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CD player or DAC for Luxman with harbeth?
you can try bryston bda-1,pretty good,vibrating sound expreirence in to room,enveloping sound ,some call it dementionality,using atlas titan rca cables with bda-1.As far as I know luxman has xlr input,for start you can can try some pro cable,I use... 
Is good customer service about dead?
I only dealt directly with Harbteh company when I was buying SHL5.There was no dealer in my country.Everything was fine.No troubles so far. 
Does Harbeth M30.1 Sound More Open That Its Predec
I am not a dealer to writte every usefull comment in order to sell audio stuff:) 
USB to SPDIF interfaces - how to evaluate?
Looking at your system I found reason,why your system sounds bright-Monitor audio bx speakers.Some years ago I had MA rs6 wich sounded bright too.They need some warm sounding amp in order get balanced sound from these speakers.V-link doesn't sound... 
Inexpensive remote for Bryston BCD and BDA
nice advice.Thanks for sharing it 
the Harbeth time has come to my place
listening volume levels will depend on room size and specific player which you will be using with these speakers. 
Does Harbeth M30.1 Sound More Open That Its Predec
I think openess depends on many things,the most important here is the source,player cd,vinyl or dac 
AES/EBU Question
It seems a lot of people buying MF v-link 192 these days.For me it didn't work .Yes it cleans and smooths the sound (nice very well separated highs),but at same time sucks musicality and vibrancy of midrange.Who knows .I used cheap van damme cable... 
Where do you go after a Dynaudio C1 ?
speakers that energize a room to give an electrifying feel of presence, speakers that convey both refined subtlety and explosive dynamics with effortlessnessmay be not the speakers ,but source can not do what you wrotte.When I added to my system b... 
AES/EBU XLR pinouts
First version of the cable had the shield drain wire connected to pin 1 at BOTH ends of the cable, as in standard analog practice.I made described version with van damme digi grade aes/ebu cable with neutrik xlr plugs gold plated pins and run it f... 
AES/EBU XLR pinouts
There is also some discussion that hot (pin 2) and cold (pin 3) are reversed in some older equipmentthat is true,usually some japan stuff has such pin layoutInteresting thread.I bought such cable with neutrik plugs,Musical fidelity v-link192 with ... 
Where do you go after a Dynaudio C1 ?
Ok let say he really heard so much speakers briefly:) from morning to evening.I remember that in 2 hours time i checked 4 sets speakers.And still remember first impression of these speakers. And those first impressions of dynaudio confidence c4 co... 
Balanced vs Non-Balanced XLR?
one more thing,I made xlr from rca,just because i found out that rca atlas elektra was balanced cable 
Balanced vs Non-Balanced XLR?
I use atlas elektra xlr between krell kav500i and technics cd player sl-p2000 and agree with Marakanetz,don't wanna go back to rca.Quality of sound increased,less noise ,more gain 
Dynaudio c1 vs dynaudio c4
C4 needs large listening area ,otherwise you can hear messy bass and punch from rear wall or listen at very low low volume in order to avoid it