Photography by Colin Way / Tara Marshall
Now here’s a loudspeaker with WAF, or “wife-acceptance factor,” the humorous term coined by Harry Pearson, late founder of high-end audio journal The Absolute Sound. The laws of physics require a large loudspeaker for faithful bass reproduction. Unfortunately, big hulking boxes tend to dominate a room unless they stand behind a wing chair. The Mera Sound Sconce combines a two-way mini-loudspeaker (cloth tweeter and three-inch woofer) and onboard dimmable LED tape in a super-compact, lozenge-shaped package offering visual appeal even when not in use. The shell is made of textured, cast aluminum; the boucle-weave grille cloth is available in clay, black sand and linen colourways. The LED light emanates from the edges of the shell and grille. To extend bass response and dynamic range, the Sconce can be bi-amped with a Leon subwoofer, which in turn can be concealed in the wall or behind that wing chair.
As appeared in the July/August 2025 Best of Canada Awards issue of Canadian Interiors magazine.
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