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OMG OMG OMG Harbeth M30.1 INCOMING!!!A Few Questions For Owners

A rare & timely opportunity has made me the owner of a pair of M30.1's in Tiger Ebony finish with 1 frigging hour use!!!
 I have Pangea 24" stands & with the tweeter at 12.5" up from the bottom of the cabinet that puts the tweeter at 36.5",within a half inch of center of my ears when in critical listening mode..Anyone see a problem using my stands?
 I have about 3' out from back wall & same from side walls which are treated for reflections..Speakers can be up to 8' apart with listening position about 10'away..Suggestions on setup?
 Regarding amplification since they haven't even started breaking in I'm going to run them with my 17wpc.EL84 amp & will start looking for something with at least 50wpc...What do you guys think of a Mcintosh MHA100 @ 50wpc. driving these?How about SimAudio Moon 240i @ 50wpc.or maybe a Hegel Rost at 75wpc.???
 Thanks much,take care..
 

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tomic601
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how wonderful!!!!! enjoy the music
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yunie_
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@freediver  how is the m30.1 after a year? I personally never caught on with the speakers as I found it too nasal and bass resonance too much. 
freediver OP
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They are without a doubt the finest speakers I have ever owned..I'm searching for a back alley doctor to remove a kidney so I can upgrade to the 40.2's....
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jmolsberg
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Freediver I was right 😃! 
freediver OP
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^^^Yea that little Quad amp was something special but had a bad design flaw I couldn't live with so I sold it & got a Cayin CS-55.These are the only speakers I've ever had that can clearly show the differences in cables & tubes..I settled on Matched & Balanced Mullard NOS small signal tubes from the early 1960's with Gold Lion KT88 reissues for power..Anyone who says they can't do bass should hear the opening riffs of Jimmy Hendrix Born Under a Bad Sign from the "Blues"cd...
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