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THIS Saturday (the 1st) I'm on my way to hear and probably bring home the Super-7s...

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jeffreybehr

In Reply to: RE: The Coincident Frankenstein IIs arrived safely... posted by jeffreybehr on February 05, 2014 at 16:33:50

...those being the Serenity Super-7s.

(Photo by GR research.)
At 97dB sensitivity and with no moving-coil drivers connected to one's poweramps, they're a bit more suited to my 8-Watts-per-chassis Frankensteins.
They're in Albuquerque, about 6-1/2 hours east of Phoenix, all set-up and waiting for me. Oh boy!
And before someone accuses me of being a shill:
1. I've never met Danny Richey, the owner of GR Research, builder of the Serenity speakers, nor have I even spoken to him;
2. I have NO financial interest in GR;
3. I'll have to buy them just like everyone else.
BUT...
1. They came highly recommended by Sonic Craft's Jeffrey Glowacki, which is the FIRST time in the years I've known him that he has recommended specific equipment; and
2. They're built with 5 (four Neo10s and one Neo3) B-G mag-planar drivers, which I've heard and generally very much liked the sounds of.
Here's one of my now-much-better-sounding Audio Physic Avantii IIIs with a B-G Neo3PDR tweeter...

...that replaced the 1" ring radiators...

...that they came with.
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Tin-eared audiofool, large-scale-Classical music lover, and damned-amateur fotografer.
William Bruce Cameron: "...not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."

Edits: 07/20/15

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RE: THIS Saturday (the 1st) I'm on my way to hear and probably bring home the Super-7s... - charles1dad 06:28:16 03/06/14 (2)
Hello Jeffrey
What was your impression of the Serenity Seven speakrrs?
- I brought them home and probably will buy them. - jeffreybehr 19:56:28 03/06/14 (1)
  Compared with my fine-sounding Vandersteen 5As, they're sort of 'polite' sounding, in that they sort of never sound 'hard' the way the 5As did occasionally. They're a tad more spacious sounding and warmer balanced than the 5As, which I LOVE. They have smoother frequency response in my room, top to bottom. The dipole, servo-controlled bass is quite extended and sounds great and well integrated.
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  Tin-eared audiofool, large-scale-Classical music lover, and damned-amateur fotografer.
  William Bruce Cameron: "...not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
  - The Super-7s (Open in New Window)
  - RE: I brought them home and probably will buy them. - charles1dad 17:23:58 03/07/14 (0)
    This appears to be an excellent match with the Frankenstein for the long term based on your description of the sound quality. The Serenity Super 7 likely allows the amplifier to reveal its full capabilities more so than the less efficient Vandersteens.

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