Harbeth C7ES3 vs Spendor SP2/3R2
Friend had same speaker some years ago...nice choice...alot of "not so little speaker"...should be getting some lowend out of those...Handfull of little English made stand mounts are to beat... Kind of ashamed to admit I have the atc 19's for some time...until recently I removed the grills thinking that these things aren't clothed and how much difference could it make anyhow since they are perforated...holy shtuff... Wow...its like a wayyy! different animal...what took me so long...doh |
Thanks fjn04, these British monitor brands are great. Digsmthd, The lower cycles fill the room with ease, but the midbass can be somewhat anemic still. I need to experiment with placement. I think my room is difficult for most speakers in one way or another. With my MA Silvers, it was a fine line between bass boom and too little bass, so my hunch is that I've got some null effects going on. These speakers are worth moving my system to one of my auxiliary bedrooms if necessary. |
That’s why i went with atc/no port...lower end im little room way boomy...placement and room treatment is everything...got mine placed as well as im ever going to get...friend came over for a listem his jaw dropped...right from the start he commented that they were placed really well/even toned it sounded...do have bass traps in each corner of the room/no side reflection...thats it since i have axis pointed pretty much right at me...fwiw.enjoy! Will add that my room is the smallest room (12.5’ by 10’) I have ever had to work with...I was cursing the audio death sentence...much to my chagrin...could not be more surprised. as it is right now its the best sound stage I have ever had...its all there...really satisfying to nail it as close as I did... |
I have the C7s since last May and went through the same thing you are. Not quite a year later and NO BODY is taking these things from me. They are speakers for life and amaze me on a daily basis. Give them some time, the bass does get much better and appreciate what they offer in the mean time- an impressively natural and realistic sound. You can read about my trials and complaints here- http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/new-harbeth-c7es-3-some-questions.536298/ |
You have a relatively big space if you liked the MA S8 the logical think to do is to upgrade to the higher level MA Platinum 200 II ,really great speakers with great bass extension that can fill your room easily with huge soundstage. I think that moving from floor standing to stand mounts for your big room is a huge mistake. |
