Congrats on the speakers repulso and since it's a year later and you're an audiophile the burning question is do you still have them? 😆 JK and hope they are as good as you thought at first heard them at CAF last month sounding very nice.
Kal was right!
I drove about an hour today to listen to/audition a pair of the Perlisten S7t speakers; I was very intrigued by the review in Stereophile. I brought along a bag of CDs to play along with a KT150 tube-based integrated (most likely the unit I would use to drive them here at home).
My pair will be delivered in the week.
I wasn't really in the market for new loudspeakers, but after hearing them with my amp and then with one the distributor used, I had pretty much no choice.
If you get the chance to listen I suggest you do.
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Congrats non your s7t's! I got lucky at axpona and walked into an empty room so I could grab the sweet spot and listen. Soundstage and imaging with the intensity of a mini monitor with bass and dynamics of a full range speaker was what I heard. A local dealer I like dropped the line tho' saying there was just too much competition at the price point. IDK, I really enjoyed them and very nearly bought a pair myself. |
The speakers finally got here Thursday night, and Steve and his partner showed up Friday to unbox them and place them in my room (thank you Steve). I have been playing music all day and night through them since. They have been opening up and settling now for a few days, and I am more impressed than I was in Steve's room a few weeks back. I have been driving them with a Luxman 509u integrated and Luxman D05u SACD player. These are the best speakers I've owned or ever hope to own (they seem to best my 5As, need to someday test that?), so non-harsh at high level (It's 6am here and I'm playing a Nat Cole CD at lowish volume, magical). Steve is having a set-up man come by Monday to place the speakers (I did my best yesterday), and I don't anticipate him moving them much from where they are. Imaging, tonal character, deep bass, non-harsh highs, sumptuous midrange, and pure beauty. I feel incredibly fortunate. |
I'll be very curious to read how it goes, rpeluso! I'm intrigued by these speakers and the fact you drove them with a tube amp is cool. I use Conrad Johnson Premier 12s, 140W/side tube monos. I'm actually most intrigued by the smaller S5M monitors - the towers would be too imposing in my room and the specs for the monitors look impressive! |
I had auditioned these and QLN Prestige 5. For my application the QLN's won out. But the St7 was a very very very close second. Wife liked the QLN better and she is younger and makes more money than me so I need to keep her happy as she will be choosing the Nursing Home I go to. LOL. Great speakers enjoy. |
Not that you needed convincing having already bought the pair, here is a glowing review of your new speakers.
They do look rather nice. All the best, |
Wonderful to get a speaker you know you have to have and the manufacturer is tongue in cheek realistic about their low frequency performance but the speaker is intelligently designed and should be able to cast a fine image. Next on the "to buy" list has to be a matching pair of subwoofers and a two way crossover. That should get to to where you need to be on a permanent basis I would think. I think they retail for $7800 each. Would you mind telling us what you paid for them? |
In Michael Lavorgna’s review of the Technics SU-R1000, he loved the pairing with the Perlisten S7t speakers, which he’ll have a review of at a later date.
Have fun with your new acquisition. 👍 All the best, |
