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Mike,
Sounds like you're in a great position. If you find a pair of Canterbury SE and GR's in the same room, please let me know. I traveled all over the east looking for Canterbury's to audition but never found the two anywhere near each other. I did audition both speakers over a period of several months so my take is likely not much help.
I seriously considered a pair of lightly used SE's with ST-200 super tweeters. I was a fan within seconds of the first track. The price wasn't great so I kept looking and finally had the opportunity to listen to GR's for a couple of hours. My search ended that day.
To my older ears, the GR seemed to have a more natural midrange. Voices are sublime on the GR. Higher frequencies didn't sound like they rolled off as quickly as the SE. High end on the GR was similar to the SE with ST. Bass seemed to be a lot faster and tighter as well. The GR just feels more punchy and powerful. That said, both the SE and GR have seriously good bass. Again, these listening sessions were not same day/room comparison so may be way off the mark in reality.
I also purchased the new Prestige GR SuperTweeter for my GR's but we're remodeling so they are not in the system yet. I'd like to get to know the sound of the GR before any additional components are added. I'm also adding two JL Audio F113's. I joked with my wife that I'm assembling a poor man's version of the Kingdom Royal. Not sure how that will turn out yet but it's a fun experiment. If it's a total fail, I'll still be thrilled with my GR's and not the least bit disappointed. The Canterbury GR is fabulous and needs no assistance in bringing music to life in your room.
Hope this helps. Best wishes on your decision. Feel free to reach out if you have more questions.
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Thanks Terry,
Your perspective is much appreciated. I absolutely love the Canterbury SE midrange and very much like its bass -- but treble does indeed roll off a bit early, and I always find that the older ST100b/ST200 supertweeters fix that while imposing a slight penalty towards the musicality and coherence of the SE alone. I always end up with supertweets disabled, Canterbury SE tilted up (slightly) towards me, and 1kHz+ energy level at +1.5dB (with a Koetsu cart; would certainly switch to 0dB if running an Ortofon Windfeld or A95). These speakers also do exceptionally well in near-field, for when I end up listening in front of my girlfriend, seated on the floor!
I definitely remain very interested in the GR after reading your impressions. My dealer also says that "we have to get you into a set of Kingdom Royals", but at 80K list, he must have mistaken me for a richer man!