Sony APM 22ES Speakers.

Analogue and new speakers.

A week ago it was nice to be gifted two Sony speakers for the Pioneer vinyl record turntable and amplifier system. Build around 1986, they are the APM (Accurate Pistonic Motion) 22ES model, a two-way bass-reflex bookshelf system. Very heavy at 15 kg or 30-33 lb in weight. The speakers are iconically flat and square with honeycomb, aluminium woofer and tweeter drivers.

Basically, they are designed with these flat square diaphragms, seen in the photographs, rather than traditional cones. It would be long-winded to type technicalities, but this design has positives.

Firstly, the design eliminates resonant modes. Normal cone speakers act differently in various room sizes and music heard can change quite significantly. Also, with cone speakers, you can position yourself in a different space in a room and get different sound frequency quality. So the APM system has a nicer listening experience.

Secondly, these Sony speakers also eliminate phase distortion. Very in depth technically, but in essence, unequal time delays can happen with different frequencies with cone speakers. In truth, this is hardly heard as a distinct flaw in an ordinary room environment. But sensitivity in certain situations can distort sound.

What can I offer with these speakers and the difference found in comparison with my previous cone speakers. If I am downstairs in the kitchen, the music can be heard from upstairs a lot more distinctly. Before, the music upstairs was ‘muffled’.

In ‘The Den’ listening. I have them housed on two 80 cm/31.5 inch tall stands. The speakers are 51.5 cm high. So a nice height to shove sound around the room and give a decent and comfortable listening experience. Before the stands arrived, the left speaker sat on top of my bass amp and the right speaker was on the floor. The right speaker couldn’t be heard distinctly at all.

I suppose this room, The Den, is a zone for simply relaxing. Various media is available to access for cocooning oneself and escaping.

Ambience for mood with light is soft table lamp light, candle flame or, during summer, a sun filled room. Candle awaiting to be lit at Christmas is the wonderful St. Eval Winter Thyme. Green and Gold visual ambience and a must for seasonal vibe. I have had these for the past two Christmas’s now.

Ambience for sound is vinyl record playing, CD playing or from the iPod 7th Generation X song list played through the CD player. Visually, there are DVDs of movies to watch through the Apple M2 home studio computer.

Therapeutically, a number of Complementary Therapies can be used like aromatherapy, journalling, meditation, yoga, reading books, using singing bowls, listening to Solfeggio tuning fork healing/calming frequencies, etc.

Hobbies and interests are very much done in this room too. Songwriting, recording songs written on to the GarageBand App, making traveller notebook journal covers, watercolour art, Pyrography, etc.

In looking at holistic values? It is a bolt hole to enter and experience eclectic choice.

And don’t we all need a bolt hole at times!

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