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| Atma-Sphere vs. Supratek Carlsbad... I see you’re correct, I had not read the history that closely - I seemed to remember a discussion about 10 years ago that indicated it had originated with the Futterman design. Regardless, the OTL design... makes all the difference. I... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? Well… with the right electronics there is very little that come close to the sound quality of the 30.1/2 and 40.1/2. The rich sound is almost unmatched except for the Quad ESL57s. But… “the right electronics” are the key words (eg. Hegel and Mac... | |
| Atma-Sphere vs. Supratek Yes - the Futterman OTL design of Atma-sphere amps makes all the difference in the sound quality. Read the background / history in the web site and in the reviews: http://www.atma-sphere.com/en/index.html In addition, you have the history, qual... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? I agreed with many of the comments of how the Harbeth sound lacked clarity, detail and dynamics... UNTIL... I found the right electronics to drive them - which are the amps the designer demos them with - the Hegel amps. They are a totally diffe... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? Have both the 30.1’s and 40.2’s and they do sound great in all respects... when... driven by the right amplifiers - especially, the Hegel’s, which Alan Shaw demos his speakers with. The SS Hegel amps control the woofers and mids properly, which a... | |
| Totally overwhelmed (speakers under $5k) ATC 100s or 150s with Pass Labs or Accuphase electronics - nothing better! | |
| Suggestions for an integrated upgrade please A lot of good information here... BUT... unless you’ve (or they’ve) listened to the same set up with various amps you (they) really can’t conclude much. I would have no idea what electronics (i.e. source, preamp, amp, etc.) would sound good to yo... | |
| Rel Does Not Recomment Isolation Stands "oldhvymec" I have a pair of REL subs, which I may use in my vacation house, which has a crawl space with suspended floors - which will no doubt vibrate from the REL subs and whatever speakers I use with them - creating "room boom." What is th... | |
| Moving away from inefficient/low impedance speaker in order to move to a Tube Amp While I am impressed with the Klipsch Heritage line of speakers driven by tube amps... I'm equally impressed by the Harbeth line of speakers driven by the type of amps their designer (Alan Shaw) suggests drive them best - high powered SS amps, whi... | |
| Best Integrated that you've heard under $5k Hooserinohio has it right!There is no “best integarated” amp at any price!Without matching the specific amp to specific speakers.You must match the impedence as well as the efficiency of the speakers to the amp, among many other factors. If you ge... | |
| So I just bought a Hegel H390 and As some have noted... the Hegel amps are especially great at driving Harbeth speakers.I have the H590 - which I bought especially because it sounds so good with my Harbeth 30.1's and 40.2's - just as Alan Shaw has suggested. It has the power / cu... | |
| CDP or DAC? I’d go with “georgehifi” and “melm” - rip your cd’s to FLAC files on a solid state drive (not hard drive) and play via a good streamer to an R2R dac like Holo Audio, Denafrips, AGD, Yggdrasil, or the bargain MHDT. I use the Bryston BDP-2 to the Yg... | |
| Received a Bill for State Tax on An Amp Bought in Canada Last Year Also - when you contact the Tennessee Dept of Revenue re: the sales tax code there, you may want to also determine if they collect sales tax on sellers who do not have a physical presence in Tennessee. Many states (if not most states) do not. | |
| Received a Bill for State Tax on An Amp Bought in Canada Last Year I’m not sure what Tennessee requires... but... I thought they defined a "seller" as a legal business entity who sells at retail to consumers, as the type of transaction upon which they levy a sales tax. I am unaware that they levy any sales tax on... | |
| The best $99 system upgrade ever! Do not use the high pressure devices with a small nozzel, like the ENT's often use - they can very easily damage your ear drum. |