Spendor, Harbeth...why so hot ?

Prof,

Never did try the Thiels with tubes.  But I did try everything else including cables, tube CD players, etc......That's way in the past and I won't revisit again.

My Harbeth's and esl57's should get me through till the "end"!

Prof,

I agree with your analysis of the Harbeth 100%.

I also have the SLH5 plus and love them.  But have never been able to get that real disappearing act as with other speakers.  While I also had a pair of Thiel 2.7 and they did throw a wonderful soundstage the listener fatigue was something I could not live with.  Also had a pair of Dynaudio C1 that really did disappear, but couldn't live with them long term.

The disappearing act would make the Harbeth absolutely perfect, so for now I just live for everything else they do so well.  For great soundstage I just rotate my Quad esl57's, now and then.

Life really is a series of compromises!