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| Recommend an integrated amp for my Harbeth 40.1's With the 40.1's you do need a fair bit of power to control the 12" woofer despite claims on the easy load of the Harbeth, especially if one listens at moderate to high volume levels. I believe the choice of going with either Luxman, Accuphase or N... | |
| Integrated for Harbeth Small Room System If you read Harbeth designer Alan Shaw's opinion in their user forum, you will find that he's not a big fan of expensive amps. Not only that, he is in the minority group who believes that all amplifiers sound the same, hence the reason of him not ... | |
| Dynaudio C-1 or Harbeth-7-es-III 10-01-10: ToetapfactorWe all make mistakes!You win. The Dynaudios are much superior to the Harbeth and are in another league. Cheers. | |
| Dynaudio C-1 or Harbeth-7-es-III As mentioned earlier, it depends on the type of sound one prefers apart from WAF considerations(some thought the Harbeths look a tad ugly) and cost. As quoted by Nolitan, the Dynaudio C1s cost almost double the C7ESIIIs. One is not superior to ano... | |
| Calling Harbeths 40.1 owners Thanks for the insight Tom. Great to hear from you after a while, and I hope the 40.1s will continue to grow on you with time to come. | |
| solid state vs tubes If your question is to distinguish a solid state amp from another solid state amp then you may be able to obtain an answer from the Harbeth designer Alan Shaw. He believes all amplifiers sound the same. Go figure. | |
| Dynaudio C-1 or Harbeth-7-es-III With post such as this one it depends on the type of sound one is looking for..As pointed out by Logenn, C1's for transparency, speed and high frequency extension. The Harbeth for midrange. In other words the C1's offer a cleaner kind of presentat... | |
| What a difference curtains make...WOW Most often the performance of a system in a given space isn't optimised due to room conditions. The performance of a system will be elevated to a much higher level in a good room coupled with proper setup, placement and acoustic treatments. Since ... | |
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| the smoothest sounding speaker Cwlondon,I am an avid Harbeth user who bought the speakers from a Harbeth dealer and the images on my system page are actual photos of my system. A friend of mine who owned the Cremonas described them the same way I felt about the Grand Piano Conc... | |
| the smoothest sounding speaker Smooth and resolving - Harbeth all modelsSmooth and not resolving - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Concerto(rolled off highs with a blanket on the midrange, which is good for those who don't care for detail and transparency)IMO | |
| Speaker power handling 09-07-10: YagimaxSeveral months ago my tiny Paradigm Titans were destroyed with too much power applied so I chickened out trying it again.As you may have known, power doesn't destroy speakers. As mentioned by a few others, too much power is not a ... | |
| Speaker power handling Shadorne has a point. If you want to listen at high SPLs, big speakers with large drivers are the way to go. Although the amplifier is capable of providing ample current to drive the speakers, small bookshelves usually can't play that loud and wil... | |
| Review: Harbeth Super HL-5 Speaker I presume Alan Shaw is saying that 85dB is the safe volume level in normal listening environments. I’ve asked the question once and the designer cannot commit to a figure. I believe the SHL5 can handle up to 105dB peak SPL without any problems. It... | |
| Proac 50 Tablette vs. Tablette 50 Sigs I have owned the Tablette 50 Signatures. From what I gather from friends who have listened to both, the 50 Signature is said to be more composed and refined and a better speaker all round. It is definitely worthwhile to get the Signature version i... |