I am in the professional music space and have used very precise sounding ATC products. With that said, I do like smooth sounding speakers. Both Harbeth and DeVore Fidelity are amongst the best of these in the market.
Harbeth is the classic English BBC sound. Vocals, piano and guitar sound wonderful. Lush with artists like Joni Mitchell.
DeVore excels in smooth bass and drums. Percussion junkies should apply here. I have heard everything from Stevie Wonder to Stevie Ray Vaughn play well on these.
Harbeth are inefficient and therefore work well with English solid state products like Exposure, NAIM and LFD.
LFD is a particularly strong pairing.
DeVore are efficient and match well with SET amps. Japanese and European amps like Almarro, Unico Research, Shindo and Audio Note will all pair well with these. American tube products like McIntosh products sound wonderful on these.
Harbeth is the classic English BBC sound. Vocals, piano and guitar sound wonderful. Lush with artists like Joni Mitchell.
DeVore excels in smooth bass and drums. Percussion junkies should apply here. I have heard everything from Stevie Wonder to Stevie Ray Vaughn play well on these.
Harbeth are inefficient and therefore work well with English solid state products like Exposure, NAIM and LFD.
LFD is a particularly strong pairing.
DeVore are efficient and match well with SET amps. Japanese and European amps like Almarro, Unico Research, Shindo and Audio Note will all pair well with these. American tube products like McIntosh products sound wonderful on these.