I have Quad VA-One,EL84 control amplifier @ rated 15wpc.8/4ohms...My room is 16' x 14'x 8' & acoustically treated...Last week I demo'd Fritz Carbon 7SE & they were almost perfect..Except for what to me was a very slight darkness to the tone,like a thin veil(think Sennheiser HD650) they were everything I was looking for...
Yesterday I set up an unbroken in pair of Harbeth M30.1..Granted it's only been a day but I think my search is OVER!
FORGET all the reviews that say they have no bass & do NOT come alive without power..In my room they absolutely sing with the little EL84 amp!Bass is superb!Deep as I need or want & beautifully articulated.Kick drum has real substance..Tonal colors are just unreal,you can almost taste the rosin from a hard bow strike,feel the skin on a Tom stretch...
IF your room is close to mine in size & you do NOT listen at headbanging levels I would say get a pair of the new Harbeth 30.2 Anniversaries & bliss out!
Yesterday I set up an unbroken in pair of Harbeth M30.1..Granted it's only been a day but I think my search is OVER!
FORGET all the reviews that say they have no bass & do NOT come alive without power..In my room they absolutely sing with the little EL84 amp!Bass is superb!Deep as I need or want & beautifully articulated.Kick drum has real substance..Tonal colors are just unreal,you can almost taste the rosin from a hard bow strike,feel the skin on a Tom stretch...
IF your room is close to mine in size & you do NOT listen at headbanging levels I would say get a pair of the new Harbeth 30.2 Anniversaries & bliss out!