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| Recommend a desktop nearfield speaker for me Harbeth P3esr — one of the few speakers I still regret selling. It is so balanced, non-fatiguing, and natural sounding that you would never want to stop listening. The only downside is that it needs a fair bit of power to drive it to its full pote... | |
| Hot off the press...Technics SL 1300G @ozzy62 I was also curious about Technics 1200G a few months ago. I went to a local seller’s house to audition. It is a very good TT for the price. I liked the energy (especially good for reproducing live music) and accuracy. In spite of all the g... | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions @newton Good to know I was not the only one who was perturbed by the mid bass bump. I suspect the issues I heard with X3 has more to do with how they've been voiced as opposed to an inherent weakness in the overall design. Nonetheless, it still pr... | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions @jayctoy I understand your point about listening to the X3s in an unfamiliar room. But that is still significantly more valuable than just reading about it or listening at audio shows -- which I suspect a vast majority of buyers do. Whether we lik... | |
| $8k for speakers - new or used Are you planning to replace 804D3s? If yes, can you share what are the areas of improvement you’re seeking? What music genres do you typically listen to? Also, room size? Also, are there any speakers in this price range that you've had a chance to... | |
| Harbeth 40.3 and 40.2 Anniversary I have heard the 40.3 at a dealer but did not had an opportunity to compare them side by side with my 40.2, so take my opinion with a sizable grain of salt. From what I heard, the 40.3 has a more airy, extended treble compared to 40.2. It's not a ... | |
| Decisions, decisions, decisions I know OP didn’t like Russ69’s suggestion and I can see why. However, that’s really good advice IMO. | |
| MoFi or Harbeth (used) My concern with Mofi, as is the case with all Andrew Jones speakers, is that after the initial intro dealers just start discounting them like crazy which has a detrimental affect on resale value. Harbeth is a known quantity and if you buy used can... | |
| Pass Labs INT-25 Integrated amp paired with Harbeth 30.2 XD speakers @philsons i want to share an interesting story. A few years ago, I owned 30.1s that I was using in my home office with a tube amp. They sounded quite good. I decided to sell them since I had upgraded to SHL5+ and didn’t want to keep too many speak... | |
| JA Pulsars vs Harbeth 30.2 Definitely go for the 30.2 if you’re planning to audition. Harbeth has tuned the 30.2 to be a bit more open and airy (better treble) compared to the 30.1. If you feed it with good amplification it will not be ‘soft’ at all. What it won’t do is to ... | |
| QLN Prestige 3 OP is your room treated? I’ve found that when you find a speaker fatiguing, it’s not always the speaker. Sometimes more detailed speakers are simply shining a light on your room deficiencies. If your room is well treated, feel free to ignore my po... | |
| JA Pulsars vs Harbeth 30.2 Harbeths need a beefy amp to drive them. If they sound thin or soft, usually because the amp is not powerful enough to drive them. But yes compared to Joseph Audio or Focal etc, they’re not treble-focused. | |
| JA Pulsars vs Harbeth 30.2 One more thing, Harbeths will never sound thin. Whether you like them or not, one thing they’re not is thin sounding. | |
| JA Pulsars vs Harbeth 30.2 Both Harbeth 30.2 and JA Pulsars are excellent speakers but they’re not going for the same buyer profile IMO. 30.2 is more of a monitor speaker and has a distinct sound. I would never advise anyone to buy the 30.2 without listening. You will eithe... | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions @prof I wanted to collect my thoughts before responding to your question :) if I have to rank the three speakers, it would be like this: Harbeth 40.x > JA Perspective2 > Harbeth SHL5+ When I replaced the SHL5+ with JA Perspective2's it w... |