Watching the Willow Springs race in Ford vs Ferrari, each time a car skids off behind the viewer, there’s excellent control and sonic separation, from collisions and crashes to the scattering debris, the wind and the atmosphere of the race track. The broad scale and detail that the BR03s can offer as surrounds mean that action sequences and films in which the score gets pulled off-screen are served particularly well. Once happy with the arrangement of the Borea BR08 5.1 surround package, we are pleasantly surprised by the system’s warmth, musicality, and responsiveness. Chunky rubber feet are provided to give them a lift, but we find that this is not enough to provide clearance and we need to get creative to get the unit to sit stably. The cable terminals are also recessed on the speaker’s underside and, depending on the gauge of your speaker wire, could prove a little tricky to access.
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The BRA1 have angled drivers to reflect overhead sounds off your ceiling and can be wall-mounted or horizontally perched on top of the other speakers, with a switchable crossover underneath that can be altered to match the positioning.
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For consistency of voice, the same 25mm tweeter and 16cm midrange driver is found on the two-way BR03 bookshelf speakers, the BRC1 centre and the BRA1 height units. Meanwhile, the tweeter utilises an EFS (Efficient Flow System) with a two-pronged phase plug design used across the Borea range that the company says reduces directivity and evens out high-frequency diffusion. The main stereo pair of BR08 floorstanders have a three-way crossover with two 16cm fibreglass-coned bass units, a 16cm midrange driver, and a 25mm silk dome tweeter.īorrowed from Triangle’s pricier Esprit EZ range, the midrange driver is made from a cellulose-based paper cone material chosen for its combination of low mass, rigidity and self-damping. Powered by a 200-watt RMS Class D amplifier, the Tales 340 has a 25cm driver and is rear-ported, while the rest of the speakers in the package feature front-firing reflex ports to further enhance lower frequencies. Contrary to its ninja-like appearance, there’s an overly bright power indicator LED on the front, while at the rear are physical controls for volume, crossover and phase, as well as LFE and stereo RCA inputs. Looks-wise the Tales 340 sub is a bit of an outlier, it’s surprisingly lightweight and, although its plain finish is probably intended to help it blend into your decor, we can’t help but think it looks and feels a bit cheaper than the rest of the system.
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Inside, the enclosures are braced to help with rigidity, and high-density EVA foam holds the rear of each driver against the internal brace for extra stability. They may look a little boxy, but the cabinets feel substantial and sturdy, with the neat build giving the sizeable units an unassuming appearance. The Tales 340 sub comes in just matte black or white.
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The bulk of the package is available in a choice of black ash, white, walnut (with black baffle) and light oak (with white baffle) finishes. There is more than a hint of the Scandinavian to Borea’s design, with its clean perpendicular lines and simple finish.