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| 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... | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions @thermo Thank you for chiming in. I really appreciate your post. Just like you, I put an equal emphasis on opinions/reviews shared by average joe's like us and not seasoned/paid reviewers. In fact, some of my best buys were influenced by average j... | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions @macg19 Looking at your TT, I think you are just scratching the surface of your vinyl potential (pun intended). I am fairly new to the analog world. To be honest, my focus up until this point has been improving the digital front-end as much ... | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions @macg19 @arafiq You have a really nice and obviously very well thought out rig. What are you thinking for your next cart? Actually, thanks for reminding me that I have made a few changes to my system in the last few months, and forgot to upd... | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions lol at 'factual statements' -- please share your source please. | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions @fishagedone As someone who previously owned both SF Olympica 2 and 3, I am forever in your debt for showing me the error of my ways. How dare I prefer the crappy box, otherwise known as Harbeth 40.2, over the magnificent Sonus Faber. I think you ... | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions @helomech I just want to clarify that my 'brash' comment was not directed towards you. In my book, it's quite ok to passionately defend your choices in audio. After all, you reached to this point after a lot of research and listening. My comments ... | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions @mtbiker29 @arafiq If this wasn't a 1994 era website I'd find a way to "follow" you since your posts are always very thoughtful and well reasoned. Separately, holy s*&^ if you punted Joseph Audio to the side for Harbeth, I can't see a sc... | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions Agreed. I can’t imagine X3s sounding bright or fatiguing. | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions Harbeth fans have a long history of bashing any detractors, or anyone who confers even the remotest criticism. You can find that behavior on nearly any lengthy Harbeth thread. IME, Harbeth fans tend to be as dogmatic and vitriolic as those of Aud... | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions +1 @helomech At the end of the day, this is just audio gear. I don't know why folks get so worked up. Prior to owning Harbeth 40.2, I owned several speakers with very different design philosophies -- Joseph Audio Perspective2, Sonus Faber Olympi... | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions One thing I would like to add is that when a manufacturer creates a product which performs so well at it's respective price point, us as audiophiles, must acknowledge and appreciate it. Whether you like Borresen or not, AGD has delivered a solid p... | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions However, I am confident enough in my auditory memory of the 40.2s that I am certain it would be a waste of my time, because I’ve yet to encounter any variant of Harbeth that approaches the resolution of speakers like the X3s, whether we’re talkin... | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions @helomech Truthfully, presuming the OP still possesses good hearing acuity (which many/most audiophiles do not, because one cannot elude age-induced loss), I think he would come to a much different conclusion if he were to live with the X3s in ... |