Some loudspeakers impress with precision. Others with power. A rare few, like Audiovector’s new R 10 Arreté, just make you feel more of both. Such speakers transcend technical wizardry, so intense is the listening experience. A few minutes in front of the R 10 Arreté, and I knew I was hearing something truly remarkable.
The R 10 Arreté is Audiovector’s new reference loudspeaker, a spiritual successor to the brand’s R 11 and R 8 Arreté models. The last time I visited Audiovector in Copenhagen, it was to audition its Trapeze Reimagined loudspeaker. That was impressive. This even more so (admittedly at a vastly higher price)…
This isn’t just the brand flexing its engineering muscles; it’s the embodiment of founder Ole Klifoth’s lifelong dream…
For over a decade, the R 11 Arreté served as Audiovector’s benchmark. It was later succeeded by the R 8 Arreté. Now, the R 10 Arreté takes the spotlight.
This isn’t just the brand flexing its engineering muscles; it’s the embodiment of founder Ole Klifoth’s lifelong dream: to recreate the visceral magic he felt in Copenhagen’s Tivoli Concert Hall and Jazzhus Montmartre. “I loved the atmosphere of the jazz club,” Klifoth once said. “I found out that I could not find a speaker that could reproduce all of this. That is when I decided it should be my project.”
The R 10 Arreté is that dream, beautifully realised. An uncompromising totem to sound.
Audiovector R 10 Arreté design and build quality: Elegance with purpose
Available in sumptuous natural wood finishes like Canadian Birdseye Maple and African Mahogany Crotch (with bespoke paint options for those with more adventurous tastes), the R10 Arreté carries an understated grace for such a large enclosure.
At 1.78 metres tall and weighing just over 90kg each, these towers have presence, but they never feel imposing. The cabinet is a blend of vacuum-formed high-density hardwood fibreboard and aircraft-grade aluminium, artfully engineered to kill internal standing waves without resorting to heavy damping that would deaden the sound.
Behind the beauty lies pedantic engineering: extensive internal bracing, 6061 aluminium baffles for resonance control, executed with an artisan’s attention to detail.
Audiovector R 10 Arreté technology and features: Innovation at every level
The R 10 is a masterclass in acoustic design. Let’s start with the Line Array Bass System: eight rear-facing 5-inch drivers working together to mimic the surface area of a 15-inch woofer. This clever arrangement delivers astonishing low-end energy without creating a monolithic box that dominates the room.
On the front baffle, two 6.5-inch upper bass/lower midrange drivers integrate to provide startling midrange clarity and speed.
Arguably the most eye-catching aspect of the front fascia are twin Audiovector SEC AMT tweeters which handle high frequencies. One main unit covers 3,000 Hz to 53,000 Hz, and above that is a ‘hyper tweeter’ operating only in the stratosphere above 20,000 Hz. The result is an airy, holographic treble that seems to pour forth effortlessly.
Audiovector’s Accelerated Force Concept (AFC) elevates diaphragm movement responsiveness, using carbon-fibre and natural resin membranes, titanium voice coils, and new concertina suspensions. Combined with cryogenically treated capacitors, distortion-optimised copper coils, and second-generation Freedom Grounding technology, nothing has been left to chance in the pursuit of musical realism.
Joyously, if you want to tweak, you still can. The rear panel offers user-adjustable (Low / Medium / High) damping to fine-tune speaker behaviour based on your amplifier; this is rare and welcome flexibility for those who love to experiment. It’s very much a matter of taste as to what’s best, and results will depend on your individual system.
Audiovector R 10 Arreté sound performance: A sonic revelation
With a carefully curated system featuring a Souluion Audio 760 DAC, 720 preamp, and 711 power amplifier, a mash bill totalling more than £140,000, the R 10 Arreté spring to life. Source duties fell to a Naim ND555, delivering bit-perfect Tidal streams.
