I purchased a pair of Hartsfield replicas in 1992 from a man named Hal Cox and also have a double pair of KLH model 9 speakers. I have a single pair of KLH model 9 speakers as well. I run the Hartsfield speakers with an Eico HF89 and a Eico ST84, Marantz Cd player, Thorens TD160 turntable and an AMPEX 350-2 tape recorder. Playing one of the old RCA or Mercury 2 track tapes from the late 50s or a record from the same time can be breathtaking. I have arranged the speakers toward my chair like conventional speakers and they are not in corners. Detail in the whole range of music can be exceptional and it is easy to determine if a recording was made with tube or solid state equipment. The size and depth of the image depends on whether it is an analog or digital recording and whether tube or solid state equipment was used. This system can tell the difference.
My KLH model 9 double panel speakers are in a different room and have their own strengths. The system driving them is two McIntosh MC275 MKIV amplifiers in mono with a Citation 1 preamp, a Denon DVD3300 player, Thorend TD160 and two Revox A77 2 track 15 ips tape machines. With the extra power the bass approaches the Hartsfield speaker but not quite. This system only sounds good with about 2 in 10 records. The records that play well here usually were recorded with tube equipment such as Blue note, Mercury and old RCA records. In the angled panel configuration the trebble is not so beamy and the sound stage can be quite good as well. This system is extremely unforgiving of poor recordings. These speakers have different strengths from the Hartsfield speakers and both sound great. I could not live without either.
The single pair of KLH model 9 speakers are not quite in the same league as the Hartsfield speakers or the double plannel KLH model 9 speakers. So I will not comment on them.
I understand why you like the Hartsfield speakers.
My KLH model 9 double panel speakers are in a different room and have their own strengths. The system driving them is two McIntosh MC275 MKIV amplifiers in mono with a Citation 1 preamp, a Denon DVD3300 player, Thorend TD160 and two Revox A77 2 track 15 ips tape machines. With the extra power the bass approaches the Hartsfield speaker but not quite. This system only sounds good with about 2 in 10 records. The records that play well here usually were recorded with tube equipment such as Blue note, Mercury and old RCA records. In the angled panel configuration the trebble is not so beamy and the sound stage can be quite good as well. This system is extremely unforgiving of poor recordings. These speakers have different strengths from the Hartsfield speakers and both sound great. I could not live without either.
The single pair of KLH model 9 speakers are not quite in the same league as the Hartsfield speakers or the double plannel KLH model 9 speakers. So I will not comment on them.
I understand why you like the Hartsfield speakers.