Integrated Amp Pairing for Harbeth 30.2

@layton64 

Here you go.  I had an ARC GSi75 for a couple years and it is a fantastic integrated with a superb phono and DAC.  

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650164993-audio-research-gsi75/

Ryder, I love my Harbeth's but I was really turned off by Alan Shaw telling people the speakers sounded just as good sitting on a stack of books. It's not true. I wasted a lot of my time and money figuring my old CS7's out because of his misleading information. Harbeth's need to be on stands with an open top (the surface the speaker sits on). I don't remember the stands he recommended because I've blocked it from my memory. All I remember is filling them with sand, telling the manufacturer that they sounded like trash and then they told me to try kitty litter. I found this stand maker called Resonant Woods based out of New Hampshire I believe that make stands specifically for Harbeth and they're the reason I still own Harbeth and love them. The difference was a jaw dropper. 

Donjr, I think he went about telling everyone he met the same thing about his speakers sounding just as good on a stack of books or telephone directories. At first I thought it was a joke but apparently he was serious about it. It was when I discovered about his steadfast views on amplifiers I began to not take him seriously anymore. Yes, speaker stands are important and I found that an open-top design sounds best with the Harbeth. 

The speakers are still good though. I owned the Harbeth for more than a decade, starting from Super HL5s (original) before upgrading to the HL5 Plus. I tried more than a dozen amps when I first bought the Super HL5s to make them work in my room. If I had not tried, I would have kept the Harbeth for just a year and not 14 years. 

I’ve switched from Harbeth to Graham about two years ago. 

Lol a speaker designer decided to not bullshit y'all and you got offended? Bruh😅