System Audio saxo 40

A two-way floor-stander, the saxo 40’s stated aim is: big sound without big speakers”. The result is by far the most diminutive tower speaker that’s ever graced our listening room.

Adding to its discreet charms is a clean, unobtrusive and, dare we say it, Scandinavian aesthetic. The saxo 40 is available in a choice of white or black satin finishes given multiple polishes for a nice sheen), with all-black driver materials/fixings and no branding on the cabinets. It features a pair of 140mm treated paper mid/bass drivers, working together across the same frequency range and with output bolstered by a rear-facing bass-reflex port. A 4th-order crossover ties them to the T25DXT Ti tweeter, a 25mm soft dome design framed by a patented DXT acoustic lens/waveguide to improve high-frequency directivity.

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