Chario Constellation Lynx
The Chario Constellation Lynx seduces with a rich, natural midrange, pinpointing vocal character and instrumental texture with impressive ease. What Hi-Fi? highlights its speed, precision and luxurious solid-walnut cabinetry, while the compact two-way’s deep soundstage layering makes intimate listening remarkably immersive. A distinctive, beautifully built stand-mount for tonal sophistication over brute-force bass.
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Nicely Roasted
Sound Quality
88/100
Build Quality
95/100
Value for Money
92/100
Pros
Clean, spectrally accurate and warmly expressive midrange reveals vocal identity, instrumental tone and fine musical contrasts.
Speedy, precise delivery and excellent front-to-back depth create an immersive, layered presentation.
Luxurious solid-wood cabinetry, polished terminals and supplied spikes or rubber feet underpin exceptional build quality.
Distinctive Italian styling and refined sound were judged excellent value for a premium compact speaker.
Cons
Deep-bass authority is limited by the compact cabinet; a subwoofer is recommended for full low-end weight.
Low sensitivity and a low impedance demand a capable 4-ohm-stable amplifier, while ultimate output is limited.
Treble can sound slightly forward, and the speaker is best suited to smaller rooms or moderate playback levels.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 88/100
The Lynx is praised for an unusually rich, natural and highly resolved midrange, alongside exceptional front-to-back layering. Its compact cabinet limits deep-bass output and ultimate loudness, while the treble is lively enough that one reviewer found it slightly forward.
Bass
84/100
For a compact 130mm two-way, the Lynx reaches far enough to convey the body and detail of acoustic double bass, with the reviewer specifically admiring both plucked and bowed passages. Deep bass is not its forte, however: response begins rolling away around 130Hz and a subwoofer is recommended for listeners wanting full low-end weight.
Mid
94/100
The midrange is the speaker's clearest strength. Reviewers describe it as clean, natural, spectrally accurate and richly warm, with vocals sufficiently revealing to identify Nina Simone from her first note and bass articulation delivered with impressive speed and precision.
Treble
87/100
The large soft-dome tweeter is credited with reproducing fine high-frequency sounds with considerable flair and energy. There is a small caveat: the treble was judged fractionally more forward than ideal, supported by measurements showing a modest high-frequency elevation.
Soundstage Imaging
91/100
Depth and layering are standout qualities, with one reviewer calling the layering unmatched and describing a soundstage that reaches convincingly from front to back. The stage is not especially wide, so it favours immersive dimensionality and image depth over an expansive lateral spread.
Dynamics
82/100
The Lynx sounds quick and precise through bass and midrange, and adding a subwoofer allowed higher playback levels while further improving midrange clarity. Its modest sensitivity and small enclosure impose clear limits: at roughly four metres, levels beyond about 95dB became unpleasant.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
95/100
The cabinet work receives unusually strong praise, especially the real solid-wood side panels rather than veneer-covered MDF. Reviewers describe the construction as luxurious, well designed and thoroughly validated by laboratory testing, while the supplied spikes or rubber feet and gold-plated terminals add practical polish.
Value for Money
92/100
At roughly $2,090-$2,418, the Lynx sits in a premium compact-speaker market, yet the review calls its combination of distinctive style and sound excellent value in hi-fi. The reviewer was also pleasantly surprised that the price was lower than expected given the cabinetry and overall presentation.
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Specifications
- Low Frequency Load
- Vented NRS
- Configuration
- 2 way Bookshelf
- Drivers
- 1 Tweeter 38 mm Soft Dome Wave Guide 1 Woofer 130 mm Paper Compound
- Sensitivity
- 87 dB SPL / normalized to 1m / 2. 83 Vrms Decorrelated L/R Pink Noise ITU-R BS 1116-1 compliant listening room
- Low Frequency Cut Off
- 67 Hz @ -3 dB referred to C4 WETS
- Crossover Frequency
- 1500 Hz - LKR 4th order
- Rated Impedance
- Modulus 4 Ω (min 3.0) Argument ± 36°
- Cabinet
- Solid walnut and HDF.
- Size & Weight
- 360 x 200 x 260 mm (H x W x D) / 10 Kg
- Speakers Orientation
- Speakers should be tilted inward facing the listener
- Listening Layout
- A carpeted floor in front of the speakers is recommended
- Side and Back Walls
- Should be at least 1m away from the speaker front baffle
- Suggested Amplifier
- 100 W/4 Ω Max Average Power
Manufacturer's Description — Chario
2 ways BOOKSHELf
The smallest bookshelf in the series, but expandable up to 67Hz. With a load volume of 1000cc, the Lynx will outperform many other larger and more expensive speakers. The Lynx is consistently regarded as better than its competitors in terms of sound production, fidelity and musicality.
The dynamics exceed most of the limitations of the standard bookshelf and are balanced and nuanced.
The customized rubber feet on the bottom of the cabinet structure helps to minimize vibrations by calibrating the surface-to-speaker distance to maximize the effectiveness of the low-frequency reflection system.
RIGIDITY and STRUCTURE.
The central part of the body is made of a resin and wood fiber material called HDF (High Density Fiberboard). Its mass and rigidity ensure the lowest vibration levels achievable with materials made from wood fibers.
The side panels are made from solid wood.
This structure guarantees the necessary rigidity for vibration damping.
The stand is designed to place the speaker at ear level for optimal listening.
"PURE SOUND,
ANYWHERE AT HOME".
THIS IS HOW WE THOUGHT ABOUT THE CONSTELLATION SERIES
This loudspeaker has been carefully engineered to deliver high-level sound performance even in untreated domestic environments, where acoustic qualities are often compromised by elements such as furniture, reflective surfaces, and irregular room layouts. Thanks to the meticulous design of the system and the use of high-quality components, the speaker ensures accurate, balanced, and immersive sound reproduction even under less-than-ideal conditions.
For optimal results, it is recommended to place the speaker in a listening environment with a surface area between 6 and 14 square meters. This size range represents the ideal balance between acoustic reflection management and sound propagation, allowing the loudspeaker to fully express its dynamics, detail, and spatial imaging. In rooms of this size, listeners will be able to fully appreciate the tonal precision and the depth of the soundstage, without the sound becoming overly dispersed or compressed.
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- Alen Audio — in-store — Extramurs, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain (website)
- Alma Music & Audio — online and in-store — San Diego, California, United States (website)
- AMPL’HIFI — online and in-store — Nîmes, Occitanie, France (website)
- Audio Creativ — in-store — Riedenburg, Bayern, Germany (website)
- Audio88 — in-store — Singapore, Singapore (website)
- Aug & Ohr — in-store — Zürich, Zürich, Germany (website)
- AV Luxury Group — online and in-store — Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (website)
- David Lewis Audio — in-store — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (website)
- FME Elektroakustik — in-store — Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (website)
- frank prowse hifi — in-store — Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia (website)
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