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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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binkeung
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Hi, I have the MET 7 mark 2 version. Anyone know the prefer height for speaker stands? Some folks said it's 32", some said it shall be 28"? Thanks.
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array1138
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I just picked up a pair of the originals, owned by a guy who's had them since they were new(he was 13 then). Just for shits and giggles I replaced my Spendor S3/5's with them and am listening to them now. One hour playing loudly and they are already showing improvement in the lower mids. Great for clear dialogue and Foley effects...
mesch
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I, to this day regret selling mine. A very dynamic speaker for it's size.
dhsteves
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I have a question about the finish material used on the Sequerra 7.7 Mk I (not the Pyramid Met 7). I originally posted it in a separate topic/thread, and then realized I should have posted it here. Any thoughts?

Also, as mentioned in the original thread, I am going to sell my 4 7.7 Mk 1’s, probably on ebay because I’ve sold things there before (as dhs910) and haven’t bought/sold anything here, although I did use to buy/sell/trade a lot on Audiomart, back in the days when Walt and Lennice (sp?) ran it. But if anyone here is interested, let me know.

 

daveinal
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I bought a pair of Altec Lansing Satana, 15 woofer with horn about 1977.  I made a trip to Atlanta and listened to the original Met 7 a few years later.  They were $305. I sat these tiny speakers on top of the Altecs and went back and forth for a while but after a while I only listened to the Sequerras.  I still have these Met 7s and they still sound great. I bought one of the subs later to give them a little bottom. I recently bought the Elac UB 5 and also bought a pair of Met 7.7s. They all sound good and I have been swapping the 7.7s and UB 5s for a while and it seems one sounds better one day and the other another day. I had the old little7s in the bedroom and brought them back in the main room and I think they sound better than either one maybe by a lot.  The original 7s seem like there is more space between the instruments. They are inefficient and maybe it accentuates the loud sounds in a realistic way. I would like to hear the ribbons but have never seen a pair in person, I think they just parallel the Mets and it seems like they would have a problem interfering with one another but I’m sure Dick knew what he was doing. The Met 7s were the best money I ever spent in hifi. I am surprised that the guy that sold them new didn’t like them. I also tried but didn’t buy some Spendors, they were nice but harsh next the 7s. I use tube amplifiers, I don’t know how they would work with solid state amplifiers. The original 7s look pitiful, vinyl wood grain and they don’t weigh much at all and those ugly metal grills, but they sing. Maybe I should find a nice looking larger cabinet and mount those little ugly things inside.

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