In 1998 our family boombox sputtered its last sound and died. After the memorial service, I suggested to my wife we splurge and buy a full stereo system. With her blessing, and a snug budget of $1,500, the shopping began.
Little did I know I was going to step into a kind of hell on earth I didn’t know existed. So many speaker choices, dozens of them, and all displayed in an acoustically engineered showroom that didn’t begin to resemble my family room. Then there was the sales shpiel, droned by a commissioned salesman I was sure had just been lifted out of a car seat, and who flat lined every time I asked a tough question. But it was the markup that made me swallow my tongue. I used to build speakers in high school. I knew what the parts cost, and I knew if I paid the retail price, I would essentially be buying the distribution channel, not the speakers themselves.
Then the light went on, not so much like a revelation, but more like a logical epiphany to a really screwy situation. I thought, “I’ll build the speakers myself. ”But the big epiphany, the kahuna of epiphanies, the one for which I am forever grateful, came a few weeks later, incited by a guy in Mexico I was talking to about the sonic capacity of Peruvian hardwood. He asked, “Are you going to make a business out of building speakers?” And while the prospect of doing so had never occurred to me, what leaped out of my mouth was “Yes.”
With that "yes," the vision to build remarkable sounding speakers at a remarkably low price was instantaneously born. Of course, it was a no-brainer that the prime way to do this was to sell direct to the customer online. Cut out the middleman, the distribution channel, all the bureaucracy that sucks a budget dry, then pour that cash into developing and manufacturing kick ass speakers. The boon to the customer? Extraordinary speakers at half the price of retail.
So, what started at a budget of $1,500 in 1998 turned into a million dollars in capital within months. And while my wife and I put off buying the speaker system of our dreams, within time we finally got it. It’s called the Aperion Audio Intimus 5.1 System. The best thing about this story? This is only the beginning.
Intimus 522D-LR Bookshelf Speaker 1999-2007
Intimus 522D-C Center Speaker 1999-2007
Intimus S-10 200W Powered Subwoofer 2000-2007
Intimus S-12 250W Powered Subwoofer 2001-2007
Intimus S-8 150W Powered Subwoofer 2001-2007
Intimus 522D-VAC Center Speaker 2002-2007
Intimus 522D-PT Powered Tower Speaker 2003-2007
Intimus 522D-SS Dipole/Bipole Surround Speaker 2004-2007
Intimus 422-LR Satellite Speaker 2005-2007
Intimus 422-C Center Channel Speaker 2005-2007
Intimus 532-LR Bookshelf Speaker 2005-2007
Intimus 532-C Center Bookshelf Speaker 2005-2007
Intimus 534-VAC Center Channel Speaker 2005-2007
Intimus 534-SS Dipole/Bipole Surround Speaker 2005-2007
Intimus 533-PT Powered Tower Speaker 2005-2007
Intimus 632-LR Bookshelf Speaker 2005-2007
Intimus 633-T Tower Speaker 2005-2007
Intimus 634-VAC Center Channel Speaker 2005-2007
Intimus S8-APR Powered Subwoofer 2005-2007
Intimus 632-IW In-Wall Speaker 2006-2008
Intimus 632-IC In-Ceiling Speaker 2006-2008
Intimus 4T Tower Speaker 2007-2020
Intimus 4B Bookshelf Speaker 2007-2020
Intimus 4C Bookshelf Speaker 2007-2020
Intimus 4BP Surround Speaker 2007-2020
Intimus 5T Tower Speaker 2007-2020
Intimus 5B Bookshelf Speaker 2007-2020
Intimus 5C Center Channel Speaker 2007-2020
Intimus 5DB Surround Speaker 2007-2013
Intimus 6T Tower Speaker 2007-2013
Intimus 6B Bookshelf Speaker 2007-2013
Intimus 6C Center Channel Speaker 2007-2013
Bravus 8A Powered Subwoofer 2008-2013
Bravus 10D Powered Subwoofer 2008-2011
