Showing little, if any mercy to convention, the engineering prowess of the Arc redefined the stand mounted loudspeaker. Millions of carbon fibers are juxtaposed with precision extruded alloy sections, achieving an attractive but highly functional form. Driven by function like all good design, this design could lay claim to numerous achievements but without doubt its versatility and industry standard signal to noise ratio are beyond question. It is a great communicator, taking any type of program and reproducing it in the most sincere way, according to the quality of the recording.