PERLISTEN R7t > Twittering Machines Review

The midrange and treble DPC-Array (Directivity Pattern Control) lies at the heart of the speaker in the Perlisten line.

The stunning Perlisten S7t (review), my Favorite Speaker of 2021, outfit the Array with a Berrylium tweeter and a pair of Textreme TPCD (thin-ply carbon fiber) midrange drivers mounted in a wavy-shaped waveguide. A similar waveguide is employed in the R7t, but here a trio of 26mm silk dome drivers are used for tweeter and mid-range duties. The R7t also have pairs of bass drivers flanking the Array, over and under, but here we are looking at 4 165mm mixed long fiber hardwood, Bamboo, and wool 165mm woofers, as opposed to the TPCD woofers found in the S7t.

If you have the impression I enjoyed the Perlisten R7t speakers, I have done my job. While the company’s larger and more expensive S7t speakers get you more from top to bottom and in between, the R7t stand firm on their own ground, offering a fertile foundation from which music emerges in captivating form. Color me impressed by Perlisten (again).
- Michael Lavorgna, March 2022

Perlisten R7t
Twittering Machines