Audiovector

R1 Arrete Standmount speakers £4995 View online review whf.cm/R1Arrete What if you have a generous budget, but a compact listening space? Audiovector’s R1 Arrete may provide the answer. Audiovector is different from most rivals in that it offers upgradable speakers. The entry-level R1, the Signature (?2499), features a good-quality dome tweeter and a carbon-coned mid/bass driver all housed in a neat, nicely made, curved cabinet. When the upgrade itch strikes, the speakers can be returned to the factory for conversion to either the Avantgarde (?4099) or the range-topping Arrete spec we have here. The changes are wholesale, involving better drive units, higher-spec crossovers and even improvements to the cabinet, depending on the level chosen. IMPROVED RESOLUTION The Arrete features an open-backed version of the company’s hand-built AMT (Air Motion Transformer) tweeter, claimed to offer greater agility and…