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| Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Harbeth SHL5+ Sorry folks I’ve been traveling for work. Hopefully, I’ll share my impressions in a day or two. | |
| Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Harbeth SHL5+ @ghdprentice Thank you for your kind words. I have to say I'm somewhat envious of your ARC gear. At some point next year, I also plan to start upgrading to ARC separates -- but very, very gradually so it goes unnoticed by the spouse :) | |
| Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Harbeth SHL5+ @prof I will share my impressions in detail over the weekend, but let’s just say that the Perspectives have met exceeded all my expectations, and then some more. There’s absolutely no doubt in my mind that they are superior to the SHL5+ in every a... | |
| Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Harbeth SHL5+ @soix I was a little underwhelmed at first because the dynamics and scale were missing. I kept blaming my amp, only to realize that one of the connections was loose. My speaker cables have bananas one both sides and the Perspectives only take spad... | |
| Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Harbeth SHL5+ @soix I've added some pics of the JA's from multiple angles. You can check out my virtual system. | |
| Fritz vs CSS vs Ryan I own Fritz Carrera BE's and did a comparison against a number of well-known speakers last year. More specifically, the Carreras made me sell my Harbeth 30.1 speakers which are almost twice the price. You can read about it here ... https://foru... | |
| Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Harbeth SHL5+ @prof Thanks for sharing the pic. These speakers are just gorgeous. Honestly, I feel pics don't do justice to them, they're even better in person. I do have a question while looking at the pic: It seems that one of the speakers is placed right aga... | |
| Adding a sub. - can i start with one? One advice I can give, based on a recent personal experience, is to not skimp on subwoofer quality -- buy the best you can afford. Case in point: I used to have a single T9/i sub and added a second T9i after a few months. It definitely made an imp... | |
| Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Harbeth SHL5+ I realized that I had not updated my virtual system pics in a while. I accidentally deleted the virtual system and had to create a new one. I will write more about the sonic impressions for JA Perspective2's in a day or two. But as you can see the... | |
| Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Harbeth SHL5+ @ryder For me, it was hands down the Luxman 590AXII. It was more refined and the treble was just sublime. Hegel had more bass control, but I felt the bass on Luxman, while not as visceral, was more nuanced. It also added just the right hint of war... | |
| Adding a sub. - can i start with one? Two is better than one. One is better than none :) | |
| Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Harbeth SHL5+ @tswisla While I agree that SHL5+ can benefit from high-powered amps, you'd be surprised how well they work with my Qualiton amp. Just for reference, I have tried the speakers with Luxman 590AXII (owned), Hegel H390 (extended home audition), Kinki... | |
| Best speakers for a small room I highly recommend Fritz Carrera BE standmount speakers. They are supremely balanced and sound much bigger than they are. The quality of material and fit and finish are superb. They have a crisp, modern, and balanced sound but they never sound har... | |
| Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Harbeth SHL5+ Well I’m going to pick them up in about an hour or so. Will compare them to the SHL5+ in the next few days. Depending on how it goes, you might see either the SHL5+ or Perspective2’s for sale. Keeping my fingers crossed. Appreciate everyone who pi... | |
| Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Harbeth SHL5+ @avanti1960 If I remember correctly, do you (or did you) own JA Pulsars that replaced your SHL5+? I see exactly where you're coming from. I tried a lot of speakers, some more expensive, but there's something about the Harbeth sound that makes me g... |