Created through exhaustive processestesting countless samples and configurations, the AR1 and AR2 loudspeakers feature a final front cabinet baffle laminated to a thickness of 50 mm and 40 mm respectively from hand-selected maple cultivated from Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, whose cold climate produces maple of a tight grain, contributing markedly to the R's beautiful sound.
Brian Krzanich, Intel's vice-president of manufacturing, says labour costs are an important consideration in processes such as assembling and testing systems, which are carried out in Costa Rica, Vietnam, China and Malaysia.