Fifth Symphony or thinking about
the Queen of England farting—but
there it is. Whether it’s the new
differential crossovers, the results
of the new Definitive Technology
Advanced Research Facility (where
they use their own special ane-
choic chamber rather than rely-
ing on computerized simula-
tions), or some deal with the
devil, I don’t know. The fact is
that the BP7000
SC
s can kick your
ass and then pick you up and
gently lick your wounds—or vice
versa, depending on the music
you’re listening to.
“Joy,” for example, from Lucinda
Williams’
Car Wheels on a Gravel
Road
has a relentless beat that
keeps coming at you, and the
BP7000
SC
s don’t let you forget it.
It’s quite a contrast with the next
track, “Jackson,” which begins
with a solo guitar and Williams’
rough vocals. Whereas a moment
before, the speakers were loud,
brash, and coming at you like a
freight train from hell, they
instantly settle back into a sweet,
sorrowful softness. If you like to
rock, Lenny Kravitz’s “American
Woman” will make the screws in
your sheetrock come out. If
built-in subs simply by connecting
regular speaker wire. There’s also
an LFE input, and you can biwire
the speakers if you so desire.
From a value standpoint, the
BP7000
SC
s are large, bipolar
speakers with
beautiful aesthet-
ics and the equiva-
lent of two
steroidally
enhanced, pow-
ered subwoofers. By the way, on
its own, a SuperCube Reference
subwoofer costs $1,699. That
makes the bipolar-speaker part of
the BP7000
SC
ring up at a measly
$800. In terms of your budget,
you may not be able to afford the
$5,000-per-pair price tag. In terms
of value, though, it’s a tremendous
amount of speaker for the money.
What about the sound? Can
these mighty monoliths, with
their beer-chugging roots, hold
out their pinkies and hang with
the champagne-sipping crowd? If
you read the first paragraph (you’re
not one of those just-bought-the-
magazine-for-the-pictures types,
are you?), you already know the
answer. The BP7000
SC
’s sonic
performance deserves more elab-
oration, however, because it shows
that Definitive Technology has
taken an evolutionary step to the
next level. Sure, I’ve always liked
Def Tech speakers because they
were really fine-sounding speakers
that were exceptionally exciting
and fun to listen to, but these new
creations are simply extraordinary
in the way they retain previous
models’ boisterous, party-hardy
elements while adding a subtler,
more-refined aspect. These are
quite simply the most sublime Def
Tech speakers ever. The idea of a
high-end speaker that can grab
you by the balls as well as by the
brain is a hard concept to get your
mind around—like imagining
square dancing to Beethoven’s
• Massive, built-in subwoofers
• Tall but very slender profile
• Beautifully sculpted end caps
HIGHLIGHTS
“It’s a tremendous
amount of speak-
er for the money”
D
D.
The BP7000SC has an LFE input
for the internal sub, and you can
biwire the speaker if you wish.
“It takes up only a
bit more than a
square foot of
floorspace”
“I have always
liked DefTech
speakers because
they were really
fine-sounding
speakers that
were exception-
ally exciting and
fun to listen to”
“Likewise, the
center channel’s
extra sonic reach,
courtesy of that
powered subwoofer,
made the opening
narration of
The
Lord of the Rings
sound authentically
rich and deep”
“a fundamentally
moving experience”
“They are quite
simply the most
sublime DefTech
speakers ever”