twoleftears
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| What power amp or integrated amp are you using with your Harbeth speakers This is the guy who has his 40.2's in a small room.https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/benchmark-ahb2-amplifier.25366/ He's using bridged Benchmarks. 380W should do the trick! | |
| The secret to a great amplifier... Right. High-end boutique brands never rebadge cheap stuff from China.(Just to be sure, before buying that next power cord, go a quick visual search of Amazon and AliExpress. You might be surprised.) | |
| Do active speakers interest you? Also, let's talk directivity Have you looked at/heard Dutch & Dutch speakers? They're a good example of price/performance as your competition. | |
| Warm romantic & detailed Absolutely. Harbeth 40.1's as already suggested, or alternatively Vienna Acoustics Liszt (used). Both will perform exactly as you describe. | |
| The secret to a great amplifier... Lightly coat both ends of the fuse with CBD. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Listening to Kondrashin's Dvorak 9 for a first time on my improved system, and what an exciting recording it is. Superb dynamics! The tympani strokes in the first movement made me jump. I would never have guessed the recording's age. All cobwebs... | |
| A move from Harbeth to... Wilson? OP: check out the room size here:https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/harbeth-monitor-40-2.25222/ | |
| Does anyone know who's playing Post your question in the "Jazz for aficionados" thread. | |
| A move from Harbeth to... Wilson? Move up the Harbeth food chain. If you really like their sound, moving to Sabrinas may not be the best change. If you want to try something different, check out the Vienna Acoustics Liszt. | |
| Pass Labs x250.8 vs tube amps Take a look at the Linear Tube Audio OTL designs. BTW, all their amps can be bridged if you need/want to. | |
| How do I pay? Walk away. Too much risk. | |
| Pangea True Balanced Premier SE XLR? AQ, yes, but don't AA make a big deal about the special copper they use coming from Cardas? | |
| More power for moderate listening levels? There have been several threads of late on amps to drive Harbeths. Short summary: there is no easy answer. Take a look. That being said, you would probably have been better off with the 30.8 for a bit more oomph. | |
| Audio envy - dang! Thanks for passing on the Captain’s somewhat cryptic reply re. G:L vs. 4:3. If the 4:3 had identical sonic signature to G:L *and* offered superior shielding, why would he offer the G:L at all?Please report on which XLR's you bought. | |
| Thiel cs2.3 I would have thought Coda would be a good match. Pick the model according to the number of watts you want and the percentage of them in class A. |