donjr
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| ISO Pucks with Harbeth and Sklyan Stands I fell into the Skylan trap with my old C7es-3's. Stay away from the Harbeth forum when it comes to recommendations on things like this (seriously). I now have the Super HL5 Plus and I have learned a lot about stands for Harbeth speakers. Put thos... | |
| Luxman integrated for Harbeth Compact 7's I think you'll be glad you didn't go with a Hegel. I had the big Hegel with your speakers and it was a bit thin sounding. I now have HL5 Plus and Accuphase E-600 and I'm done for a long time. I'm not knocking Hegel, just the combo of Hegel and Har... | |
| Harbeth Super HL5 plus Break-in I will tell you that your stands will make all the difference in the world with the Super HL5's. I'm not sure what you have those speakers sitting on but the bottom of the speakers needs to be sitting on something that has an open bottom. If you'r... | |
| What integrated should I upgrade to? Good choice with the Luxman. I had Hegel and I wasn't a fan of the build quality or sound. Luxman is on a different level. I have an Accuphase, also on a different level. | |
| Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles? What a slap across the face to all the members. | |
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| Raven or Hegel? Owned a Hegel H200 and i hated it. Very thin sounding with my Harbeth HL5 Pus, even with a REL B3. I didn't like the build quality and finish either. YMMV. | |
| How does this make sense, any sense? Any sense at all?? I feel this way about the JBL L100 Classic. They cost 5 grand less than my Harbeth's but they make me twice as happy. They do well with ALL music, unlike their predecessors. | |
| Disappointing On Mcintosh......help What an odd post. | |
| Amp Suggestions for Harbeth C7es3 When I had my C7es3's I used a Rogue Cronus Magnum and to my ears it couldn't have been a better pairing. I wish I kept that integrated. I see the Audiolab suggestion above but that would be nearly impossible to sell for more than a few hundred bu... | |
| List of european tube amplifier manufacturers I can second the Octave suggestion. My local dealer sells Octave and I've heard them on numerous occasions and they're superb sounding. | |
| To Sell or Keep? Sell the BAT. Keeping a spare of something that's repairable makes no sense. If you're going to use it once in awhile keep it, but don't keep it in anticipation of the new pre breaking down. | |
| I Find Primalunas Ugly. How about You? Is there an alternative? @donjr So sorry to hear you bought a defectively designed product.@defiantboomerang and what would that be? I hope you don't use John Atkinson as your Consumer Reports guide for audio. | |
| Highest BUILD quality tube amps? Octave. | |
| Do you ever do this before you listen? I know exactly what it's called. For it to be suggested as something to do before listening to music is nuts if you don't know how careful you have to be to do it. You're better off holding your nose closed and swallowing (frenzel). I don't care w... |