Pearl
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Founding Year
2013
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What's unique about the brand

Pearl Acoustics' Sibelius speakers use a single driver design without crossovers, which creates their distinctive sound signature and reflects their 'less is more' philosophy. The speakers are crafted from solid oak with each pair being unique due to natural wood variations, and they're designed to be passed down through generations, emphasizing sustainability and longevity.

What reviewers are saying

We read all the reviews. Here's what reviewers feel most strongly about:

  • Pearl Acoustics designs its speakers around a single, custom-made Markaudio wide-band driver, eliminating the need for a crossover and promoting phase coherence.
  • Pearl Acoustics offers a high degree of customization, including a range of wood stains, driver cone colors (silver or copper), and even the option to specify a unique cabinet color, enabling buyers to personalize their speakers.
  • They only manufacture one speaker model (the Sibelius), deliberately refraining from creating MKII or SE versions to provide an "endgame loudspeaker" designed for long-term satisfaction.

Our favorite reviewer quotes:

  • "When you combine that with the speed of the single driver, a fast percussive Spanish guitar like Rodrigo Y Gabriella, sounds wonderfully insightful. In some electronic music, such as Faithless, I noticed the treble details in some of that track were floating around my head in a surround sound like effect, which was very cool and impressive." (https://www.pursuitperfectsystem.com/pear-acoustics-sibelius-speaker-review)
  • "Where the Sibelius really sounds at its best is on anything that plays to its strengths, and those strengths begin with its exceptional imaging properties. This is perfectly understandable when you consider it's basically a point source loudspeaker sitting in a quarter-wave enclosure, but even so the ability these speakers have at teasing out a soundstage is little short of remarkable." (https://hifiplus.com/articles/pearl-acoustics-sibelius-sg-loudspeaker)
  • "For instance, with a big speaker with lots of drivers, you can get a wall of sound or just get a very deep insight into fine detail, the Pearl Acoustics loudspeakers deliver music in such a way that it detaches from the enclosures. During Shostakovich's Symphony No.1 in F minor played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons, the listening experience was reminiscent of a largerhall, where we were seated a few rows back from the stage." (https://hifi.nl/artikel/32976/Review-Pearl-Acoustics-Sibelius-relaxing,-stress-free-sound-from-a-single-source.html)
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Lineup comparison

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Sibelius SG

  • Positioning: A high-quality floor-standing loudspeaker designed for detailed sound reproduction.
  • Description: Offers a lifelike sound experience with its unique shallow alloy drive cone, providing a wide and natural soundstage. Unlike other models, it features a solid oak cabinet crafted with precision. It is best suited for use in medium to large rooms and pairs well with high-quality amplifiers for optimal performance.

Sibelius CG

  • Positioning: A premium floor-standing loudspeaker with a focus on aesthetic customization.
  • Description: Audibly identical to the SG but stands out with its customizable drive cone colors, allowing for a personalized aesthetic.
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Our ribbon tweeters, especially the coaxial versions used in our Coax and Master Line models, deliver exceptional resolution and spatial imaging. What’s particularly noteworthy is that we have been developing these tweeters entirely in-house for over 40 years – and we still manufacture them by hand at our facility in Horgen, Switzerland. The quality is, in our view, outstanding – not only acoustically, but also in terms of technical precision and minimal unit-to-unit variance.

Our aluminum enclosures, combined with internal damping and sandwich construction, ensure distortion-free performance – even at high volumes – and are a unique feature both acoustically and visually.

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We generally recommend that customers first reach out to their dealer or national distributor for any questions or issues. These partners are trained and authorized to assist quickly and effectively. In more complex cases – or when customers contact us directly – we are, of course, committed to providing personal and dedicated support.

Additionally, we regularly invite customers to visit our headquarters in Horgen. During these visits – which include a tour of our production and personal consultation – very close relationships have developed, and in some cases, even real friendships have formed. We take pride in maintaining close and reliable contact, even after the purchase.

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  • “Queen Mary” – Francine Thirteen: For dynamics and tight bass, excellent at high volume.
  • “Liberty” – Anette Askvik: For atmospheric depth and spaciousness.
  • “The Headless Horseman” – Bobby Bass: Great for vocals and evaluating seamless transitions between multi-way drivers.

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We experience excellent synergy with HiFi Rose electronics – both sonically and aesthetically. Setups with T+A or Cambridge Audio also pair beautifully with our speakers. And of course, there are no limits at the high end: just recently, I heard a large Burmester and McIntosh system driving our Coax 811 at a dealer – the result was absolutely stunning. 

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