I received my SUPER 7XRS with my SUPER 3 DESKTOP a couple of days ago. My review of the SUPER 3 DESKTOP is posted elsewhere. The shipment had been delivered to my office as I know it would be delivered (vs my home).
Given the size and weight of the package, I wasn't able to carry them on my motorbike or in the metro. And my wife uses the car to go to work and drive our daughter to her sport activity.
Bottom line: I was able to use the car only late last night to go to my office pick up the 7XRS'
It was midnight when I installed them. I hooked them on my refurbished Eico-Hf81 amplifier. Although it was 1AM when I was done and everyone was sleeping (remember this is Europe, meaning small apartments, neighbors, etc...), I could not resist the temptation of playing something before going to bed. Although it was some MP3 files from my iphone, they sounded awesome.
This morning, I've been playing hi-res audio files (I havent hooked the turntable or the SACD player yet) at a decent level (not loud, but close to loud...). So far, I've been playing Hi-Rhythm band's On the Loose, Black Uhuru's Dub Factor (mixed by Groucho Smykle, the same guy who did my Dubrising album, for a spectacular aural trip)
These speakers are superb. Great looking, great sounding. They fill the room nicely and the whole apartment is illuminated with music. Wicked!
After reading some comments on this forum, I was wondering if there would be too little bass. But heck no, they deliver and provide bass in abundance but don't crowd out the rest of the music, even for heavy reggae/dub, which is cool.
Very pleasant listening experience. The amount of detail is incredible, but it is not overwhelming the listener with information overload if you see what I mean.
The only problem is that it can be unforgiving: mixes that are not great sound poor.
Conclusion: it makes you want to spend entire days listening to your favorite records!
THANKS A LOT for the beautiful product, Louis.
