TRIANGLE GETS ACTIVE
Slinky French speaker brand Triangle has all the bases covered with its new Elara range of active and passive models.
The Elara Loudspeaker series has something to tempt everyone. They're said to be affordable and will appeal to music lovers keen to snare a French speaker with oodles of pleasing sound and style panache.
“Mais Oui”, do we hear you say?
Having a pair of vibrant LN01A compact and active speakers here for review, confirms the Elaras will be fun to live with for the long haul for those that love their music but don’t obsess with audiophilic subtleties.
Our Elara partnered by a Triangle branded but Pro-Ject built turntable, fitted with an Ortofon OM-10E cartridge and linked to our family TV has our feet stomping whenever it’s switched on.
The Elara passive range comprises the LN01 which is a 2-way bass reflex bookshelf speaker, the LN02, a 2-way bass reflex centre channel, the LN05 2.5–way bass reflex floorstander and the top of the range LN07 2.5-way bass reflex floorstander.
The active models start with the Elara LN01A 2-way active compact that uses a 28mm silk dome tweeter crossing over to a 135mm treated paper cone woofer equipped with dual magnet and no dust cap.
Power to the speakers comes from 2 x 50 watts per channel Class D amplifiers. This model features Bluetooth aptX 4.0 and has Toslink optical and RCA coaxial inputs, a 3.5mm AUX input, turntable phono input, subwoofer output, bass and treble adjustments and a remote control.
The floorstanding active model is called the LN05A. This floorstander carries a 28mm silk dome tweeter that works with two 135mm treated paper cone woofers. Sensitivity of all Triangle speakers is high and this model delivers 90dB/m.
And like the compact LN01A it has Bluetooth aptX 4.0 on-board and the same range of inputs.
The Elara range is available in Black or White finish. Prices have not yet been confirmed.
For more information visit the Triangle brand page.
Gallery
Posted in: Hi-Fi
JOIN IN THE DISCUSSION
Want to share your opinion or get advice from other enthusiasts? Then head into the Message
Forums where thousands of other enthusiasts are communicating on a daily basis.
CLICK HERE FOR FREE MEMBERSHIP
Trending
1Audio-Technica’s Hotaru Levitates Analog Listening to New Heights
2Vertere DG-X Turntable Spins Simplicity into High-End Sound
3Stratton Shrinks the Form Not the Fidelity with Element 6 and 8
4Noise-Free Networking with SilentPower OMNI LAN
5Careful What Music You W(ai)sh For As Deezer Sounds Alarm
applause awards
Each time StereoNET reviews a product, it is considered for an Applause Award. Winning one marks it out as a design of great quality and distinction – a special product in its class, on the grounds of either performance, value for money, or usually both.
Applause Awards are personally issued by StereoNET’s global Editor-in-Chief, David Price – who has over three decades of experience reviewing hi-fi products at the highest level – after consulting with our senior editorial team. They are not automatically given with all reviews, nor can manufacturers purchase them.
The StereoNET editorial team includes some of the world’s most experienced and respected hi-fi journalists with a vast wealth of knowledge. Some have edited popular English language hi-fi magazines, and others have been senior contributors to famous audio journals stretching back to the late 1970s. And we also employ professional IT and home theatre specialists who work at the cutting edge of today’s technology.
We believe that no other online hi-fi and home cinema resource offers such expert knowledge, so when StereoNET gives an Applause Award, it is a trustworthy hallmark of quality. Receiving such an award is the prerequisite to becoming eligible for our annual Product of the Year awards, awarded only to the finest designs in their respective categories. Buyers of hi-fi, home cinema, and headphones can be sure that a StereoNET Applause Award winner is worthy of your most serious attention.