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| The closest approach: what amplification? I should have phrased my question better: I totally agree that system configuration is critical and that speakers are decisive. That said, I guess my question was the following: assuming a very well configured system, is there a type of amplificat... | |
| Are Harbeths really "all that?" i bought a pair of HL-5 a couple of months ago, and my assessment is: they are close to perfection. The most natural speaker I've listened to. My view is that the goal of a speaker is to reproduce music in the most natural way possible, and this i... | |
| What amplifier for Harbeth HL-5? Let me make a suggestion regarding stands. I never tried the Skylan and I am sure they are wonderful. But I recently got a pair of custom-made wood stands made by resonantwoods in New Hampshire. They are amazingly elegant and extremely sturdy. The... | |
| What amplifier for Harbeth HL-5? I totally subscribe to Ryder's comments, with one exception. In my room (something like 14x17, perhaps a bit more), and with my system, I find the bass to be more than adequate, and I definitely do not feel the need of a subwoofer. This is an amaz... | |
| What amplifier for Harbeth HL-5? Thanks for all your answers. I am intrigued in particular by Ryder's suggestion that LFDs or Lavardins might be in a different league. Has anyone ever tried these amplifiers with Harbeths? | |
| "Frightening" or "Relaxing" sound quality? I resonate with Axelwahl argument, but for partly different reasons. There are speakers that I have a hard time listening to for long listening sessions. In general, these are speakers that reproduce too much detail. When I say "too much" I mean a... | |
| Harbeth HL-5 or Dynaudio special 25 I suggest that you look at the thread on whether HL-5 are good as reviewers suggest. You will see that a number of owners (including myself, and I bought them recently) say that they listen to more music with the HL-5 than they usually do. If that... | |
| Are Harbeth S HL5's As Good As Reviewers Claim? Chashas1, I totally agree that we should not pay too much attention to what others or reviewers say.On the other hand, as I read this thread, I realize that lots of people seem to have had similar experiences with Harbeths -- they talk about music... | |
| Are Harbeth S HL5's As Good As Reviewers Claim? I completely second the idea that these speakers invite you to listen to a lot of music. Some hard-core audiophiles seem to be looking for the ultimate level of detail, for example whether a guitar player has large or small fingers, and perhaps so... | |
| Are Harbeth S HL5's As Good As Reviewers Claim? I recently purchased a pair of HL-5's. They substituted a pair of ESL-57 (Piquet modified). I am not sure I have found the best position in the room yet, but I am quite happy so far. The only area where they do not excel, in my room at least, is i... | |
| SF Guarneri Homage vs Harbeth 7ES3 Daveyf, I tried both GH's and HL-5's at dealers but I tend to discount these tests because the room configuration and the electronics and the cables used are always different than mine. For me it's hard to judge how good a speaker is without tryin... | |
| SF Guarneri Homage vs Harbeth 7ES3 Thank you all for your input. I have been close to buying a pair of Guarneri's but eventually ended up buying a pair of Harbeth's Super HL-5. Unfortunately I did not have a chance to test the Guarneri's and relied on some trusted friends' mixed fe... | |
| Best speaker for vocals I have Quads ESL 57, and I've never heard anything like that for voice. | |
| SF Guarneri Homage vs Harbeth 7ES3 This afternoon I looked for Ken Kessler's 1993 of the Guarneri Homage. At some point he talks about the Guarneri's lack of bass, which didn't bother him much because he thought whatever bass they have is so good that you do not need more...and fou... | |
| SF Guarneri Homage vs Harbeth 7ES3 Just to clarify: I listened to the speakers but at dealers, therefore with different electronics, which makes it hard to make a real comparison. So, my hope was to find people who tried them both with comparable electronics. |