AXPONA 2010 Coverage

March 8, 2010

The Mistral Audio and Napa Acoustics Room

When you first enter the room you see Napa Acoustics latest product, the RA-801 diffusion panel. At $100 each they are for the budget-minded and provide a good idea for the do DIYer. They would probably look better if they used black foam or if the acoustically transparent fabric wrapped around the entire panel. But they are inexpensive.

This is the Echo Analyzer ($75) that you place at the top right of the panel. You just move the panel around until both lights are green to determine proper placement.

Napa Acoustics strikes me as a company who hasn’t seen a B&W speaker it didn’t want to copy. That’s the BOW3 ($999) on the left and the BOW-A4 ($1,199) on the right.

Shown left to right are the are the BOW-A2 ($2,299), SAG-350 ($3,699) and the BOW-A^ II ($1,999).

Mistral is another line of speakers and components by Napa Acoustics. Here are the DT-307S speakers ($299) flanking a NA-208A integrated amplifier ($399) which puts out 25 watts/channel.