Devore vs Harbeth

Ummm?-- no in my opinion they do not have the same qualities-- the Devores are rather "thick" sounding and closed in. They do not deserve the hype frankly.

Go with the Harbeths while not the most analytical of speakers the warmth and honesty of the delivery is captivating.

Unlike the Devores which are bland.

Des

Ah, we all hear differently. Very differently.

I have not had the pleasure to hear speakers by Harbeth, but have read many fine things about them. I own the DeVore Silverbacks and have heard the DeVore 9's, Super 8's, 3XL's, & former 3's. I do not find them thick or closed in at all. Quite the opposite, actually, along with being the most musical and the best value at their respective price points, which includes many, many speaker offerings, but again, not any by Harbeth.

what are you using now?

having owned harbeths & listened to devore speakers a few times around, i decided NOT to upgrade my harbeths to the devore.
I find the harbeths more musical in the end... yes, the devore can be a bit bland.
The only area i feel the devores are "better" than the harbeths is in the bass department. Its tight & well controlled.
The harbeths bass is more colorful but the midrange and up is something else.
Either the SHL:5s or the C7s would be good.