garebear

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Has anybody heard the ProAc D40R????
...okay to possibly kick start this one.....has anybody listened to the D38R ????? vs. D38 ???? 
Can the Harbeth 40.1's boggie ?????
TVAD - that's '' boogie '' as you so nicely poined out. 
thoughts while listening
Sorry Rok2id...now I know what you mean and I agree - there are some very strange threads here at times. Yes, and as Albert pointed out as when I play a certain song / album / disc it sends me right back to that time. There have been times when 40... 
thoughts while listening
You really need to know this ???? And why ??? 
The complete Europe '72 recordings
The cost of this '' Box Set '' is $450.....I have my doubts as based on the quality of sound, quality of shows and the fact that Rhino is piecing shows together for their '' Road Trip Show '' disc's, which I think stink....$450 is allot based on w... 
Can the Harbeth 40.1's boggie ?????
Airegin...good point made. However, my systems have chnaged as well but the pursuit of trying to re-create the artist's emotional performance has never changed. I agree that some of the music I listen to now is different from what I listened to 25... 
What I learned on Audiogon This Year
....believe YOUR ears and it is the room's fault 
Can the Harbeth 40.1's boggie ?????
...thank you for all of your responses. However, we are at a slippery slope in thinking that the best equipment for the 50% of the music I play needs to come from the era that this music was conceived. Does that mean I should have a Victrola for m... 
Can the Harbeth 40.1's boggie ?????
....at 53, I don't need the SPL levels of a rock concert in my home. The Tannoy's are a very reputable company and make great speakers. The Harbeth's are not a bad speaker...I guess that I just expected more for the cost, the reveiws and the hype ... 
Can the Harbeth 40.1's boggie ?????
Thanks Nolitan.....well I'm close - but there is still something very uninvolving about them. 
Can the Harbeth 40.1's boggie ?????
......the room is 14' x 28' with 7 1/2' celings...and treated by ASC 
Can the Harbeth 40.1's boggie ?????
.....okay, would like to use this opportunity to follow up on my original post. I have now owned the Harbeth 40.1's for a month and they were bought demo so they were broken in. I asked if these speakers can '' boogie'' and without any hesitation ... 
The British Sound
I just bought a pair of Harbeth 40.1's.....I was somewhat familiar with them until I got them home....and in my room and with my electronics and cables. I had a pair of Avalon's for the past 10 years or so ....it does take some time getting used t... 
Allman Bros concert
With no disrepect to Horseface - The Allman Brothers Band has NOT been the same since Dickey Betts got fired ( okay since Duane and Berry passed on ) I have been following them since the early to mid seventies when my older brother was listening t... 
What do you currently own as loudspeakers?
......I'm afraid to answer ! .....although it appears that there has been a retreat !