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| The Harbeth phenomenon Hey jtg82,So glad to hear from you and, that you are still enjoying the M30s! It was great meeting you (10+ years ago) and hanging out one evening listening to some good music over an audition. Interestingly, I went back to Harbeths (the super HL5... | |
| Sony XA-5400es player...Giant Killer or just Ok? My Sony 5400 has been reliable and has performed without a glitch. I have a unit that has been modded by The Upgrade Company and really enjoy it. I am not aware of reliability issues in general for this model. Regarding the claim of "giant killer"... | |
| Habeth SHL5 tweeter and supertweeter models I thought one of the tweeter drivers was from Audax having read that somewhere. | |
| Harbeth M30 Amp suggestions Jon -for what it's worth, I drove my M30s with a McCormack DNA-1 (full Rev A) and a ss McCormack pre-amp. It made for a very balanced presentation from top to bottom, with good control and grip of the lower end. My only concern with this ss set up... | |
| Advice on switching to separates Panu21 - I've had both the Harbeth M30 and Spendor S 3/5se and found they clearly benefited sonically when I upgraded the amplification. However, in my limited experience with separates in the 2.5-3.0k price range (used on audiogon) vs. integrated... | |
| Oppo BDP-83 SE vs McCormack UDP-1 Deluxe Paul :I once owned almost the same system you describe above and can share some insight. In my case, a DNA-1 Rev A, MAP-1 and UDP-1 Deluxe with AQ and Cardas cabling.It made for a nice combination - my aim at the time was to get synergy using comp... | |
| Reliable Used int. amp for $1200? Plinius? Classe? You should consider the Unico or Unico SE. The former is generally available for less than $1000 used on Audiogon. I had one driving my Spendor S3/5se to great effect using Cardas neutral reference cabling. This combo was one of the more musical s... | |
| AudioQuest DBS Field I've had the AQ Panthers and Cheetahs ic's in my system. Whilst I never did a direct A/B comparison with the DBS system on or off (not exactly a well controlled study), I can say that these cables never needed any burn-in time. They sonic signtatu... | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon There are other fine loudspeakers which are as musically enjoyable as the Harbeths and perhaps do some things better. I currently own an earlier generation of the Verity Parsifals, which replaced my previous Harbeth M30s that I described above. Th... | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon Harbeth has a musicality about them that is hard to pinpoint - it is the sum of good engineering and know-how, coupled with a critical ear for musicality by the designer. The mid-bass units (radial drivers) are propriety and are based on internal ... | |
| Amplifier progression and change A few years ago I had a modest Unison Research Unico powering my Harbeth M30s (and before that my Spendor S3/5se). This made for some really sweet music without costing the earth.After trying various ss separates I have reverted to an all tube int... | |
| Speaker cable recommendation for Harbeth With my M30's I used Cardas Neutral Reference and updated the "stock" jumpers with Audioquest pure silver jumpers. As the M30's are relatively neutral speakers (and a bit forward) this seemed to work nicely. I never made to the Golden Reference wi... | |
| SONY XA5400ES - Preliminary Observations Neal, please keep us posted on how the sonics develop over the next week. Also, I am very curious about running the unit in balanced mode, any input there would be appreciated.enjoy. | |
| McCormack UDP-1 Deluxe: next logical upgrade Any thoughts or comments?? | |
| Notes on Harbeth, Vandersteen, Avalon & Spendor Interestingly, I also went from the M30s to Verity Parsifals. Both share some similarities, with a natural and smooth sound that does fatigue. The Parsifals are a fuller range loudspeaker that are even more refined. They remind of the M30 in that ... |