THX Dominus Certified, But Does it Make The Hi Fi Grade? Perlisten's S4b Speaker Reviewed

[@riccitone]

Love your reviews from over here in the states. Very much enjoy your convo style! Learn a lot this way. Like also your message: assuming specs provide a good starting point, but ears on the speakers with one’s own system wins the game. Be that as it may, personally prefer the British brands. Purchased Spendor 4/5’s on faith and love them 🙏🏼

[@MODAC]

I doubt that very many in the UK have heard Perlisten loudspeakers. They are at all the hifi shows in N America, and I know someone who owns a pair. I’ve only experienced the floorstanders, and have been highly impressed by their dynamics, punch, and clarity. I believe Oracle turntable used a pair in their demo room at Capital Audio fest.

[@TD05SSLegacy]

Does the pillow on the amp in the background help with damping factor?😅😊

[@timothyfreeseha4056]

Ben Watts and Tracy Thorn are awesome. Didnt expect hear them mentioned here.

[@Hi-FiRiff]

We have both been fans since their first album 👍 Mike

[@andrewlittleboy8532]

Every video I always say out loud “and I’m David Price”. 😂

[@Hi-FiRiff]

I don't. Mike

[@davidrivera2165]

I've had the opportunity to listen to the entire S and R lines of Perlisten speakers, as well as their subwoofers. In my opinion, Perlisten makes excellent speakers for Home Cinema. Unfortunately for Perlisten, they are expensive, and their competition is simply better for most two channel audiophile enthusiasts. To mind comes two brands that are also neutral, quite revealing, and demand quality amplification. Kef (reference and blade), and from Canada, Paradigm Persona line. These lines from KEF and Paradigm can not match the dynamic output of the Perlisten speakers, but they deliver far more musical engagement and better soundstage imaging than Perlisten.😅

[@jimfarrell4635]

Sound like speakers which will cramp your listening choices so you end up listening to music the speakers like, rather than what you like. I had a pair of Zingalis like that. I ended up listening to nothing but Scandi Jazz. Also I wonder if these would do well with Purifi Eigentakt Class D amplification. PS. Not my usual thing, but can I suggest Chocolate Chip Trip by Tool as a test track. For soundstage, imaging and bass quality it is fantastic.

[@metatron007]

Was it the Kerr K300 mrk3 speaker that you were comparing them too ??

[@kerracoustic3607]

I believe so :-)

[@dennisstempher9684]

Awesome Riff once more. Really enjoy your banter :-) Would love to hear your opinion on the new Axxess L1 standmounts (from Audio Group Denmark) if you can get hold of them...

[@iborrada]

Greetings from Singapore! Love your work!

[@oliverbeard7912]

It's interesting to hear that a speaker that appears to have been partially aimed at the AV market doesn't work with Guns and Roses. I tendcto associate AV with "dynamic excitement ",so would have thought that heavier stuff would have worked well. Perlisten's stuff is well engineered with good on paper measurements. Their subwoofers have a good reputation in that respect.

[@jonathandiamond-ns5df]

Great review as normal but also very entertaining and funny. Love the nod to Chris Frankland who now has valve gear which thirty years back would have been sacrilege. Why not try and get a You Tube interview with him?

[@razisn]

Thanks for the review, chaps. Btw that wasn't the MF M8xi which you have reviewed, that was the M8 Encore500 which MF should have stopped selling by now, since they do not really support its software, but apparently they haven't, I assume because they still have stocks of it.

[@MrVinylista]

I'm afraid we can't sack the producer because he's one half of the Riff...

[@MohsinWadee]

It's heartening to see David still plays the uncool CD. But do you still prefer the sound of vinyl?

[@MrVinylista]

Yes, very much so. But CD can sound very good these days.

[@kjbunnyboiler]

A Comet “happy ending”🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Firebottleman]

Hello gentlemen. I have a request for a review. Could you get your hands on a Cambridge Audio Azur 851A integrated. Or possibly their matching DAC the Azur 851D. I have heard this combo at a friend's listening room, and came out really impressed. Thank you both for the video. Keep up the good work! It is always a pleasure along with a laugh watching you guys. God bless.

