Norwegian Loudspeaker Disruptor: Arendal Sound Founder Jan Lassesen


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Nov 22 2024 59 mins   14

This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Jan Lassesen, founder of Norway’s Arendal Sound, to discuss the company’s origins and history, its distinctive philosophy, the benefits of direct-to-consumer sales, and the evolution of the product line that has led to the 1528 series.


Sources:


EISA Awards: Home Theater Audio 2020-2021: https://www.soundstagexperience.com/testbed/mm4/index.php/eisa/2020-2021-awards/2020-2021-home-theater-audio/1463-arendal-sound-1961-series-eisa-2020-2021


Arendal Sound 1723 Tower S loudspeaker review by Philip Beaudette: https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/equipment-reviews/1848-arendal-sound-1723-tower-s-loudspeaker


“Arendal Sound 1528 Tower 8 Loudspeaker: “Why I’m Going 3500 Miles to Learn How it Happened” by Doug Schneider: https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/opinion/1920-arendal-sound-1528-tower-8-loudspeaker-why-im-going-3500-miles-to-learn-how-it-happened


Arendal Sound Club: https://club.arendalsound.com/


Chapters:

00:00:00 Announcement

00:00:20 Introductions

00:04:51 The road to Arendal

00:29:35 “Write a Sentence: The Headbanger’s Confusion” by Art Against Agony

00:30:33 The evolution of Arendal

00:53:35 Outro: “Celestial Rhythms” by Ariel Dahan