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| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer Just watched the video to see what’s the fuss all about after noticing that this thread was getting very popular, 6 pages and going strong. Not much to say here but the guy in the video is hilarious. I have to admit that for some people, the hifi... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? weakest things of harbeths are these.Far away from natural drum set, cymbal shimmer, bowed bass All good observations made by existing Harbeth owners and ex-owners. I agree that the Harbeth are very good in reproducing tone and timbre of in... | |
| Survey on Cost of Loudspeakers Supported On Townshend Seismic Isolation Podiums Thanks for all responses. It appears that most speakers installed on the Podiums cost more than $10,000, the costliest one currently costing up to $33,000. | |
| Survey on Cost of Loudspeakers Supported On Townshend Seismic Isolation Podiums @ryder Nonsense do you see the value in isolating your speaker Yes, isolation is beneficial for speakers but I don't think folks would specifically consider the product that is being discussed here for speakers with an MSRP of say $1,000 or l... | |
| Harbeth again…or other speakers for acoustic music? Personally I would just skip the XD and go with used M30.2 Anniversary combined with a sub which to me is best value, based on your positive experience with the 30.1. I prefer the added clarity and openness of the 30.2 to the warmer and slightly r... | |
| How many systems do you have? 2. One gets used 95% of the time. The other one doesn’t get much use, about 5% of the time. To me, 1 system is more than sufficient, spend all your money to optimize this single main system. The most I would do is 2 systems although the 2nd one ... | |
| Why terminate speaker wire? In my case, it is not so much about oxidation with bare wire connection to speaker binding posts. It’s the tightness of the connection that isn’t good in comparison to banana plugs. Over time, the connection with bare wires will become loose, resu... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? They lost one of their local cabinet makers and had trouble finding a replacement that meets their standards. May I ask when did this happen? I noticed few complaints on the cabinet of the Harbeth on another forum. Fade marks and uneven blot... | |
| Why I'm not adding a sub to my 2-way monitors for music Steveashe, good to know the M30.1 has worked out for you. The 30.1 certainly does not go too deep in the bass, reaching down to 50 Hz on paper which in my book is inadequate. Although my current Marten Dukes go down to 38 Hz, I still added a sub t... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? The XD series has underdone certainly one round of price increases, perhaps two, and currently in the USA I just don’t think they’re price-competitive, whatever their many virtues. I’m a huge fan of Harbeth as well, but I feel they are not ... | |
| Placement of Single Subwoofer Affecting Sound of Main Speakers Added some isolation to the sub. Bass now sounds tighter and more seamless. Crossover frequency is bumped up from 62 to 68Hz without any ill effect, an increase of 6 Hz. Volume on the sub is now lower to compensate for the higher crossover frequen... | |
| New Luxman 507Z Integrated coming in October. New 590AXIII ? Interesting. | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? xd versions are very very incrementally altered over just prior gen harbeths That’s useful. From my observation, the popular XD models that get the most attention are the C7ES3 and M30. The other models don’t get much interest, and the P3ESR... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? I don’t know about the XD versions. If going with the older SHL5, pick the SHL5 Plus instead of the older SHL5. The Plus is an overall better sounding speaker - cleaner, more precise and better clarity in the bass and midrange. The SHL5 non-Plus s... | |
| Furutech GTX-D NCF or Power Cord Any opinion on which route to improve the sound quality: the Furutech GTX NCF outlet to replace the Porter Port outlet, or new PC to replace the Wireworld Stratus PC? I would suggest that the Wireworld Stratus 5 cord is replaced with somethi... |