5200SE is the speaker I'd always hoped the 5200SL would be.

The improvements in bass started with the 5200 EBA firmware upgrade but the SE improved more. I have the clamp rings as I elected to trade my 5200s in rather than upgrade them with the kit. Bass is nice and fast / tight, not something you could say about the vanilla 5200s.

I therefore cannot testify to the difference the clamp rings make but given the jump in performance I suspect they are a significant part of the improvements I'm hearing.

Only your own ears can hear the 'real' difference though, so make the journey or do what I did and just jump in blind. No regrets,

The SE electronics and tweeter are genius. Just waiting for enough MQA material for the next big step!




Various from vintage to SE