Mordaunt-Short Aviano 1: Bookshelf Speaker

Aviano 1 is a real powerhouse in miniature consuming minimal living space while delivering entertainment by the bucket-load. Its compact 5¼" driver communicates with incredible authority and integrates flawlessly with Mordaunt-Short’s highly detailed aluminium dome tweeter.

Aviano is an amazing hi-fi and home theatre speaker series combining unprecedented levels of performance, refinement and value.

100% designed and engineered in the UK, Aviano scores instantly with a purposeful, muscular yet refined look and comes alive in any living space. Soft organic contours of the front profile combine with exquisitely finished cabinets in carefully chosen hues

Aviano 1 Bookshelf Speaker Reviews

Australian Hi-Fi April 2010
...simply stunning little loudspeakers that do absolutely everything right, from crossing all those t's to dotting all those i's and everything in between."

Sound + Image (Australia) May 2010
The Aviano 1 is a perfect example of the benefits of "trickle-down" high-tech concepts and materials, the R&D costs of which have been picked up by the high-priced flagship models.

Not to put too fine a point on it, other people have paid extra so you get the best possible speaker at the lowest price!

The result is that you're likely to be thrilled by the performance of the Aviano 1s, whether you're using a pair or more in a home theatre system, or a single pair in a small two-channel system.

hometheatermag.com, USA April 2010 (Reviewed with Aviano 5 centre and Aviano 7 subwoofer)
The Mordaunt-Short Aviano is a beautifully engineered product... These speakers distinguish themselves from the pack in that someone with a good ear must have developed them.

T3 February 2010
Sublime sound for both music and movies. Flawless build quality and the 175W sub thunders like Thor.

What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision October 2009
Fast and responsive, but unhurried and unflappable, these time beautifully

Hi-Fi.nl (NL) October 2009
The short time that the Mordaunt-Short Aviano’s were with me they gave me a very good impression of the quality the designers of this loudspeaker manufacturer can offer for a relatively low price.

Aviano 1 Bookshelf Speaker Specifications

Sensitivity     88dB
Frequency response     55Hz - 22kHz
Nominal impedance     4-8 ohms
Drive units     1" aluminium dome tweeter, 5.25" CPC aluminium mid/bass
Crossover     1st order with DVP HF
Recommended amplifier power     15-100 Watts
Magnetically shielded     within 50mm of cabinet
Dimensions (h x w x d)     275 x 179 x 267mm
Weight     5kg

Mordaunt-Short Aviano: A cut above the rest

Aviano is a complete hi-fi and home theatre speaker series from one of the UK’s most respected loudspeaker manufacturers and combines unprecedented levels of performance, refinement and value.

This impressive seven-strong range comprises a bookshelf, standmount and two floorstanding speakers, a dedicated centre channel design and two equally impressive subwoofers.

Aviano scores instantly with a purposeful, muscular yet refined look which comes alive in any living space. Soft organic contours of the front profile combine with exquisitely finished cabinets in carefully chosen hues.

Under the skin, a raft of innovative developments join forces with Mordaunt-Short’s critically-acclaimed audiophile technologies to deliver incredible sonic results.

Key to these is a new tweeter housing which takes cues from the company’s flagship Performance Series. Meanwhile, a thoroughly updated third generation CPCTM mid/bass driver lifts the company’s aluminium driver technology to new levels of refinement and an all-new crossover design guarantees incredible clarity. And providing the ultimate platform for all this technology, a sonically advanced bracing system and internal cabinet assembly increases rigidity to the highest levels yet.

And the result… a speaker range which rewards you with phenomenal performance, sensational value and, most importantly, an immensely enjoyable listen.

From breathtaking music to explosive home theatre!

Music...

While you might watch the same movie once or twice, chances are you know your music far more intricately and it’s here where you’ll notice the Aviano difference immediately. This is one seriously musical speaker range, offering the most incredible spacious experience, whatever music you’re into.

...and movies

Carefully developed and tested using the widest possible range of today’s most popular amplifiers, Aviano is guaranteed to offer excellent compatibility with a wide range of electronics. So whether your musical passion happens to be jazz, classical, rock, blues or indeed any other genre, you can be sure it will sound simply amazing.

Thrills, spills, bangs and crashes are what matter most when you’re engrossed in an action movie. Fortunately the new Aviano home theatre range effortlessly delivers detail, excitement, punchy, insightful bass extension and of course, totally accurate sound effects. Mordaunt-Short has been designing true home theatre speaker packages for nearly two decades and each Aviano system sounds like it’s been developed in harmony… and that’s because it has! The front and rear speakers integrate perfectly and critically, the centre and sub interject as needed with precise effects delivering dialogue and lower frequencies with perfect timing.

Take a look inside the Aviano

1. CPCTM aluminium cone ensures highly predictable driver performance with controlled piston-like movement at lower frequencies and minimal distortion at higher frequencies. Lightweight aluminium is chosen for faithful dynamics.
2. V-Form technology – an innovative driver cone connection to help maintain driver rigidity and results in a bigger, purer soundstage. Varied surround thickness aids pistonic operation and gives genuine timing improvements.
3. High flux density, self shielding neodymium magnet assemblies offer improved sensitivity and better dynamics than conventional
4. Tweeter magnets. Powerful Y30 magnets further enhance Aviano’s woofer.
5. Mordaunt-Short’s 20 year expertise in aluminium dome tweeter technology now features computer-modelled housing for improved dispersion characteristics. The tweeter utilises a high temperature voice coil with liquid cooling and damping for controlled high frequency performance and amazing detail.
6. New cabinet and driver bracing design provide ultimate rigidity and support.
7. Purist crossover design - isolate mounted to minimise distortion. Features premium grade components including high saturation
8. Inductors, DVPC (Dual Value Parallel Capacitors) and oversized resistors ensure optimal signal transfer.
9. Internal high density wadding for critical damping of standing waves.
10. Curved front baffle improves rigidity and dispersion characteristics.
11. Sculpted bullet terminals - easy connection using banana plugs, spade terminals or bare cable.
12. Rear porting for improved bass characteristics.
13. Easily removable front grille.