Anybody heard the Verity Rienzi?


I currently have the Vandersteen Quatros but a new addition to the family forces me to move out of the current listening room to a substantially smaller one (13 X 11'). As such, the search began for a smaller speaker and I had a chance to audition the Rienzis.

I was very impressed by the precise imaging. The midrange was highly detailed and dynamic. The low end, while it doesn't extend to the lowest depths, is tight and well defined. I think that the small room will reinforce the bass well enough that I owon't miss it too much.

So anyway, how many of you have heard the Rienzis and what are your impressions?

Thanks!
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Showing 2 responses by pubul57

Verity are fantastic speakers, I would also look into Merlin TSM (for a room that size), though the VSMs might also work well in that space and produce more bass. I would be careful getting a speaker with too much bass for a room that size, unless you are going to do quite a bit of room treatment to control bass boom. You can't go wrong with either brand, both among the finest sound speaker brands I have heard. (I did previously own the 3A Signature/2wqs - I thought the move to the Merlins was a good move in the direction of resolution and dynamics)
In a room that size I don't think you could use them rear-firing (without room treatment to control the bass).