Some history
The Artio was our first stand mount loudspeaker and as such has a special place in our hearts at Mowgan. First unveiled at the Scottish High End show in 2006 they stole the hearts of many of the public when they heard them. The same reaction was achieved in 2007 when we let them loose on the public at the Northern Sound and Vision Show in Manchester.
Designed with the smaller room in mind with near to wall positioning the Artios are user friendly and especially comfortable in the smaller listening room, and dare I say it the ladies. They share a lot in common with their bigger brothers the Mellts, indeed the Artio was the inspiration for the Mellts and all of the character of the Artios are present in these formidable floor standers.
The Artios use a rather large drive unit for the average UK stand mount loudspeaker however this does not mean they are for people who lives only for bass, in fact the opposite has been said by a few of their admirers. The Artio is designed to excel in the mid and upper frequency regions, where its smooth response and warm tones with high detail retrieval makes them lots of friends. Voice and acoustic instruments are the mainstay of this design, bass is there but not in the "boom - boom" variety often heard in stand mounts which are designed to be impressive but not accurate.
