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| Harbeth 40.1 - Need some tips on placement from current owners. My system consists of of a DIY tube preamp with beefy power supply, the amps mentioned above, Luxman DA06 dac and PS Audio memory player transport. All my wire is Western Electric NOS from the 70s. Thick gauge for the power cords and speaker wire ... | |
| Aesthetix Romulus Signature Upgrade Worth the $3,000 ? Also, to achieve even better performance than the upgraded Signature footers buy the Star Sound Apprentice stand to go underneath the unit. It by itself is an amazing upgrade. It will give better focus, improved imaging, tighter bass and better s... | |
| Aesthetix Romulus Signature Upgrade Worth the $3,000 ? The answer is easy based on you saying you spin CDs. I owned this player and you only need the upgraded caps and resistors on the analog board to get the whole Signature upgrade when spinning CDs . I replaced the cheap yellow caps with Jupiter co... | |
| Harbeth 40.1 - Need some tips on placement from current owners. Claim to flame? Ha that is funny! Meant to type claim to fame! LOL6550 tubes. Salectric | |
| Harbeth 40.1 - Need some tips on placement from current owners. Von Gaylord Legend Triode amp. 50 watts monoblock amps that are spectacular. Ray updated these for me last month and they sound as good as any DHT amp I have owned, but with power! That is their claim to flame. | |
| Harbeth 40.1 - Need some tips on placement from current owners. Grills on or off? | |
| Upgrading coupling caps - which ones first? The best place to start is your source as the whole system will benefit! ! Start with your dac's output caps. Please let me know what brand they are and what sound change or difference you want. I am very versed on what various caps sound like in ... | |
| Harbeth 40.1 - Need some tips on placement from current owners. This is true. I have owned many speakers through the years and these are so utterly different in a pleasant way. They do need a large room and some work to dial in. Once set up properly with the right gear, they are very special. | |
| Harbeth 40.1 - Need some tips on placement from current owners. Pdreher, oh my why don't folks talk about these speakers more! What a revelation! So rich and full bodied with all the details of the finest speaker, but not thrust at you! I love them. 8 feet from the wall behind them, 7.5 feet apart center to ce... | |
| Granny ring, Jetrexpro, all My findings are the very same as yours Jet. Shielded with Canare connectors is best. | |
| Harbeth 40.1 - Need some tips on placement from current owners. Yes I do have the 40.1s coming. Really like the sound of Harbeth speakers and decided to go for it! | |
| Paying taxes/duty on used goods purchased in Canada My speakers are Harbeth and I think will get hit with a 4.9% fee! Still, got a pretty good deal and the speakers are near impossible to find used. | |
| Paying taxes/duty on used goods purchased in Canada The seller/shipper will most likely pay at UPS....? Right? | |
| Paying taxes/duty on used goods purchased in Canada Looks like under $50 based on the link provided by Riffer. No duties, just this brokerage fee it looks like. | |
| Paying taxes/duty on used goods purchased in Canada Speakers were made in England |