Bravus 12D Powered Subwoofer 2008-2011
Intimus L6-IC In-Ceiling Speaker 2009-2011
Intimus L6-DT Dual Tweeter In-Ceiling Speaker 2009-Now
Intimus L6-IW In-Wall Speaker 2009-2011
Intimus L6-LCR In-Wall Home Theater Speaker 2009-2011
Bravus 8D Powered Subwoofer 2010-2011
Verus Grand Tower Speaker 2010-2016
Verus Grand Bookshelf Speaker 2010-2016
Verus Grand Center Channel Speaker 2010-2016
Zona Wireless Surround Speaker System 2010-2014
Aperion Allaire™ Zona® Home Audio Link System 2010-2014
Aperion Signature SLIMstage30 by Soundmatters 2010-2012
Intimus Outdoor Speaker 2010-2015
Verus Forte Tower Speaker 2011-2015
Verus Forte Satellite Speaker 2011-2016
Verus Forte Center Channel Speaker 2011-2015
Bravus II 8D 300W Powered Subwoofer 2011-Now
Bravus II 10D 500W Powered Subwoofer 2011-Now
Bravus II 12D 650W Powered Subwoofer 2011-Now
Summit Wisa Wireless 5.1 System 2011-2013
ARIS® Wireless Speaker System for Windows 2012-2015
Intimus 4in Family in Cherry PVC Finish 2012-2013
Aperion Planar Ribbon Super Tweeter MK-I 2012- Now
Aperion Aluminum Ribbon Super Tweeter Speaker MK-I 2013-Now
Verus Surround Dipole/Bipole Speaker 2013-Now
Bravus II 12D 650W Powered Subwoofer Gloss Cherry Finish 2013-Now
Allaire Powered Gaming APTX4.0 Bluetooth Speaker 2014-Now
Verus II Grand Tower Speaker 2016-2018
Verus II Grand Bookshelf Speaker 2016-2018
Verus II Grand Center Channel Speaker 2016-2018
Intimus Stealth Black Family 2016-2019
Intimus Stealth White Family 2017-2020
Verus III Grand Tower Speaker 2018-Now
Verus III Grand Bookshelf Speaker 2018-Now
Verus III Grand Center Channel Speaker 2018-Now
Bravus II Subwoofer Family in Stealth Black and White Finish 2018-Now
Clearus Angled 8" 2-Way In-Ceiling Speaker 2018-Now
Clearus 8" 2-Way In-Wall Speaker 2018-Now
Clearus Dual 6.5" LCR In-Wall Speaker 2018-Now
Clearus 6.5" 2-Way Outdoor/Indoor Speaker 2018-Now
Novus 5T Tower Speaker 2019-Now
Novus 5B Bookshelf Speaker 2019-Now
Novus 5C Center Speaker 2019-Now
Novus A5 Atmos Add-on Speaker 2019-Now
Clearus Angled 6.5" 2-Way In-Ceiling Speaker 2020-Now
Clearus 6.5" 2-Way In-Wall Speaker 2020-Now
Clearus Direct-Firing 6.5" 2-Way In-Ceiling Speaker 2020-Now
Novus Dual 6.5" 2-Way Slim LCR Wall Speaker 2020-Now
MKII Planar-Magnetic Flat Ribbon Super Tweeter Speaker 2021-Now
MKII Aluminum Ribbon Super Tweeter Speaker 2021-Now
Dual Firing AMT Ribbon Super Tweeter Speaker (DST) 2021-Now
Novus 6T Dual 6.5" Tower Speaker (N6T) 2021-Now
Novus N6SR Satellite 6.5" Slim On-Wall&Surround Speaker (N6SR) 2021-Now
Novus NSS Tripolar Surround Speaker (N6SS) 2021-Now
Aperion Music G41 Acoustic Guitar (G41) 2021-Now
Theatrus T80 Dual 8" Cinema/Studio AMT Ribbon Tweeter Monitor Speaker (T80) 2022-Now
Theatrus T65 Dual 6.5" Cinema/Studio AMT Ribbon Tweeter Monitor Speaker (T65) 2022-Now
Theatrus T80S Slim Dual 8" Cinema/Studio AMT Ribbon Tweeter Monitor Speaker (T80S) 2022-Now
Theatrus T65S Slim Dual 6.5" Cinema/Studio AMT Ribbon Tweeter Monitor Speaker (T65S) 2022-Now
Theatrus TC65 Cinema/Studio Surround AMT Ribbon Tweeter Speaker (TC65) 2022-Now
Theatrus TS15 Passive 15" Subwoofer (TS15) 2022-Now
Theatrus T80W Dual 8" Cinema/Studio AMT Ribbon Tweeter In-Wall Speaker(T80W) 2022-Now
Theatrus T65W Dual 6.5" Cinema/Studio AMT Ribbon Tweeter In-Wall Speaker(T65W) 2022-Now
Theatrus T83W Single 8" Cinema/Studio AMT Ribbon Tweeter In-Wall Speaker(T83W) 2022-Now
Theatrus T63W Single 6.5" Cinema/Studio AMT Ribbon Tweeter In-Wall Speaker(T63W) 2022-Now
Energy 2 Channel Home Theater Power Amplifier (E2) 2022-Now
Energy 3 Channel Home Theater Power Amplifier (E3) 2022-Now
Energy 5 Channel Home Theater Power Amplifier (E5) 2022-Now
Energy 7 Channel Home Theater Power Amplifier (E7) 2022-Now