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Both really.From what I can deduce a flat wall and protruding at least 6 feet into room. Either side of a chimney breast a distinct no no.
I would kill for a pair (Don't tell SWMBO)
very high waf factor with the rienzi , just been looking at a pair of these for rather more on the continent
http://www.audio-markt.de/_markt/ite...id=5835313093&
from the review
Like all of the other Veritys other than the Tamino, the Rienzi is a two-box affair, its upper cabinet being essentially a standalone minimonitor that’s usable without augmentation. Indeed, the Verity Parsifal Ovation, which I reviewed for SoundStage! last year, is widely used as a monitor speaker in recording studios. Separated from the monitor by an MDF platform sandwiched between Sorbothane discs, the bass module uses Verity’s signature rear-firing woofer, which, the company claims, uses a room’s front corners for additional bass reinforcement, thereby allowing their designs to produce the same bass for which other companies require larger drivers.
That rear-firing woofer is an 8" paper cone from Scan-Speak. Firing out into the world from a ported cabinet, the woofer reaches down to a claimed 35Hz. That means it’ll reproduce any naturally generated sound other than the longest pipes of an organ, or the lowest notes of a Bösendorfer 290 Imperial concert grand. Fair enough, thought I. That covers everything I normally listen to; we should be fine.
The Rienzi’s 3/4" soft-dome tweeter is manufactured by Scan-Speak, its midrange by SEAS. As in the Parsifal, Verity runs the Rienzi’s midrange without an upper crossover, using the driver’s own mechanical limitations to roll off the upper frequencies.
While I expected a somewhat similar sonic experience to what I’d had with the Parsifal Ovations, I wasn’t prepared for how much alike the two speakers would sound. After the Rienzis had settled in for a few hours and lost their huffiness at being moved about, I was immediately aware of just how easy they were to listen to. As I’ve said in other reviews, how loudly and how long I can play a pair of speakers depends on their upper-midrange prominence and harshness. While I can appreciate a speaker with a more forward tonal balance, I can’t listen to one for long, or at too high a volume. There’s a big difference, I feel, between speakers that go out of their way to present detail and information, and those that, first and foremost, present music. The Rienzi, like the Parsifal Ovation, made music.
https://www.ultraaudio.com/equipment/verity_rienzi.htm
this is a speaker you can play for hours with no fatigue , i am after the parsifals or otello longterm as they are so good but these cost a huge amount more than these bargains
Well it seems the deal I had sorted for these is not going to happen. So.....
Bump. Reasonable offers invited.
As with the Avalon Ascendents I'm selling,
All reasonable cash offers considered.
Part exchange deals involving all hifi equipment welcomed.