 and start listening to some music with my wife.
When we heard the first notes coming out of the VGT, we immediately knew they were going to fill the bill.
We spent the rest of the day listening to Mark Knopfler and his band that were followed by Pink Floyd and many other artists for a memorable listening experience that confirmed i had made the right choice with the VGT.

I don’t have the talent of some others here to describe the sound coming out of speakers and english is not my first language so it’s even harder for me to provide you with an highly detailed review on how these towers sounds.
Compare to the Forte, the soundstage coming out of the VGT is larger and of course, they have more low ends.
The sound coming from both towers, the Forte and the VGT, is well balanced with great vocals and highs, everything coupled with really nice bass for music. They really are a joy to listen to.
After listening numerous times to a pair of Tannoy Arden that belongs to a long time friend, and listening to some other good quality speakers over the years, i can tell you the VGT and the Forte are really great speakers, they have a lot to offer for the money.

We did watch some blu-rays with the VGT, using Polk RTi A3 i already have for surround, but no sub and center channel yet.
Nevertheless, this was, and still is, a great experience. Clearly the VGT are at ease in a home theater system, can’t wait to add the VGC center and a sub in 2013.

I did take a chance by ordering the VGT without hearing them.
Add to that that shipping to Canada is free for one way only, we have to pay shipping for return if we don't like them (and i understand the reason for that, i'm not complaining), and you can imagine how nervous i was when i pulled the trigger !
But after 3 weeks listening to the VGT and spending numerous hours playing with the Forte, i still have this '' Aperion grin'' in my face !
I think that says it all, the Forte and the VGT have found new homes.

That's my experience with Aperion, which was great in all aspect !

Intimus 4B Harmony SA

I've owned this set for a few years, and I can honestly tell you each time I turn it on I'm impressed. The sound that comes from these little speakers will blow you away. I couldn't even imagine the level of sound coming from the huge sets they sell. The sound quality is superb. I've told dozens of people to buy this set. Our room is pretty small, about 15x10, and this set fills the room with sound.

Verus Grand Tower Speaker Pair

I think I have a day or so left on my 30 day trial.

I've played these speakers endlessly, listening as critically as possible with countless different source materials, inviting every neighbor, friend & family member I can to provide a balance to my review and resulting opinion.

Everyone, every single person that I've invited to hear these are extremely impressed with the accurate sound stage, clarity, and dynamic response that these provide.

I completed a step by step review from the day these hit my doorstep with photo's at:
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=478533

If you're considering these I'd invite you to review my impressions at the link above, along with my extreme satisfaction. I couldn't be happier with my purchase.

Aperion Allaire Zona® Home Audio Link System

After looking at other wireless options to stream audio from PC to receiver I decided to give the Aperion Zona Home Audio Link System a try since it seemed to have the best reviews. I was very impressed with how easy it was to get connected. Absolutely all of the cables you would need are included. At first I was not sure how I was going to power the receiving side that connects to my Pioneer Elite Receiver, but I found a AC outlet on the back of my receiver that worked perfect. That saved me from having to move my entertainment center to get to the power strip or finding an open USB port on another device since my receiver is older. I did give the sound rating 4 stars since it does not seem as loud or rich as another device I stream my music library from. It may be due to the 2.5mm headphone jack to RCA connection or limitations of the USB on the PC side. I can get the music as loud as I want it without distortion, I just have to turn the volume up further on my receiver. Overall I am really impressed and would recommend to anyone looking for an easy solution to send music from a PC to receiver. The main reason I wanted this was so that I could listen to music (network music library or internet radio) on my home theatre while playing video games. Although possible to do without using the PC, I would have no easy way to change channels or songs while someone was playing video games. I am also happy with what appears to be a new design of the product. It looks like an older version was a square gray box. These little black donuts / hockey pucks blend in nice and are easy to hide.

Aperion Allaire Zona® Wireless Speaker System

First I rated "service" a 5 but I have not contacted customer service but I could not mark a "NA".

The speakers are pretty good. The build quality is top notch. Super solid speakers. The audio quality is certainly good for speakers this size.

Here some nit picking,

First, these are not "audiophile" grade speakers as indicated in the marketing mumbo jumbo. I knew this before purchasing the speakers as they spec'd the transmission sample rate at 16bit 48kHz. For reference CD's are 16bit, 44.1kHz and DVD-A is 24bit, 96kHz for full surround and even higher for stereo. Is this a complaint? It is for the marketing spin. No audiophile would purchase these speakers expecting the same performance as wired (and more costly) components. Is that a problem? Not really but it would be more accurate to consider them "better than cd" quality. Aside from the marketing crap, these do sound very nice for the size of the speakers and are more than adequate to serve as surrounds for movies.

Now for some more nitpicking, these are not "plug and play". First, I didn't get a manual. Not sure if one exists but I scanned the site and couldn't find one either. I'm sure customer service could have helped me but I figured I could get this worked out. It took about 10 minutes but I found that one speaker was the control unit. What's the problem with this? I had already placed the speakers to the desired location and was doing a whole lot of button pushing before I saw the blue ring on the control speaker and figured it out from there.

Next nitpick is that everything is controlled from the remote. It could be that the quality of everything is built as such so that the remote will last as long as the speakers but I doubt it. It is the typical button mash type remote that will wear out with use. Is this a problem? Yes. More than likely the remote will go bad within 2-3 years and I'm sure these units will be discontinued by then. Why is this a problem?

As a previous poster eluded to, these things turn off when idle. That poster also claimed of the units being turned back on again but I have not experience that yet. However, I can say that when idle the units power down. This is a cool feature but it seems half baked unless I have a defective unit. I wouldn't know this as no manual exists and nothing is posted to explain the behavior of the speakers. From what I found, they turn off when idle and have to be turned back on with a remote. Has this happened during a movie yet? No, but the rub lies in how someone watches tv. Various cable programmings change from surround to stereo. Some receivers will indicate what the programming is transmitting but my receiver, a Marantz, does not. Not sure who to blame is about this, the receiver or the speakers. So within a day I have found that when changing cable channels I often check for the blue ring on the unit and remotely turn on the unit to see if it happens to be transmitting in a surround format. This explains why I suspect the remote will wear out before the speakers. The remote will be used quite a bit unless I decide that I only want surround on movies.

So good sounding speakers? Yeah, they definitely work for being wireless. Good for surrounds? Unless you settle on movies only then there is quite a bit of hassle depending on your setup. The basic wireless surrounds that are bundled in (inferior sounding) name brand surround packages have this worked out in spades. These home theater in a box packages are the same cost or slightly more than the aperion package of two speakers with integrated amps and a transmitter.