[@Hi-FiRiff]

We have a couple of Cambridge products in the pipeline, hopefully they will allow us more cool kit to list to in the future. Mike

[@Firebottleman]

@@Hi-FiRiff Hello Mike. The Azur 851A was in production up to 2015, so if you gentlemen can get your hands on one for review, it will be a used unit. Thank you

[@metatron007]

Comet sold a huge range of Jamo and Goodman as I remember back in the early to mid 80,s.

[@CheekyFest]

Digital Cinema Package (DCP) ?

[@ToTheWind]

I have that Japan pressing too.

[@robertleitch2016]

Good Rift. 'Perlisten' is a strange name. Makes me think of these televisions for the hard-up which had coin boxes on the back into which the rental money was paid, otherwise no show. (One for the younger readers...)

[@Madmart54]

😂 Sorry-perhaps they should change the name to Rift for when they have a slight disagreement with each other.

[@robertleitch2016]

Honda MTX200? To my shock I find that it's a two-stroke. Despite a fanatical attachment to the Otto cycle, Honda occasionally turned out two-cycle engines just for the hell of it. Still seems like an aberration, like a Class D Naim amplifier.

[@MrVinylista]

Yes, it was an early Honda 2-stroke (1984), but a very good one. Liquid cooled with Honda's ATAC power valve - 33BHP from a trial bike that weighs less than a tractor tyre, or something like that!

[@attrktmarketing4582]

That speaker is so large, it makes Mike’s head look like a super tweeter 🙃

[@CarlVanDoren61]

Strange arrangement indeed 😮

[@Hi-FiRiff]

What makes you think my head isn't a super tweeter? Mike

[@attrktmarketing4582]

@@Hi-FiRiff 😊

[@garthdev]

I remember you telling me that when I made a comment it sounded like a Friday night coming home from the pub lol and it was. The 8-12K market is saturated with stand mounts way better than these and the head of the crop is probably Borresen Acoustics Z1 Standmount Speakers. It does bass it does imaging that only an electrostat can do as well as the ethereal stuff. It's like being drunk and not believing what you're hearing. I usually find that a product no matter what price that says it can do all usually does nothing well.. Tea for two and a cream bun anyone???

[@Ricky-cl5bu]

They’d be good for a recording studio

[@oliverbeard7912]

Hi.I think as a pair of midfield monitors,they'd be good choice.

[@cremersalex]

Looks like Arendal speakers.

[@kjbunnyboiler]

Evening gents, sneaking in a riff on a Saturday?

[@JamesWilliams-gf8gm]

Nice review.

[@Ricky-cl5bu]

David’s toilet seems to be full of strange things 😂

[@MrVinylista]

Yes, Mike mostly!

[@Ricky-cl5bu]

@@MrVinylista 🤣

[@paulmurray6071]

Hey everybody flat response speakers are not the business After all 😊good job lads Can you please do a riff on speaker cable Love your banter it reminds me of my hi-fi friend who actually had a Skoda before they were cool happy days

[@Ricky-cl5bu]

Great yous are back ,

[@Ricky-cl5bu]

Great review

[@martinrose2833]

I think the Question should be , where is David's Volvo ?

[@RennieAsh]

Maybe it is the toilet? Lol

[@martinrose2833]

@@RennieAsh With the wrong pair of speakers

[@MrVinylista]

It's almost fixed now. There will be an orange Volvo update coming soon.

[@Ricky-cl5bu]

David knows everything about Hifi airolamb

[@Ricky-cl5bu]

I’d rather you didn’t old boy 😂

[@stephenduffy1881]

It's all how you play the Fletcher Munson cureve realyl

[@Carl-yx1ww]

One diversion too many

[@EddyTeetree]

So only buy if your on medical marijuana then😆 Actually perhaps a better way to rate gear would be how many beers wine etc you needed to enjoy the music. Sweaters in summer? Only in Blighty hey! Thanks boys👍

[@paulmurray6071]

Hope the foods good

[@jimfarrell4635]

I tried some in Canada this year. Waste of time. Just gave me blurred vision and a sense that soft furnishings were highly amusing.

[@MrVinylista]

Well spotted! I think it was about 55 degrees outside when we filmed this.

[@nuznikas]

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