DETAILS
PRODUCT Cabasse Pearl Akoya
ORIGIN France/China
TYPE 2-way bass-reflex design
WEIGHT 6kg
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 220 x 220 x 220mm
FEATURES
- 130mm tweeter/ mid driver, 170mm bass driver
- RCA analogue; optical digital; Ethernet; USB; Bluetooth
- Claimed power handling: 1,050W (total)
DISTRIBUTOR Henley Audio Ltd.
Easily the most striking design here, this has a retro-futuristic sense of glamour to it. Cabasse would argue that form follows function; the boxy fibreboard cabinets of its rivals are far from ideal sonically, of course. However, the compact size of the Pearl Akoya means there's not a lot of internal cabinet volume to play with, and that creates other limitations. Unusually, this speaker is sold as a single item, so you need to buy a pair for stereo and then sync them using the app.
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