Aperion Intimus 4B Harmony

Aperion Intimus 4B Harmony


We've recently looked at a few solidly performing mini satellite and subwoofer packages, so we were curious to see how Aperion Audio's new entry-level Intimus 4B Harmony SA package would fare. It's still got the superior Aperion build quality and high-quality finish. Let’s take a look at the details.



Design and features
The Intimus 4B Harmony SA is a six-piece 5.1 system that includes four Intimus 4B satellites, a 4C center channel speaker, and a Bravus 8A powered subwoofer.
All of the speakers feature the same 4-inch woven fiberglass woofer and 1-inch silk dome tweeter. The woofer is a newer design and looks aesthetically different than the 4-inch driver used in our reference Aperion Intimus 4T Hybrid SD speaker system. The 1-inch silk dome tweeter, however, remains unchanged.


The 4B speaker measures a compact 8.75 inches tall by 5.33 inches wide by 5.5 inches deep, and the fact it weighs 6.5 pounds certainly adds a solid presence. The 4C center speaker is not much larger at 5.33 inches tall by 12.8 inches wide by 5.5 inches deep and weighs 8 pounds. The speakers' all-metal binding posts provide a secure connection with bare wire, spades, or banana plugs. Matching floor stands, and wall and ceiling mounts for the speakers are available separately direct from Aperion.


The speakers in the Intimus 4B Harmony SA system are available in either real cherry wood veneers or high-gloss black finishes. Both are on par with high-end speakers that go for more than double the price of this system. Also, all of the speakers have removable black cloth grilles

The subwoofer comes with a set of metal spiked feet for use with carpeted floors and a set of pointy rubber cones for hardwood or tiled floors.



System setup was a bit trickier than normal. The 4C, for whatever reason, sounded fuller.
A bit more concerned with the fact that we had to work at blending the speakers with the Bravus 8A subwoofer. The Aperion owner's manual recommends a "80-100 Hertz" crossover point, so we tried 80, 90, and 100Hz, but we were never totally satisfied with the blend between the speakers and subwoofer because the bass region between subwoofer and speakers was too thin.

The good: Six-piece home theater speaker package with redesigned compact satellites and dedicated center speaker; powered 8-inch subwoofer; superb furniture-grade real cherry wood or black gloss finishes; 10-year warranty; 30-day in-home trial; free shipping.
The bad: Slightly mismatched satellites and center speaker; big subwoofer was too bassy.

Overall a good sound system for people with the best taste of music. But not the best we’ve seen from APERION.
In India its priced around Rs.50000.