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Pairing NAD Masters & Harbeth [poss. SHL5+ or 40.2]

Good Morning,  I'm new to the Audiogon Forum but have been on here reading/buying for a while.

My question is pretty basic: I have the NAD M12 & M22 and they're currently hooked up to some average B & W bookshelves and Klipsch sub [bored and dissappointed].  To make a long story short, I've been looking at and listening to Harbeths [5's or 40.'s] for a few years and may finally be ready to spend the money. I listen to classic rock, some jazz, a lot of classical and a lot of Billy McLaughlin.


Would the M12 & M22 work well with the Harbeth SHL5+ or 40.'s?  Would I really enjoy my music again?

Anyone have this set up or an experience pairing the two?

Hope for some feedback :)


talc2471
erik_squires
16,396 posts
 
Hi Talc,
Tell us about your room, and speaker locations?

Best,
E
jimcrane
169 posts
 
Erik asks some good questions, but only you can answer the question of whether you think Harbeth speakers will work with your NAD equipment.  

If you're buying new, perhaps you could work with your dealer for a home demo or for you to bring your NAD gear to the store for a listen.

If you're buying new, maybe you could just buy a pair.  If you then don't like how they sound with NAD, you could resell them for little or no loss or figure out how to get different electronics.

Good luck!
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audiotroy
3,851 posts
 
Dear OP we are an NAD Masters Dealer and this combo should work great, The over all sound quality of the Masters series is clean, tight, fast articulate. 

The Harbeths tend to be a bit on the warmer side so this combo should be good. 

The real question is why just the NAD gear there is a ton of great gear out there.

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ NAD Masters dealer
talc2471 OP
4 posts
 
Thanks to each of you for the responses.  My room is basically 20 x 20 and it carries into a 12 x 24 kitchen area [32' in total sound projection].  Standing at the island you will be facing the speakers.  I don't have a dedicated listening room.  These will be for everyday/extensive use.  

Why the NAD gear? I guess I just like it and haven't spent enough time exploring other options.   For me personally, there's way too much stuff out there, and I've had good luck with there stuff in the past so I went with the best they have.  Usually paired it with top end klipsch which I liked a lot, but now I want something more refined.  Thought B & W would work and not really impressed.  Like my klipsch better.

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