Last week I received my upgraded Vandersteen Model 7s and I couldn't be happier. I owned a pair of the original Model 7s along with the granite bases. In August the speakers were shipped to Hanford for the full upgrade to the XTRM. I am using the M7-HPA amps to drive them.
What is difference in the sound? Pretty much everything. When I got the granite bases a couple years ago the biggest difference was the tightening of the bass. This new upgrade to the side-firing subwoofer drivers has taken that to a whole new level. The low bass is still perfect and the upper low bass is even more powerful.
Another major benefit to the side-firing drivers is in the midrange. The new orientation greatly reduces the cabinet reaction to the bass and this can be heard in the midrange. It sounds even cleaner than before with greater clarity and focus.
As great as the Model 7s sounded, this new speaker is on a whole different level.
What is difference in the sound? Pretty much everything. When I got the granite bases a couple years ago the biggest difference was the tightening of the bass. This new upgrade to the side-firing subwoofer drivers has taken that to a whole new level. The low bass is still perfect and the upper low bass is even more powerful.
Another major benefit to the side-firing drivers is in the midrange. The new orientation greatly reduces the cabinet reaction to the bass and this can be heard in the midrange. It sounds even cleaner than before with greater clarity and focus.
As great as the Model 7s sounded, this new speaker is on a whole different level.