From the opening bars of Pearl Jam’s ‘Present Tense,’ the R 10s took the room captive. Sound filled every corner effortlessly, not merely loud but textured, coherent, and alive.
Yet switch gears to the delicacy of Minoru Muraoka’s bamboo flute on ‘Take Five’, and you’re suddenly in a sonic zen garden, with drums pattering far beyond the speaker boundaries.
Despite their stylish demeanour, the R 10s can brawl with the best. Falling in Reverse’s ‘Popular Monster’ raged forth with an intensity I’ve rarely experienced.
What amazed me most about the R 10 Arreté is their dynamic elasticity: whisper-quiet subtleties hold as much tension and emotion as thundering crescendos. Boston’s ‘More Than a Feeling’, a track I thought I knew inside out, sounded rejuvenated, rocking out like it was 1976 all over again.
The system, as assembled by Audiovector, can play at numbing volume, but it never loses control, or even sounds remotely flustered. This is a dangerous trait, as it positively encouraged me to nudge the volume ever upwards.
Whether marinating in Scandinavian jazz or hammering metal, the R10 Arreté kept inviting me deeper. But no matter the genre, no matter the volume, the emotional connection I felt with the speaker was vivid and thrilling.
Audiovector R 10 Arreté Verdict
Audiovector’s R 10 Arreté is a triumph. This is a loudspeaker that genuinely erases the boundary between artist and listener. Beautifully crafted, technologically inventive, and musically irresistible, it more than warrants its reference status.
For those who seek musical truth, and not just more sound, they’re an essential audition. They could well be the last loudspeakers you’ll ever buy.
Audiovector R 10 Arreté are priced at £127,500 a pair (147,500 euros / $165,000), and are available in Canadian Birdseye Maple, African Mahogany Crotch, and Italian Walnut Burl. Launching later this year, they’re available to order via Renaissance Audio.
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The Luxe Review 
Some loudspeakers impress with precision. Others with power. A rare few, like Audiovector’s new R 10 Arreté, just make you feel more of both. Such speakers transcend technical wizardry, so intense is the listening experience. A few minutes in front of the R 10 Arreté, and I knew I was hearing something truly remarkable.
The R 10 Arreté is Audiovector’s new reference loudspeaker, a spiritual successor to the brand’s R 11 and R 8 Arreté models. The last time I visited Audiovector in Copenhagen, it was to audition its Trapeze Reimagined loudspeaker. That was impressive. This even more so (admittedly at a vastly higher price)…
For over a decade, the R 11 Arreté served as Audiovector’s benchmark. It was later succeeded by the R 8 Arreté. Now, the R 10 Arreté takes the spotlight.
This isn’t just the brand flexing its engineering muscles; it’s the embodiment of founder Ole Klifoth’s lifelong dream: to recreate the visceral magic he felt in Copenhagen’s Tivoli Concert Hall and Jazzhus Montmartre. “I loved the atmosphere of the jazz club,” Klifoth once said. “I found out that I could not find a speaker that could reproduce all of this. That is when I decided it should be my project.”
The R 10 Arreté is that dream, beautifully realised. An uncompromising totem to sound.
Audiovector R 10 Arreté design and build quality: Elegance with purpose
Available in sumptuous natural wood finishes like Canadian Birdseye Maple and African Mahogany Crotch (with bespoke paint options for those with more adventurous tastes), the R10 Arreté carries an understated grace for such a large enclosure.
At 1.78 metres tall and weighing just over 90kg each, these towers have presence, but they never feel imposing. The cabinet is a blend of vacuum-formed high-density hardwood fibreboard and aircraft-grade aluminium, artfully engineered to kill internal standing waves without resorting to heavy damping that would deaden the sound.
Behind the beauty lies pedantic engineering: extensive internal bracing, 6061 aluminium baffles for resonance control, executed with an artisan’s attention to detail.
