YG Acoustics Peaks Series Loudspeakers - Sonic Satisfaction

 

The good folks at YG Acoustics in Arvada, Colorado make some of the best loudspeakers on this big blue marble of ours. In 2016 I had the pleasure of a factory tour capped by an ear-opening listening session with the sublime Sonja XV speakers. The YG Acoustics team and the products they create own a spot on the top shelf of the audiophile landscape.

With the advent of COVID, the audiophile world has been prevented from the multiple annual industry gatherings, but it turns out the YG folks have been woodshedding like mad. The product of that intense development work?

Say hello to your new friend; the YG Acoustics Peaks Series.

Named in reference to the local Rocky Mountain vistas, the Peaks Series of speakers from YG Acoustics trickle down their speaker, crossover, and cabinet design technologies to a more approachable price point. From the looks of things, they have a hit on their hands. 

Cheers!

From YG Acoustics:

“The Peaks Series includes five new speaker models plus a powered subwoofer, each performing at a new reference level for their price point. They excel in any size room, across all genres of music, and are offered in high quality finishes to suit every style of home.

 

Throughout the Peaks development process, quality was never compromised. The Peaks models use YG’s proprietary ForgeCore tweeters and our exceptional BilletCore drivers. These are mounted in thick aluminum front baffles which are precision machined in-house to a profile guided by detailed computational modeling.

 

The sealed cabinet bodies are inch-thick dense resin fiber, curved to exact tolerances in custom presses by experienced European workshops. They include advanced bracing and acoustic absorbers which eliminate cabinet resonances and reflections.

 

Innovative crossover topologies are optimized through complex simulation and countless hours of critical listening. These designs maximize efficiency and ensure the broadest possible compatibility with amplifiers. The Peaks crossovers use the highest quality components and are hand-built on circuit boards that YG machines in-house.

 

Through its unique combination of cutting-edge science and engineering, Peaks represents an approach with no compromises. Everything from the drivers, cabinets and crossovers, through to the veneer, lacquer and internal cabling has been carefully selected and modeled to deliver the most accurate, most musical performance possible.

 

Peaks speakers throw a massive soundstage, providing insight and detail yet retain exceptional musicality and a natural sound that is never fatiguing. They provide holographic imaging across a very wide area, combined with purity, dynamics, and deep, authoritative bass.”