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A Tribute to the Sequerra MET 7

I've been preaching the virtues of this speaker for years. I bought my pair around 2001 here on Agon... they were already a few years old. I think I have the Mk 2. I replaced some Vandersteen 2Ces...but man I didn't look back!

They are small, extremely dynamic and have amazing imaging. The tone is wonderful if the range is somewhat limited (as many monitors are). I have often gone to audio stores and listened to monitors many times their price. Almost without exception i end up thinking that they just don't sound as good as my Sequerras. I suspect that these are one of the great secrets of high end audio.

I've been waiting for years for someone to send me a tear filled email saying "thank god that I listened to you...I bought a pair and my life is now fulfilled." But I think they are just too unknown to really draw people unless they know Dick Sequerra himself. Also, you can't find them at stores...I think Dick only does factory direct sales. Oh well.

But truly. I now have a speaker that is 5x as expensive and 10x as large. I just hooked up my old Sequerras again and I'm still stunned with them. They are simply beautiful to listen to and I'm so glad that I never sold them.

Ok, I guess I need to end on a question...Has anyone compared the newer versions of the speaker (MK vi or the earlier versions like my Mk II? I believe that the later versions are slightly larger. I wondered if they retain all of their magic. I know Dick stills sells them direct for a pittance.
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gumbydammit
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While I do not have the ribbons, I have the subs and the line stages. I love them too. I was unhappy with the met 7's alone, strongly preferring other mini's. But coupling them with the 8's and the sticks/ribbons is a whole different ball game.
I think the thing about these speakers that knocks my socks off is they DON'T knock my socks off. They just show you what your source is doing. Very much like my Tab's did...if in a different flavor.
I loved my Tablettes.
Heard vandersteens that were nice.
The old Energy line, B&W 802, 801 and the harbeth ls35a setups with a Nait made sweet music too.

But none of these were invisible like the Sequerras.

The thing that really does stand out about Dicks speakers is how DYNAMIC they are at low volumes.
Few people listen at high levels, where most speakers are able to convey a dynamic message. These do it at a whisper. I have never heard another speaker at any price that could be dynamic at such low volumes.
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magicif
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I have the new version. They are amazing. Different than the originals. I also run Monitor Audio RX2 and MHI Eveidence. the new Mets are th eclear winner!
shashanka
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I have the full set Met 7 Mk2, Met 8, Met 9 Mk2, Met 10/8 and think they are great too. I have heard a lot of the real kilobuck systems at shows and still think the Sequerras hold their own. Need some room for them to shine. I am considering moving on because I have a small room but love the full range and great dynamics.
labarbara
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I have one of the more recent pairs of Met 7's, black cabinets, no grills and I am using them for my office system, as in they literally sit at each corner of my desk. I have them coupled with the 47 Labs Shigaraki Integrated/Wavelength Audio Proton and laptop. They are amazing.
truepaul
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I've owned Sequerra Met-7 speakers since the early '80s.  They were part of my introduction to high-end audio.  I've owned several sets of these over the years -- I bought them to compare, test, polish as needed, and then resell.   I find the tonality, the sound staging, and the imaging of these beauties to be simply lovely.  I think they're very revealing, so if the other components of your system aren't so good, the result doesn't work.  (I felt they worked particularly well when I owned conrad-johnson tube gear).

I finally parted with my original pair of Met-7s last year, replaced by a pair of Met 7.7 Mk V, which to my ear is slightly sweeter in the mids and slightly more authoritative overall.  I've paired these with my Met-8 subs, which provide just enough foundation.  (They don't steal the show).  It's perfect for me

As to the size, I calculate that the later Sequerra designs are about 30% larger.  The Met 7 original ("Mk I's") are 8" tall , 5.25" wide and 10" deep. each w/ a time-aligned 4-1/2" woofer and a 1-1/2" coaxial tweeter.  The Met 7 Mk II 's and later measure 11.125" x 7.875" x 11.125" each w/ a time-aligned 6” woofer and 2" coaxial tweeter.

For the near future, I'll keep a few pictures up on Photobucket if anyone would like to view them:
http://s300.photobucket.com/user/pbartoo/slideshow/Audio/Sequerra%20Met-7%20Mk%20I%20%20%20%20Mk%20I...

Enjoy.
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