Yamaha Soavo-1 Floorstanding Speaker Review
Yamaha's Soavo-1 Speakers
Summary
- Product Name: Soavo-1 Tower Speakers
- Manufacturer: Yamaha Electronics
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- Value Rating:
- Review Date: February 19, 2008
- MSRP: $1799.99/ea
- Specifications
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- Enclosure Type: 3-Way bass-reflex floor-standing
- Veneer options: Black, Dark Brown, Brown Birch
- Speaker Impedance: 6-ohms
- Video Shielded: Yes
- Woofer Size: Dual 6-1/2" (16cm)
- Woofer Type: Advanced PMD Cone
- Mid Size: 5" (13cm)
- Mid Type: Advanced PMD Cone
- Tweeter Size: 1" (3cm)
- Tweeter Type: Aluminum Dome
- Biampable
- Frequency Response: 35 Hz - 50 kHz
- Power Handling: 200W
- Sensitivity (1W/1m): 89 dB/2.83 V/1 m
- Dimensions (HxWxD): 41-3/8" x 13-3/4" x 19-3/16"
- Weight: 59.5 lbs
Pros
- Above par build quality
- Beautiful finish
- Plays low and smooth
- Magnetic grills
- Outriggers standard
- Biampable
Cons
- Midrange could feature more detail
- Uses electrolytic caps in series with tweeter
- Moderately narrow sweet spot
Introduction
Considering Yamaha has such a good reputation with making fine instruments and some of the most reliable and accurate monitor speakers ever to hit the recording industry, it's astounding that they aren't equally appreciated for their home audio speakers. This past year Yamaha aimed to change that with the introduction of their new Soavo series loudspeakers. We were fortunate enough to get our hands on a pair of Soavo-1 towers - their flagship product and a magnificent-looking specimen to be sure. We got a sneak peek at these speakers during the 2007 CEDIA Expo, but now we actually get a chance to put them through their paces in one of our reference listening rooms.
