Congrats on the purchase. I would be to hear your thoughts once you heave them set up.
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Congratulations 30hertz! I also have a new pair of Prophecy 7’s in walnut on order. I’ll be very interested to hear your impressions.
Initial impressions:
Astonishing clarity and air without edging into harshness - some treble lift but does not have the same ‘eq’ed’ quality of the 26is.
Stereo imaging is v sharp
Spatial cues are very apparent - you can hear the room on each recording really clearly
SubBass is good but not as consistent and solid as had heard in store. Probably a room thing. These are second hand from an excellent dealer in Edinburgh. Don’t know how ‘used’ they were (look pretty much new) so may need more running in. They seem to be getting louder, which suggests they’re not as run in as the dealer thought (dealer said 100hrs).
There’s a slight dip in the mid-bass which reduces eg kick drum slam compared to my previous speakers.
They look much better than I remembered, particularly with the grilles on.
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They look great 30hertz. Just out of curiosity, what feet are you using for them on a hardwood floor? I bought the stack audio auva 50’s with felt pads for mine. I also have hardwood floors.
Gaia IIIs - which are great. It’s a solid concrete floor though with engineered wood covering.
What’s an ‘engineered wood covering’ ? Presumably something other than wood laminate flooring on concrete.
Basically wood laminate flooring on concrete.
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Usually means, in effect, boards constructed similar way to either plywood or blockboard, having a hardwood top layer, and often with tongue and groove edge profiles to lock together when laid. The construction minimises adverse effects such as warping with humidity changes. Interlocking boards are commonly laid as a floating floor with a thin underlay material in a similar manner to laminate, which may be moisture proof and/or hear reflecting and/or resilient to minimise footfall noise, while non interlocking ones are usually glued glued down using a resilient adhesive.
Thanks. I’d not heard the term before.
If you have underfloor heating it’s imperative that you use engineered flooring as it’s much more stable. A solid oak floor will warp over time with the heat. It’s actually hard to tell the difference between the two unless you can see the edge of a plank.
Are you still liking the Prophecy 7’s?
Though if you gouge or scratch it, it can be a real pain. We had engineered wood in the first property we bought with underfloor heating. Looked great obviously because the top layer was real wood. But after 6 years of “real life” there were some nasty gouges in places that went through the real walnut veneer to the material beneith.
The next place was laminate but it was too uniform and perfect looking so you knew it wasn’t wood and it didn’t feel like wood on bare feet. And in winter, any area without underfloor heating was just ice cold.
Eventually, in an extreme cold climate we decided on no underfloor heating at all but genuine hardwood. Nice on bare feet. Isn’t as extremely cold in mid winter. Gouges can be sanded and restained. But it does require slight relevelling of speakers several times a year as the floor does move with the seasons.
In all three scenarios, I used Linn Skeet for positioning (because the glide over almost any flooring), And then replaced them with Kripton spike shoes. High mass large machined pucks with a silicone ring inset underneath. The ring bears no weight as it is inset but simply comes into contact with the floor and prevents laterally movement (sliding). Used under both speakers and rack.
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Still waiting for my Prophecy 7’s. I also ordered a Bryston Bi 200 Integrated Amplifier. I’m looking forward to hearing them both in my home. Bryston is a recommended Amplifier by PMC. Hopefully I’ll have them within a month.
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Enjoying mine more and more. They show you exactly what’s in the recording and have definitely mellowed further since I got them. Much more natural tonality than the 26i. Really excellent gear and the midrange driver lifts the clarity and warmth. Let me know how you get on with them when they do arrive!
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That is great news! Now I’m really looking forward to mine arriving. I’ll certainly keep you posted.
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Hello again. I took my time with an update because my whole system took a complete overhaul. I first heard the Prophecy 7’s through my Rega Aethos, and the first thought I had was that it sounded cohesive. I felt like every part of the music was there and blending well together. The midrange is sublime, and I’m astonished how much bass comes from a 5 inch (125 mm) bass driver. I assume the bass will be even better after it breaks in. I would have been happy with the Aethos, but it does throw off quite a bit of heat to be inside of a cabinet. I ended up selling it and I got a great deal on a Bryston Bi-200 Integrated. The amp section is class AB with a class A Preamp section. It runs much cooler than the Aethos. When I hooked up the Bryston, I could tell immediately that the background was dead quiet. I think by comparison that the Aethos was a touch warmer sound with the Bryston being more neutral but by no means sterile sounding. I then found a great deal on a used Bryston BDA-3 DAC that connects to the amp with balanced XLR cables and a 12 volt trigger cable. This way, both devices turn on and off with the remote. I finished things off with a Lumin U2 streamer.
30hertz, I completely agree with you about the great low level listening from the Prophecy 7’s. I had a pair of Paradigm Founders 80F which I also really liked, but at low level listening, the bass just left the room. I am so happy with my decision to upgrade. The P 7’s are wonderful in my opinion.
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I am enjoying my new pmc prophecy 7’s as well. More clarity and grip than my outgoing pmc prodigy 5’s, as maybe you would expect
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Vast difference? I’m thinking of upgrading my PMC P5 to Prophecy or more likely going active ATC SCM20
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