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Verity Audio midrange drivers?

In my search for new speakers, I auditioned the Verity Audio Finn at a local dealer. They were very musically absorbing, and may have nudged ahead of the B&W 803d on my short-list.

Going up the Verity Audio food chain are the Rienzi and then the Leonore, which I cannot audition locally.

My question is how do the quality of the midrange drivers compare between the Finn, Rienzi, and Leonore? Which of these speakers use the best midrange driver(s)?

Or put another way, if the midrange is important to you, which of these speakers stand out?

Regards,

Mark
toronto416
aronsss
110 posts
 
My understanding is that the Leonore uses the same midrange driver as the flagship Lohengrin II. I have not heard the Leonore however.
4musica44107
520 posts
 
As I recall, Verity uses the same midrange in the Fidelio Encore (discontinued), Leonore, Parsifal Ovation, Sarastro, and Lohengrin II. The Finn uses a different midrange than the one used by the above, but Verity claims the Finn's midrange as well as its tweeter are both "improved" compared to the same drivers in the Taminos (discontinued). And those drivers in the Taminos are awfully good!

I have not heard the Rienzi and know nothing about its midrange driver. But based on my experience with other Verity speakers, the drivers in the Rienzi will excel in sonic accuracy.
toronto416 OP
210 posts
 
I emailed Verity Audio and they provided the following information about drivers, noting that all drivers were custom designed:

Finn - all drivers sourced from SB Acoustics.

Rienzi - midrange from SEAS in Norway, tweeter and woofer from Scan Speak.

Leonore - tweeter from SB Acoustics, midrange from Skaaning in Denmark, and woofers from SEAS in Norway.

SB Acoustic drivers appear to be Scandinavian designs that are maunufactured in Indonesia. SEAS drivers are all made in Norway, and I think that all Scan Speak drivers are still made in Denmark.

To my uneducated eye, it looks like the Rienzi and Leonore have better midrange drivers than the Finn. Given the different price-points of these speakers, this should not be a surprise.

Any thoughts?
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