Vandersteen Model 7: has anyone heard?

Russell, I am very anxious to know as well. The reviews based on the the "7's" introduction at the 2009 CES are quite good and report that this speaker is a notable step up from the 5A. That certainly peaks my interest as a highly satisfied 5A owner. What differences are making the 7 stand out?

Also, Vandersteen has updated their web site and improved it greatly. If you haven't been there lately you might want to take a look. THere are some reviewer comments on the 7 as well.

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Rballdude: "Heard the 9's..." ? Can you clarify?

The bass response of the 5s and 7s are so accurately refined that the idea of adding anything to them is as repulsive to me as someone painting a sidebar on a Rembrandt.

The uniqueness of Richard's solution is the extraordinary flexibility for speaker placement within the room and capability to adjust and tune the subs to the room. Controls for not just 11 bands of frequency response, but contour and level as well.

When it comes to the 7s, the bass is somewhat improved of the already great 5s due to higher capacitance in the sub amp power supply, but more importantly, a more accurate midbass driver. Bass can contain a very high bandwidth for example a strong wack on a large drum. The midbass carries a surprising amount of the load for this type of signal.