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Aaron Magnus
AV Home Theatre
Loudspeaker System
Magnus by
name and with
a big sound
that befits this,
Aaron’s latest
proves potent
By Gavin Womersley
Audio & Video Lifestyle Magazine
54
audition
equipment review
V i t a l S t a t i s t i c s
Dimensions:
280 x 918 x 390mm (ATS-5)
Weight:
14kg (CC-240)
Price:
$3,339 (complete system)
Distributor:
Betetec Industries Pty Ltd
17 De Havilland Cresent
Ballina, NSW 2478
Telephone:
(02) 6686 0277
Facsimile:
(02) 6686 0285
Website:
www.spot.com.au/aaron
A
little over a year ago
Audio & Video
Lifestyle editor, Nic
Tatham, went up to
sunny Ballina on the
northern NSW
coast to visit the
home of Aaron loudspeakers. He found
a raft of high quality test gear, the
second largest anechoic chamber in
Australia and production facilities with
the very latest of technologies. Basically
everything needed to back up arguably
one of Australia’s biggest loudspeaker
manufacturers.
Betetec Industries, a.k.a Aaron, is
definitely not a backyard operation - it’s
one of, if not the best selling brand in
Australia. Almost all of the speakers are
sold locally and are aimed squarely at
the affordable end of the market where
demand is greatest. The speakers for
review here represent my first
experience with the brand. All are
available separately but together form
the Magnus surround system. The value
of the complete system totals $3,339.
The system consists a pair of large
floorstanders called the ATS-5’s, a large
centre speaker called the CC-240, a pair
of small bookshelf speakers called the
ATS-1 and last, but by no means least, a
large subwoofer called the SUB-240.
I guess the first thing that struck me
upon the opening of the speaker boxes
was the elaborate warnings and details
concerning speaker damage that each
speaker contained. After reading the
material provided I am sure that even
the least technical person would come
away with a profound understanding on
the dangers of certain music and the
specific circumstances that may lead to
speaker damage. I can only fathom that
this has been done in response to past
problems with customers unsure of the
situations that can cause speaker
damage and unsure about whether such
damage is covered under warranty. It is
possible that the sort of people who
want a ‘big’ sound for a relatively small
Reproduced with
permission from
Audio & Video
Lifestyle magazine