Integrated amp recommendations for harbeth 30.2 XD

I don't have experience with the Monitor 30's only the 40's and the SHL5 series. The best integrated amps I have heard with the Harbeth's are the Aesthetix Mimas and the Ayre EX-8. The Mimas was what I chose but I liked the EX-8 almost as much. The older Primare integrated i30, was good as well. I think the Belles Aria Signature may be a good fit as well. I personally did not like the Pass amp I had on my Monitor 40's but many users of the combination are very happy. Try to listen to as many as you can for yourself.

I don't like tubes with Harbeth speakers in general though my Mimas is a hybrid and there are many happy Harbeth owners using tubes. I really think SS amps bring out the best qualities of the Harbeth's.

I would however, take the advice of Monitor 30 owners as a better guide than my advice. I have never owned a pair of the 30's, the CS7's or the p3esr.

Good Luck!

there are several threads on the right amplification to drive harbeths... much has been covered

search and you shall find

short answer is upper tier refined strong solid state:

ayre, hegel, pass, upper luxman, upper naim and some others like primare i-30, sony ta-1es class a, some musical fidelity... and of course some of the megabuck units like gryphon, coda etc etc

I was able to audition them with BelCanto integrated amp class D, I Believe. To me it was one of the finest matches Ive ever listen too !

What is that you don't like about the Rega?  Many Harbeth owners think that Rega amps are excellent with Harbeths, and the Aethos is a very well regarded amp.  Harbeth's designer, Alan Shaw, goes so far as to claim that amplifiers with a flat frequency response operating within their power envelope are indistinguishable from one another in blind testing.  I think that the Luxman, the Simaudio, and the Rega are all powerful enough for the Harbeths.  And they are all well designed integrated amps.  Could you let us know what you're looking for from your amp that the Rega isn't giving you?  You'll get more specific recommendations that way.  Cheers!

@smrex13 makes a very fair point

i haven’t heard or had the rega aethos myself but from what i can glean from a quick search, it is a substantial effort on the part of rega to build a very good sounding powerful amp, and it should work quite well with harbeths