I will buck the trend and recommend a tube amp/integrated. I have had the SHL5+ (non-XD) version for a few years and found that they actually do better with beefy tube amplification. I drove them with Audio Hungary Qualiton a50i when I had them in my main listening room. The combination, to my ears, sounded better than with Luxman 590AXII. I find the SHL5+ super tweeter can sometimes get too hot to handle with SS amps. A nice, but beefy, tube amp provides the right balance. However, you need at least 45-50 watts to make them sing.
my shortlist for integrated Harbethsuper hl5 plus xd - please advise
Hi All,
the four amps below are those within my price range,
seeking recommendations please on final purchase
-yamaha a-s2200 (concerned not powerull enough)
-rega aethos (same power concern and quality control complaints around transformer hum)
-paradigm str integrated
-exposure 3510