Perlisten Audio S7t - $20K speaker eye / ear candy

WLDock

I guess these guys https://www.perlistenaudio.com/ from Wisconsin made a splash by offering the only THX Certified Dominus speakers currently available.

https://www.thx.com/blog/dominate-home-theater-thx-certified-dominus/






The speakers look amazing!







The subwoofers are super low distortion / high accuracy.






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AopYGZVMuOI


















The reviews are out.

https://www.stereophile.com/content/perlisten-s7t-loudspeaker

https://forums.audioholics.com/forums/threads/perlisten-s7t-tower-speaker-review.122293/

https://hometheaterhifi.com/reviews/speaker/surround-sound-speaker-systems-reviews/perlisten-audio-5-2-channel-home-theater-system-review/

Someone has a used pair for sale
https://www.avsforum.com/threads/for-sale-is-perlisten-s7t-tower-speakers-pair-in-beautiful-gloss-ebony-as-new-with-boxes-msrp-is-19-990-asking-13-990-pp-fee-near-philly-pa.3238110/#post-61472869

vader540is

Their CEO Daniel Roemer, also help design these speakers

https://arendalsound.com/

&

https://www.monoprice.com/pages/monolithencorespeakers

WLDock

vader540is wrote: »

Their CEO Daniel Roemer, also help design these speakers
https://arendalsound.com/
&
https://www.monoprice.com/pages/monolithencorespeakers

That's good to know information.

F1nut

The Velodyne DD15+ has a -3dB of 14.6Hz, distortion < 0.5%. The best the Perlisten can manage is in the boosted mode with a -6dB of 15Hz.

Clipdat

WLDock

F1nut wrote: »

The Velodyne DD15+ has a -3dB of 14.6Hz, distortion < 0.5%. The best the Perlisten can manage is in the boosted mode with a -6dB of 15Hz.

F1, you are often on top of this stuff and you know how it goes when it comes to specs. Most times the published specs don't tell the whole story and its hard to compare one brand to the next depending on test methods. These are $6000-$8000 subs for the 1-2% crowd.

More info is reveled when third parties test different subs using modern methods.

Audiogon is touting the D215s as one of the best they have measured. James Larson, even stated that he thought it would surpass the DD18+. I will never claim to fully understand nor am I an expert at interpreting data. Nevertheless, here are their numbers:

DD18+
https://www.audioholics.com/subwoofer-reviews/digital-drive-plus-18/dd18-measurements


Perlisten D215s
https://www.audioholics.com/subwoofer-reviews/perlisten-d215s/conclusion

F1nut

As if one didn't already need a reason to ignore their ramblings they are conducting their experiments OUTDOORS! Hardly a controlled environment.

In addition, they measured the Velodyne at two meters and the Perlisten at one meter. Pfffft!

Audiogon is touting the D215s

I'm sure you meant Audioholics.

WLDock

Yes, Audioholics! 🙂 Obviously you are not a fan.

Near field, far field, in room, outdoor measurements....It's too much. I'm sure an anechoic chamber to measure subwoofers would be big and expensive.

As I said, I bow out gracefully when trying to interpret data and make strong comparisons. I keep my thoughts to myself as there are so many variables, I leave it to the so called experts to make claims.

WLDock