Harbeth Super HL5 Plus speakers & integrated amp pairing recommendations

The Pass would definitely be your best bet. Don’t waste time or money on anything else. The Pass will control those speakers with authority.

Please tell!

@rcalderon I am currently running mine with 2 MC275s.  I initially started with only 1 but felt like it was running out of gas on certain types of music.  I still feel that way now with 2 of them.  Do you feel that 1 is enough?  I still feel that my Pass XA-30.8 was by far the best.  I am very tempted to get another, but I don't want to lose a ton of money on the MC275s.

@rcalderon thank you for the reply. That is what I believe most people don’t understand, especially those with low powered amps. It will sound good most of the time, but the amp loses steam and you lose dynamics and detail. Seems like many people are willing to make this compromise to attain a particular sound most of the time, but it is driving me crazy! 150 wpc is not enough for Harbeths if you listen to dynamic music. Try Shostakovich’s 8th or Crime of the Century and you’ll see what I mean.

@rcalderon 4 ohms. For Shostakovich, listen to Allegro non troppo into Largo. For Supertramp, If Everyone was Listening.