Harbeth HL5 vs Magnepan 1.6qr Who wins??


Here's one I don't think has been asked. Which speaker is the best overall performer?
develyn50

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Seems like a really tough question to answer. They really are very different.
Develyn50, have you heard either? How did you come to these two for comparison?
The reason I asked how you got to this choice is that they are so different. I've noticed that most folks that love Maggies find it very difficult to switch to a box speaker, ther render space so differently. Which is not to say the Maggies are better, they are what they are and some people get hooked on how they project sound. That being said, I think the the Harbeth speakers are really accurate at getting timbre right and if that is a priority I would choose them for that reason. I think it is really hard to say which is better overall as they are strikingly different in what they do. If you love your Maggies, I would proabably get a bigger version for my next move.