"They Sounded Huge," Raves Tone Magazine

The Mordaunt-Short Aviano 2 bookshelf speaker features a large 6.5" driver for dynamic headroom that you would expect from a much larger speaker, along with a 1" aluminum dome tweeter. Delivering more presence than can usually be found from such compact cabinets, Aviano 2 offers a fantastic combination of value and performance.

"They sounded huge and their detail levels were consistently high, while musicality, dynamics, imaging and energy were all impressive," raves New Zealand's Tone magazine for June 2010. "There's an abundance of bass weight, they look good and are well priced to boot."

"Aviano 2 is indeed 'the speaker that provides big sound from a small size,' reports South Korea's Audio Magazine for December 2009. "Overall, it presents a large scale, detailed sound, and it is hard to believe it comes from a bookshelf speaker."

New Driver Technology

Key to Aviano's impressive performance is a new tweeter housing which takes cues from Mordaunt-Short's flagship Performance Series. Meanwhile, a thoroughly updated third generation CPC mid/bass driver lifts the company's aluminum driver technology to new levels of refinement. An all-new crossover design guarantees incredible clarity. Providing the ultimate platform for all this technology, a sonically advanced bracing system and internal cabinet assembly increases rigidity.

Aviano is 100-percent designed and engineered in the UK. It scores instantly with a purposeful, muscular, yet refined look that comes alive in any living space. Soft organic contours of the front profile combine with exquisitely finished cabinets.

• 1" aluminum dome tweeter
• 6.5" CPC aluminum mid/bass woofer
• Crossover: Damped 2nd order/minimum phase with DVP
• Magnetically shielded

• Frequency response: 45 Hz - 22 kHz
• Sensitivity: 88 dB
• Nominal impedance: 4-8 ohms
• Recommended amplifier power: 15-120 Watts
• Dimensions: 12.8" high, 8.2" wide, 11.9" deep
• Weight: 14.1 lbs

"They sounded huge and their detail levels were consistently high, while musicality, dynamics, imaging and energy were all impressive. There's an abundance of bass weight, they look good and are well priced to boot."

- Tone magazine, New Zealand, June 2010

"One of the all-time great values in sound."

- Sound + Vision magazine, April 2010

- What Hi-Fi? magazine, UK December 2009

"Inheriting all the technologies from the Mordaunt-Short's flagship Performance 6, Aviano 2 is indeed 'the speaker that provides big sound from a small size'. Overall, it presents a large scale, detailed sound, and it is hard to believe it comes from a bookshelf speaker."

- Audio Magazine, South Korea December 2009

"The Avianos are small speakers that serve up a big sound, especially when sitting atop sturdy stands - they're too good to be left on the shelf. The tweeter uses a high-temperature voice coil, with liquid cooling and damping for sharp treble performance and amazing detail."

- The Mail on Sunday newspaper, UK September 2009