Best all British, except cables, system you heard or can think of.


I haven't heard such a top level system. Analogue source only.
inna
Some German and French can be bright, I think.
bdp24, why not REL subs ? Should do well with Harbeth, but maybe not with QUADs
Mapman, I don't tolerate yellow badges. Please..
inna, the GR Research/Rythmik OB/Dipole Sub is a completely different animal than are sealed and ported subs, even really good ones like REL’s. It works well with all loudspeakers, but especially dipoles. A dipole sub with a dipole speaker, see? Siegfried Linkwitz designed his dipole speakers with an integral dipole sub similar to the GR Research/Rythmik, but without the benefit of the latters servo-feedback system.
Yeah, I thought so, REL with Harbeth but GR dipole with Quad.
No-one mentioned ATC speakers yet..

Everything I've hear from the brits over the years are bright

That's strange.  Lo these many years, I've owned Celestion, B&W, ProAc and now PMC, and I'm bright-averse.  A brief detour into the world of Thiel predictably proved an utter debacle.

As per inna, I associate bright with some French, German and yes, US makers.