Audiovector R 10 Arreté technology and features: Innovation at every level
The R 10 is a masterclass in acoustic design. Let’s start with the Line Array Bass System: eight rear-facing 5-inch drivers working together to mimic the surface area of a 15-inch woofer. This clever arrangement delivers astonishing low-end energy without creating a monolithic box that dominates the room.
On the front baffle, two 6.5-inch upper bass/lower midrange drivers integrate to provide startling midrange clarity and speed.
Arguably the most eye-catching aspect of the front fascia are twin Audiovector SEC AMT tweeters which handle high frequencies. One main unit covers 3,000 Hz to 53,000 Hz, and above that is a ‘hyper tweeter’ operating only in the stratosphere above 20,000 Hz. The result is an airy, holographic treble that seems to pour forth effortlessly.
Audiovector’s Accelerated Force Concept (AFC) elevates diaphragm movement responsiveness, using carbon-fibre and natural resin membranes, titanium voice coils, and new concertina suspensions. Combined with cryogenically treated capacitors, distortion-optimised copper coils, and second-generation Freedom Grounding technology, nothing has been left to chance in the pursuit of musical realism.
Joyously, if you want to tweak, you still can. The rear panel offers user-adjustable (Low / Medium / High) damping to fine-tune speaker behaviour based on your amplifier; this is rare and welcome flexibility for those who love to experiment. It’s very much a matter of taste as to what’s best, and results will depend on your individual system.
Audiovector R 10 Arreté sound performance: A sonic revelation
With a carefully curated system featuring a Souluion Audio 760 DAC, 720 preamp, and 711 power amplifier, a mash bill totalling more than £140,000, the R 10 Arreté spring to life. Source duties fell to a Naim ND555, delivering bit-perfect Tidal streams.
From the opening bars of Pearl Jam’s ‘Present Tense,’ the R 10s took the room captive. Sound filled every corner effortlessly, not merely loud but textured, coherent, and alive.
Yet switch gears to the delicacy of Minoru Muraoka’s bamboo flute on ‘Take Five’, and you’re suddenly in a sonic zen garden, with drums pattering far beyond the speaker boundaries.
Despite their stylish demeanour, the R 10s can brawl with the best. Falling in Reverse’s ‘Popular Monster’ raged forth with an intensity I’ve rarely experienced.
What amazed me most about the R 10 Arreté is their dynamic elasticity: whisper-quiet subtleties hold as much tension and emotion as thundering crescendos. Boston’s ‘More Than a Feeling’, a track I thought I knew inside out, sounded rejuvenated, rocking out like it was 1976 all over again.
The system, as assembled by Audiovector, can play at numbing volume, but it never loses control, or even sounds remotely flustered. This is a dangerous trait, as it positively encouraged me to nudge the volume ever upwards.
Whether marinating in Scandinavian jazz or hammering metal, the R10 Arreté kept inviting me deeper. But no matter the genre, no matter the volume, the emotional connection I felt with the speaker was vivid and thrilling.
Audiovector R 10 Arreté Verdict
Audiovector’s R 10 Arreté is a triumph. This is a loudspeaker that genuinely erases the boundary between artist and listener. Beautifully crafted, technologically inventive, and musically irresistible, it more than warrants its reference status.
For those who seek musical truth, and not just more sound, they’re an essential audition. They could well be the last loudspeakers you’ll ever buy.
Audiovector R 10 Arreté are priced at £127,500 a pair (147,500 euros / $165,000), and are available in Canadian Birdseye Maple, African Mahogany Crotch, and Italian Walnut Burl. Launching later this year, they’re available to order via Renaissance Audio.
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Danish audio outfit DALI has announced a new Hi-Fi speaker series, which combines advanced acoustic engineering with contemporary Scandi design. Landing globally in February 2026, the Sonik range will comprise seven models covering stereo, home cinema and on-wall applications. The enclosures come a choice of finishes: Black Ash, Walnut, Natural Oak and White, complete with…
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