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First sighting (for me) of Vandersteen Model 7

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Craiger56

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Model 7 (Open in New Window)

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Size is not everything but..................... - Robert C. Lang 18:00:15 01/15/09 (1)
The foot print is identical to the Model 5A but the 7 weighs in at 12 pounds less. I will most definitely seek out a listen

Robert C. Lang
- RE: Size is not everything but..................... - Craiger56 19:02:04 01/15/09 (0)
  Possible reason for less weight, its carbon foot print.
  
  "Five Layered Carbon Fiber constrained
  layered damped panels bonded to a Carbon
  Fiber skeletal structure."
  
  The finish is paint.
  
  Cheers
RE: First sighting (for me) of Vandersteen Model 7 - hifi heretic 03:22:16 01/13/09 (6)
Very interesting. ..It's hard to imagine that they're improvement over the 5A's justifies twice the price. ..But rest assured they sound great and represent something of a value at their price point when compared with other $30k speakers for Richard Vandersteen makes great speakers.

I can't believe there is nothing on their website about them (and ughh! what an awful website!).
- I hear ya, but they're there now.. - Craiger56 11:35:11 01/15/09 (3)
  Is that impedance minimum .5 ohm?
  - Model 7 (Open in New Window)
  - I think he means 4 ohms +5 and -0.5, or 3.5 to 8 ohms. - Jim Stoneburner 12:44:31 01/24/09 (0)
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    Keep your ears honest: Listen to live, unamplified music every week.
  - I would bet... - Nicholas Renter 13:25:12 01/15/09 (1)
    ...the impedance varies between 8 Ohms to 3.5 Ohms (4 Ohms nominal, 8 Ohms Max, 3.5 Ohms Min).
    - Yup, it's a typo - Craiger56 13:40:34 01/15/09 (0)
      Robert Harley has it right.
      
      Cheers
      http://www.vandersteen.com/V%20Lit/Robert%20Harley%20Vandersteen-Model-7-preview%20blog%20post%20from%20CES%202009.pdf (Open in New Window)
- Vandersteen has been hinting - unclestu52 11:56:44 01/13/09 (0)
  at this speaker for some time now, but of course not to the open press. It should be remembered that Vandersteen has had some interesting ideas and patents on driver design in the past, including a patent, IIRC, on the cross sectional profile of a vented pole piece. The article mentions one aspect of his latest design: a carbon fiber/balsa sandwich material for the cone structure. It is rumored to be the equivalent of the extremely costly diamond tweeter and midrange units made and used by other companies, but with the equivalent stiffness applied even to a woofer.
  
  IIRC, the break up resonances on the diamond drivers are extremely high and I believe Vandersteen's goal was to emulate such performance in all the drivers of his new designs. If the speaker was playing at CES, it would be interesting to hear the preliminary reports of its sound (at least more than the simple blurb in the article).
  
  Stu
- RE: First sighting (for me) of Vandersteen Model 7 - Brian Walsh 08:42:30 01/13/09 (0)
  The 7s are $45K a pair and were introduced at CES.
  
  Brian Walsh

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