Crazy good audiophile bookshelf speaker! Fritz Carbon 7 SE Mk. II Speakers Video Review
Video review of John “Fritz” Heiler’s Carbon 7 SE Mk 2 bookshelf (standmount) speakers. I discuss Fritz, his business model, the speakers, amplification, listening impressions, and compare the speakers to other speakers.
0:00 Introduction:
1:05 Who is “Fritz”
2:41 What are the Carbon 7 SE Mk 2?
4:04 Tube friendly speakers
4:55 Tonality: Bass
6:04 Tonality: Midrange
8:00 Tonality: Treble
9:29 Soundstage and Realism, Depth
10:06 Tonality: Realism, accuracy
10:48 Dynamics
11:52 Carbon 7's vs. the Competition
12:54 Two ultimate tests and my bottom line
Fritz Speakers links:
Home page: https://www.fritzspeakers.com/
Reviews: https://www.fritzspeakers.com/sound.asp
Carbon 7 SE Mk. II: https://www.fritzspeakers.com/DreamWe...
Impedance graphs and comparisons: https://www.fritzspeakers.com/DreamWe...
My test equipment:
Preamp and Amplifier
Quicksilver Line Stage (non-remote version)
Quicksilver Mono 60’s (60 wpc) amplifier
Adcom 535L also used.
Source components:
Cambridge CXC CD transport
Bluesound Node 2i streamer
MHDT Orchid DAC
Cables
Toslink for CD
Analysis Plus Crystal Solo coaxial for streamer
RCA interconnects — Analysis Plus Copper Oval
Power cords
Pangea AC 14SE MkII
Pangea AC 9SE MkII
Speaker Wire
Analysis Plus Oval 12 speaker cables
Music
CD quality or higher
CD player
Amazon Music HD
Qobuz.
Music mentioned in review
JAZZ
Gregory Porter, Liquid Spirit (high res): “No Love Dying,” “Lonesome Lover.”
Keith Jarrett Trio, Whisper Not (live): “Poinciana” (CD)
Helen Merrill, You and the Night and the Music, “You and the Night and the Music,” and “I Want to be Happy”
Ralph Towner and Gary Peacock, A Closer View (CD): “Opalesque,” “Creeper,” “Postcard to Salta, “Amber Captive.”
ROCK/POP
Lou Reed, Transformer (remastered, high res) “Walk on the Wild Side”
Steely Dan, Gaucho (remastered, high res), “Babylon Sisters”
Donald Fagen — Morph the Cat (high res.); “Morph the Cat, “H Gang”
Jennifer Warnes, Famous Blue Raincoat: 20th Anniversary Edition (Digitally Remastered; high res.): “Ballad of the Runaway Horse.”
Jennifer Warnes, The Hunter: “Lights of Louisianne.”
OTHER
Brian Eno, Apollo (remastered; CD): "Under Stars,” "The Secret Place,“ “Matta”
David Chesky, Stereo Review & Chesky Records: Gold Stereo And Surround Sound Set-Up Disc, “General Image And Resolution Test From The Best Of Chesky Jazz And More Audiophile Tests Volume 2.”
CLASSICAL
The Nordic Sound 2L Audiophile Reference Recordings (high resolution)
Gregorian Chant - Crux Fidelis & Consortium Vocale
Ives: “Overture & March 1776” by Kristiansand Blåseensemble
Vivaldi: Recitative And Aria From Cantata Rv 679, Che Giova Il Sospirar, Povero Core by Tone Wik & Barokkanerne
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 Reissued, Carlos Kleiber (Conductor), Wiener Philharmoniker (Orchestra) Deutsche Grammophon, 1996.
Glenn Gould, The Goldberg Variations, Sony, 1981
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