I want to thank everyone for the wonderful advice.
So today I went to the seller’s house for an audition. As expected, the sound was very transparent and airy. I could tell that the mid’s were miles better than the B&Ws. No contest there.
However, his music room was relatively small - I think maybe 10 x 12 with 12 foot ceilings. The couch was probably no more than 6 feet away from the speaker. The speakers were placed only 6 feet apart. I don’t know if it was the room or what but the speakers didn’t have the full sound that I was hoping for. And I don’t mean loud. I was expecting that they would fill the small ’ish’ room and disappear, but they didn’t.
A few months ago I had visited a dealer to listen to the Sonus Faber Olympica 1s. I absolutely loved the way they created a wall of music and disappeared completely. The base was astonishing for such small speakers. Somehow, I didn’t get the same feeling with the Harbeths. And yes, I am cognizant of the fact that the dealer might have been using better gear and acoustic treatments.
I am very well aware that it might have been the seller’s setup, but somehow I am not convinced that the M30.1 are enough given the dimensions of my media room. The seller is not too keen on bringing them to my house before I buy them, so that’s probably not an option. Also, no Harbeth dealers where I am. I just wonder if the SHL5s would be a better fit for me. Maybe wait and see if a pair of SHL5s shows up at agon?
So today I went to the seller’s house for an audition. As expected, the sound was very transparent and airy. I could tell that the mid’s were miles better than the B&Ws. No contest there.
However, his music room was relatively small - I think maybe 10 x 12 with 12 foot ceilings. The couch was probably no more than 6 feet away from the speaker. The speakers were placed only 6 feet apart. I don’t know if it was the room or what but the speakers didn’t have the full sound that I was hoping for. And I don’t mean loud. I was expecting that they would fill the small ’ish’ room and disappear, but they didn’t.
A few months ago I had visited a dealer to listen to the Sonus Faber Olympica 1s. I absolutely loved the way they created a wall of music and disappeared completely. The base was astonishing for such small speakers. Somehow, I didn’t get the same feeling with the Harbeths. And yes, I am cognizant of the fact that the dealer might have been using better gear and acoustic treatments.
I am very well aware that it might have been the seller’s setup, but somehow I am not convinced that the M30.1 are enough given the dimensions of my media room. The seller is not too keen on bringing them to my house before I buy them, so that’s probably not an option. Also, no Harbeth dealers where I am. I just wonder if the SHL5s would be a better fit for me. Maybe wait and see if a pair of SHL5s shows up at agon?