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Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions
I was in the market for a m30 or m40 type speaker, I did settle on SF Olympica instead, and that's when I started analyzing the different value propositions and business models, and started to wonder why the m40s cost so much considering the model... 
Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions
I probably should have saved my comments to a ls3/5 specific thread, to the extent my observations are relevant to the larger models, maybe they could be useful.  I was under the assumption that the larger models used the same design and technolog... 
Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions
Well all of the Ls3/5 designs are technically "knock offs".  But, the point is that if the Chinese can copy it and make it even better at 1/3 the cost, the value proposition for Harbeth is not good, and as consumers we shouldn't support companies ... 
dCS Bartok Apex vs McIntosh DA2 - Trouble Hearing the Difference
If you want to be even more surprised, order a Bluesound Node as your streamer. I was running a Wiim Pro into a MA352 and I found the Node was a lot more musical than the Wiim into the Mcintosh. On my Asian Class AB amp, the difference wasn't as d... 
Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions
Try the Galion speakers. They have better sound and QC than Harbeth and only 33 percent the price , you can save the funds and put into a better amp or dac. The truth is all Ls3/5 models are inexpensive to produce with minimal woodworking and comp... 
McIntosh Tube Amp will not come on.
Same. Mcintosh picked up every call unlike nearly almost every other manufacturer I called.