pdreher
Responses from pdreher
| Harbeth Super 5s vs 5+s I had the 5's and they were a nice speaker... and while I've not heard the 5+, I think you'd be much happier if you find a used pair of 40.1's. IME, the 40.1's are a considerable upgrade to the 5's. The 40.1's are under appreciated in the audio co... | |
| Anybody into 80s big music? Attending college in the mid 80's vastly increased my exposure to new music. Had I not attended college, I'd probably still be listening to Van Halen and driving a Camaro. Some of my fav's from that period:The RomanticsThe CallThe ReplacementsHood... | |
| Harbeth vs JM Reynaud I tried Simaudio W6 monoblocks and Plinius SA-102. | |
| Harbeth vs JM Reynaud I went from Dynaudio C2's to C4's to Harbeth M 40.1's, then to Daedalus Ulysses, now back to Harbeth M-40.1's. I don't see myself going back to Dynaudio as I find them to be too analytical and unnatural sounding for my tastes. The 40.1's just do i... | |
| Croft, NFD or Lavardin for Harbeth M40.1 I do love my Harbeth M-40.1's. I'm surprised they get so little attention on this forum. Makes me think we all hear things somewhat differently. I realize their appearance is boxy and ordinary, but being a child of the 70's and always admiring my ... | |
| Croft, NFD or Lavardin for Harbeth M40.1 I've not tried any of those on your wish list, but have tried Musical Fidelity Nuvista M3 (really bad), an old Arcam Delta series integrated (not bad, but compromised) and McIntosh MA2275 (too mellow). Still prefer tube separates by far with my 40... | |
| Living Voice OBX-RW or Harbeths and Lamm 1.2s Harbeth 40.1's are a huge upgrade of the SHL5's. I've owned both and am sticking with the 40.1's. I've driven my 40.1's with as little as 30 WPC tube amp. | |
| Any love for Jolida integrates? I've had a 1501BRC with Parts Connexion mods for approx. 7 trouble free years in a secondary system. Good performance for the price and very dependable. | |
| Anyone heard the E.A.R. "Acute"? I have an Acute and it's been trouble free and sounds great. | |
| Cudos to Brent Jesse I use Brent too and have never been disappointed. Andy from Vintage Tube Services also has great tubes at fair prices, but it can take several weeks to get them... whereas Brent Jesse ships within a few days. | |
| CV181 6SN7 ModWight CD Player ? I tried the old Tungsols but found them to be tipped up in the treble and very fatiguing. | |
| CV181 6SN7 ModWight CD Player ? At one time, I owned the MW 5400ES and cycled thru all of the tubes you reference. All are good, none necessarily better than another... just like different flavors of ice cream. If I recall correctly, I think my go-to tube was a 1940's vintage sm... | |
| TUBE AMP LOVERS - What SS amp makes you smile??? I've owned a Plinius SA-102 and an Ayre V1XE, both of which are respectable, decent sounding SS amps. However, neither of them could provide the enjoyment of the better tube amps I've owned from VAC and McIntosh. | |
| Why are so many people trying to sell Harbeths? I've purchased Harbeth speakers three times... and recently went back to owning M-40.1's for a second time. I've owned more expensive speakers from Dynaudio (C4's) and Daedalus (Ulysses), but prefer my big box Harbeth's. | |
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