I have bought and sold many Harbeths. You are correct about the damage. The grill and corner damage is caused from trying to remove the grill incorrectly. Harbeth should mention in the owners manual that a magnet puller is needed for grill removal. The build quality is outstanding on Harbeths. BTW, when I sell Harbeths I supply a magnet puller for proper grill removal!
Quality of construction on some speakers- namely Harbeth
I have been doing, the what I am sure is impossible, looking for a great consencus speaker to try. Because of my tinnitus and some suggestions- I am looking at cloth or other soft tweeters that emphasis mid range. Harbeth and quite a few other BBC sound speakers are highly thought of and seem to fit my needs. While looking at used speakers out there, I couldn't help but notice that besides being a lot of ham handed owners, a lot of these box speakers are coming apart at the the corners and their veneers are cracking. My question is, English moist country made and then living in drier climates doom these to seperating or is it just knocking them over causing it?
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Here is a link to a video of Spendor cabinets being crafted. The cabinets or Harbeths and some others are made in the same factory. https://youtu.be/3DrOmtu3L8M |
Very disappointing ,Al the owner of Harbeth hung up on me about 8 years ago because I called him out on the Subpar cheap Xovers parts look at 6 moons in one of the reviews it shows the Xover . I located these shiny gun drop maroon caps they are from Taiwan , and cheap ceramic resistors ,for a speaker this expensive ,a huge markup for profit. I even mentioned Clarity caps made in the U,K much better ,why not use U.K capacitors ? The phone ☎️ hung up. Great midrange driver everything else decent ,at best . thsts why I refused to buy one ,but know several friends who have upgraded theirs ,with my assistance with several speakers. |
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