As already mentioned in the review about the Melco switch, I rapidly became familiar with the Pirol suchlike that I ventured to make use of it to evaluate other components as well: A speaker doesn’t have to be analytical to the highest degree to enable reliable statements about reviewed components. Even a somewhat more forgiving set-up is suitable to clearly carve out differences. The Pirol skilfully combines enlightment with enjoyment. Of course, this assessment proves only fully true after Michael Plessmann from afar Berlin having used Teamviewer to install the new DSP software for the bass modules and set the frequency for the bass roll-off to 27 hertz. After that I was given the choice to adjust the low frequency range in steps of one decibel according to my taste. However, there is no need anymore for the help of the developers or a laptop to perform these adjustments. Turning the knob on the module itself is now sufficient to adapt the bass to the mood of the day. With every day, I like the solution with the active bass increasingly better. Needless to say, that I decided to opt for the more enjoyable variant – one decibel too much rather than too little.

Of course, I couldn't avoid myself comparing the Pirol with the much more expensive Epoque Aeon Fine: Even after having implemented the update of the Pirol, the Epoque still offers a touch of more depth on the imaginary stage, and focuses singers and musicians somewhat sharper. Certainly, this works out as the more accurate tool for the evaluation of components. But tell me, which music lover needs tools to wallow in melodies and rhythms?