I heard them both 2 years ago at Hawthorne Audio, "A nice place" or so the sign says as you enter. I included the Tannoy Cheviots with the other two. All were retail of $6,500-$7,500 as I recall.
The first one I ruled out was the Harbeth. Only because the voices
sounded almost horn like. But the tone of instruments was heavenly.
The Cheviots had the smoothest sound. However were less engaging to me.
Odd since later I ended up buying a different model Tannoy.
The D7 was my overall favorite. Though now I can not recall exactly
why. Must have been the sound of the female vocals-my main preference.
Hawthorne's listening room, as many others are, features the Naim integrated streamer. About $4,500?
Your eyes are diverted to the mini screen showing the album art instead of tending to listening
carefully. Millennial eye candy. I like to close my eyes anyway.
I now want to go back and spend more time listening to the HL5+ again.
There is something about the talking cabinets that was a new experience for me.
Some articles seem to favor the 30.2s over the HL5+s.
Any comment on that comparison?
The first one I ruled out was the Harbeth. Only because the voices
sounded almost horn like. But the tone of instruments was heavenly.
The Cheviots had the smoothest sound. However were less engaging to me.
Odd since later I ended up buying a different model Tannoy.
The D7 was my overall favorite. Though now I can not recall exactly
why. Must have been the sound of the female vocals-my main preference.
Hawthorne's listening room, as many others are, features the Naim integrated streamer. About $4,500?
Your eyes are diverted to the mini screen showing the album art instead of tending to listening
carefully. Millennial eye candy. I like to close my eyes anyway.
I now want to go back and spend more time listening to the HL5+ again.
There is something about the talking cabinets that was a new experience for me.
Some articles seem to favor the 30.2s over the HL5+s.
Any comment on that comparison?