Italian aria in Czechia – It's Xavian's new Aria [€3K/pr], a compact 2-way from Prague with designer Roberto Barletto's Italian DNA. This latest member of his Armonia range combines a 26mm soft-dome tweeter with an 18.1cm Kevlar mid/woofer both from ScanSpeak. Inner bitumen liners, Jantzen/Mundorf filter parts, 10kg mass, 89dB sensitivity and 50-30'000Hz bandwidth are the basic specs. Finish options span veneers in zebrano, rosewood, walnut and oak while lacquers add high-gloss black and white. €150 buys magnetically attached grills.
