Surround Sound Speaker Systems
Aperion Verus Forte Home Theater Speaker System
- Written by Jim Clements
- Published on 14 June 2012
Introduction to the Aperion Verus Forte Home Theater System
The history of Aperion Audio goes all the way back to the turn of the Century, the 21st Century that is. That is a fairly long history for an Internet-Direct audio company.
Aperion Audio hails from Portland, Oregon where they have built a reputation for high quality speakers and audio accessories. Their business model of direct sales over the internet holds the promise of high quality at value prices. This is one of their founding principles if not the founding principle for the company. And they don't sell cheapo, affordable speakers which is evidenced by Aperion's confidence to back their products with an attention-grabbing 10-year warranty.
Aperion is also rightfully proud of their customer service that starts with helping their customers pick the right system for their needs, to their very informative website sans the annoying pop-ups right on through to great communication, quick service and a very cheery bedside manner.
The system I'm evaluating here is from Aperion's all-new, upscale speaker line. The new line is dubbed the Verus and they offer improved drivers, crossovers and an upgraded look in either of two gorgeous finishes – high gloss cherry or high gloss piano black.
My review system is a 5.1 system that is built around the Verus Forte towers. These are the smaller of two tower models in the new speaker line.
APERION VERUS FORTE HOME THEATER SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
Mains
Verus Forte Tower
- Design: Three-way, Ported
- MFR: 53 Hz-20 kHz +/-3dB
- Drivers: One 1" Silk Dome Tweeter, One 4.25" Kevlar Midrange, Two 4.25" Kevlar Woofers
- Power Handling: 300 W
- Sensitivity: 90 dB
- Nominal Impedance: 6 Ohms
- Crossover Frequencies: 1,800 Hz and 800 Hz
- Dimensions: 35" H x 6" W x 8.25 D
- Weight: 30 Pounds/each
- Finishes: High Gloss Black and High Gloss Cherry
- MSRP: $545.00/each
Center
Verus Forte Center
- Design: Two-way, Ported
- Drivers: One 1" Silk Dome Tweeter, One 4.25" Kevlar Midrange, One 4.25" Kevlar Woofer, One 4.25" Passive Radiator
- MFR: 72 Hz-20 kHz +/-3dB
- Power Handling: 250 W
- Sensitivity: 85 dB
- Nominal Impedance: 6 Ohms
- Crossover Frequency: 1,700 Hz and 250 Hz
- Dimensions: 6.2" H x 19" W x 8" D
- Weight: 15 Pounds
- Finishes: High Gloss Black and High Gloss Cherry
- MSRP: $350.00/each
Surrounds
Verus Forte Satellite
- Design: Two-way, Ported
- Drivers: One 1" Silk Dome Tweeter, One 4.25" Mid/Woofer
- MFR: 80 Hz-20 kHz +/-3dB
- Power Handling: 150 W
- Sensitivity: 85dB
- Nominal Impedance: 6 Ohms
- Crossover Frequency: 1,500 Hz
- Dimensions: 9" H x 5" W x 5.7" D
- Weight: 6.5 Pounds
- Finishes: High Gloss Black and High Gloss Cherry
- MSRP: $175.00/each
Subwoofer
Bravus IIa 10D
- MFR: 28-350 Hz +/-3dB
- Amplifier Power: 500 W RMS
- Drivers: One 10" Aluminum Active, Two 10" Passive
- Inputs: L/R and LFE Line-level RCA jacks, L/R Speaker Level, USB
- Dimensions: 15" H x 13.5" W x 13.5" D
- Weight: 44 Pounds
- Finishes: Black Satin
- Voltage: 110/120 VAC 60Hz, 220 VAC 50/60Hz (Switchable)
- MSRP: $699 USD
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