cd318
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| About PMC speakers Yes, but only a small one. Not having heard either I suspect whilst they gain some precision with new drive units and port they will lose a bit of ease with reduced cabinet and drive unit size.Some prefer ease, some prefer precision. Ideally you'd... | |
| People That Have Upgraded From Harbeth 30.1s.... I can't think of a single voice in audio today that speaks with as much clarity, logic and common sense as that of Alan Shaw. Many, many times I was taken aback by what he had written on the HUG website, only to later find out that he was right...... | |
| People That Have Upgraded From Harbeth 30.1s.... @desktopguy, I feel the same way about Harbeth speakers as some petrolheads feel about certain makes of car - just got have a pair one day regardless of whether I keep them or not. | |
| Any experience with Tannoy loudspeakers? @ dan, you're a braver man than me and no doubt more knowledgeable in these matters.Still, I hope you don't mind a few suggestions, that might be worth bearing in mind. The original Tannoy's all used chipboard as cabinet material, and to a large e... | |
| Any experience with Tannoy loudspeakers? I've heard many Tannoy speakers and generally they tend to have a family sound with generous midbass and a smooth, non-emphasised top end. This can sound slightly shut in compared to some rivals, but never thin.I love this full (old fashioned?) so... | |
| People That Have Upgraded From Harbeth 30.1s.... @prof Thanks for that. It's a good a write up on the Harbeth sound as I've read since R.E.G. The Harbeth lossy cabinet design is in direct opposition to the brute force inertia approach adopted by almost everyone else so it's very helpful to read... | |
| People That Have Upgraded From Harbeth 30.1s.... @prof, your comments re the SLH5+ are very interesting given that their designer Alan Shaw had revealed a while back that he felt it was time to open up the sound a little bit more with the new model to be more in line with modern musical tastes. ... | |
| People That Have Upgraded From Harbeth 30.1s.... @dromme, thanks for telling us why you upgraded from the Harbeth's. Nothing to be offended by at all, as an (ex) owner you would be in a perfect place to know so I am grateful for your reply.Horns do tend to still split opinions amongst certain au... | |
| What do you mean you “heard” the turntable @frogman , yes audio can be a phenomenally complicated business but we must draw the line somewhere. At some point we just have to accept that something is good enough, or at least as good as we can ever hear. Here's Michael Graves, professional m... | |
| What is the best sound system you ever heard? @orpheus10, but even after a hundred years or so that's one of the hallmarks, a key reference point of all audio (domestic, film, broadcast etc), isn't it?Of course you can't reproduce the acoustics of the Albert Hall in your car but you could st... | |
| What do you mean you “heard” the turntable At what point do turntable noise and speed issues become inaudible to human hearing? Some of the latest Technics specs are staggering. What more is left for the turntable to do? "For wow and flutter most turntables were (and still are) around .1 t... | |
| What is the best sound system you ever heard? In recent memory it has to the Kerr Acoustic K320 speakers. Nothing spectacular, but nothing obviously wrong - no sibilance, no bleaching, no cabinet issues. Eminently listenable fuss free sound through a Pioneer CD and smartphone streaming no mat... | |
| People That Have Upgraded From Harbeth 30.1s.... @dromme, could you please elaborate in which way the Klipsch sounded better than the Harbeth's? As the Harbeth's are so highly rated for their midrange and even handedness, I'm guessing you might have preferred the Klipsch for their dynamics. Or w... | |
| How important is it for you to attain a holographic image? @ orpheus10, yes there is a tendency to ubiquitously promote the idea that more expensive is necessarily better in all areas of life, not just audiophilia.In my experience it's true but only to a point. I mean if someone can build a decent pair of... | |
| Pro v Audiophile - Science v Snake Oil? I think it's also fair to say that there is an entirely different expectation from professional and domestic audio. One is a tool for work and the other for hopefully, a route to pleasure.Professional audio gear is there primarily to serve a purpo... |