petek
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| Notes on Harbeth, Vandersteen, Avalon & Spendor I always thought that the M30 was a little overlooked in the Harbeth line. It has a smooth midrange coupled with sweet highs because of the silk dome tweeter.The low end is both punchy and well defined. My only "slight" criticism, things can get a... | |
| Verity Audio midrange drivers? I have the original Parsifals driven by a Graaf GM50 integrated tube amp (50w, push-pull design). It's extremely musical combination with a quiet background. Yes, a 50w all tube amp can drive the Parsifals to loud (and clean) levels, although the ... | |
| Which speakers mate with McCormack Dna 1 You may consider Harbeth. I had the DNA-1 Rev. A powering the M30's. Very well balanced from top to bottom, and a smooth midrange. It's a combo that's very hard to beat at this price, especially for vocals and jazz.Also, there are still additional... | |
| Which Integrated Amp What about a tube integrated? I just purchased an all tube integrated, a Graaf GM50 with my Verity Parsifals (original). Graaf are well known for their OTL amp designs, I believe Verity's loudspeakers were presented at various shows with Tenor Aud... | |
| Are Harbeths really "all that?" To answer Rebbi's question, "yes they are".I owned the M30s for 3 years. They were recently sold as I upgraded to my first full range, the Verity's Parsifals (used). Their strengths lie in the midrange and voicing. All I can say is that my wife re... | |
| Speaker Technology over the last 10 years I was re-reading Revrob's original post.I purchased my last pair of speakers 3 months ago and they are over 10 years old (original Verity Parsifals). In fact, the design probably dates to the mid-90's. After numerous monitors (Harbeth, Spendors et... | |
| Amp recommendation: Cary SS vs. McCormack vs. Ayre I had a DNA-125 driving my Harbeth M30s (85 db sensitivity, 8 ohms). It drove them with ease and to great effect. Importantly, the amp ran cool even during summer conditions.I ended up upgrading to a DNA-1 Revision A, which sounded fuller and slig... | |
| Preamp for McCormack DNA-125 Gold? Budget $2k I am currently using a MAP-1 with a DNA-1 Rev A. I have not tried other pre-amps and so I cannot comment any further. As a combination it is very musical, full (solid, well defined low end) and is on the warm side. It's great with many music style... | |
| McCormack Amp Upgrades I currently own a DNA-1 with Revision A mods. It replaced my DNA-125, the rest of my system remained constant during the transition, UDP-1 Deluxe, MAP-1 and Harbeth M30s. So I can provide some perspective on the two units (although I wish I had co... | |
| Speakers for Unison Unico 80W When I owned a Unico 80w stock I had it paired with Spendor S3/5se and Harbeth M30's and different times. Both sounded particularly musical in a similarly sized room as yours. The source was a Cary DVD-6, Cardas neutral reference cables.The Spendo... | |
| Which RCA IC's to use with McCormack Amps? I just purchased a DNA-1 Rev A - I, which is used with a MAP-1 preamp. My IC includes Audioquest panthers (MAP-1 to DNA-1) and cheetahs between the the cd player to MAP-1. Before that I owned Kimber hero's that were used with an integrated amp. It... | |
| Harbeth M30 I also suggest that you consider visiting the Harbeth users group. For what it's worth, I switched from the Spendor S3/5se to the M30s. Whilst there were similarities in the overall sonic signature, I immediately noticed a wider soundstage and dyn... | |
| Harbeth M30 - Thank you for your responses. I appreciate the opinions expressed, admittedly I had not seriously considered the influence of room acoustics.I should clarify the dimensions of my modest living room as 11 feet by 17 feet. The Harbeths are at least ... | |
| Tube integrated amps I would also suggest a Unico or Pathos , although it depends on your personal taste, room dynamics, cabling etc etc. Perhaps a used Unico SE or Pathos Classic (MKIII) on audiogon is better value and in your price range.I used a standard Unico (rat... | |
| to CD / DVD or not to CD / DVD hi Metalsymph,I don't necessarily subscribe to the idea that a universal player is always compromised because of the multi-format. There a number of examples out there from Esoteric (DV-50s or -60), McCormack (UDP-1 Deluxe), Cary (DVD-7) etc, just... |