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Pani,

What do you mean by "analytical character"? Besides the Harbeths coloring the signal, how can they analyze it? Do you mean overly "revealing" or something else?

Regarding the subject of disclosure, I, too, agree with Audiofeil. I don't know who Sounds Real Audio is, but if he comments on a product he represents/sells, he should mention that. Quite simple and easy, with no negative consequences that I can think of.

Analytical is not always revealing, it is a sound which has such kind of distortions that it does not sound like music but just sound. Some may also call it "dry", which I did find in the Harbeths but along with the dryness it had a presentation which gave a feeling of "no music just sound".
I have heard the SHL5 driven by Rega Brio and Senders Pre-power.

Can't argue with what you heard, but I never heard Harbeth sound like you describe them, "dry" and "no music" doesn't sound like the Harbeth sound to me. Now, I have always heard them with tubes, but I don't think that explains the discrepancy as most Harbeth users do seem to be using SS and "musical" does seem to be the most common phrase used to describer them - though surely not toe everyone's taste in what they are looking for in a speaker.

Ok. I give up. Full disclosure to come. Not just for products I sell but every thread.

Kubala-Sosna, Wilson Benesch, Esoteric, deHavilland and Sonist Dealer.

Now that was easy, wasn't it? The Wilson Benesch / deHavilland room at RMAF 2008 was one of the best at the show IMHO.