Derived from Perlisten’s S7t flagship, and featuring the same DPC array, the S5t is simply more ‘user-friendly’ .

Few loudspeaker brands come racing from the gate, but Perlisten, from Wisconsin, US, has gone from unheard of to a serious challenger in very short order.

First up, in 2022, was the EISA Award-winning S7t floorstander (HFN Apr ’22), which introduced the company as a high-end marque, and this was quickly followed by its second-tier R series (HFN Aug ’22).

Now we get the S5t, essentially a slimmed down version of the S7t, with all the appeal that this entails.