Octavio Maestro
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After having cut its teeth in the audio network player and the connected amplifier, Octavio is now interested in an even more ambitious field, that of the loudspeaker. The Maestro aims to always stick to the Hi-Fist spirit that drives the firm’s previous products and marketing strategy, despite a connected aspect that is also very prominent. No very elongated monobloc or spectacular shapes on this loudspeaker, the Maestro is physically very close to a conventional bookshelf loudspeaker.
Make no mistake about it, the Maestro is indeed an all-in-one, monophonic loudspeaker. Even its progenitor ensures very quickly that it will be possible to build a stereo pair in wireless mode via its own communication protocol (the same embedded in the two previous products, the Stream and Amp). Octavio is far from having started from a page for this new product, especially since it relied heavily on the expertise of a compatriot and great specialist in Hi-Fi loudspeakers, Davis Acoustics.
The Maestro can be covered with a front grille protecting the entire sound system, even the one located on the sides. The fixing is done via a system of magnets. © Octavio
The Maestro materializes in an MDF cabinet covered with a PVC wood finish, comprising a two-way architecture with a 13 cm loudspeaker with Kevlar cone and a 25 mm paper tweeter. Small peculiarity, the design in closed charge and the presence of two oblong passive radiators arranged on the left and right side of the speaker to flatter the lowest frequencies as much as possible. On the amplification side, the Maestro relies on a bi-amplification in class D of 50 + 20 W.
The interaction of the speaker can be done remotely via the Octavio companion app, or directly with the few sensitive touch controls placed on the top of the speaker. © Octavio
Thanks to all this equipment, the Maestro plays again and again the famous card of sound fidelity, with a precise rendering, the manufacturer even advancing the promise of a sound “without coloring”, “neutral”, points that we will not fail to verify in our laboratory. These great promises do not prevent it from claiming great ease of use, the Maestro seeing itself as an all-in-one audio object that is easy to understand for all members of the household.
Octavio therefore relies on its experience with the integration of a wireless protocol and an in-house interface via its mobile app. You will find there enough to manage the multiroom park, but also to directly access certain streaming services (search for titles, native playback management, etc.) such as Deezer and Qobuz, via compatibility with an in-house protocol (Tidal Connect and Spotify Connect ) or AirPlay 2. The application will initially only offer sound presets to personalize the listening experience on the Maestro a little.
To finish on the other connection possibilities, the Maestro offers a second means, this one Bluetooth (without multipoint support, unfortunately), the wired connection being represented by a mini-jack analog input and a Toslink optical input, as well as an RJ45 port.
The Octavio Maestro is expected to hit the market around the end of February 2023 at a price of €599. Pre-orders are open.