Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town ?


I've looked far and wide especially for bookshelf speakers with prominent full mids and a lush sound. So far the only name that comes up is harbeth. Maybe Sonus faber but are there other speakers that have similar tone but are made by a different company?

smodtactical

Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town

Nope. There are tons of bad speakers out there.

To me it would be in the smooth and warm category more so than "fast."  This is a bit of tricky dichotomy because some of the speakers that are characterized as fast, detailed, etc. give that impression by being a touch lean in the upper bass and lower midrange or have an upper midrange peak that emphasizes the initial attack of the voices and most instruments.  Good electrostatics actually don't have that kind of punchy initial attack that some characterize as "fast" and they have a natural "ease" and "poise" while not sounding sluggish.  In that sense, the Boxer is sort of like an electrostatic--the dynamics is not hyped up like some other "fast" sounding speakers (e.g., Zu speakers).

Hi @smodtactical, I find the Boxer 2 smooth,and on the warm side of neutral. This is in comparison to Graham Chartwell LS3/5, and Hornshoppe Great Horned Heils that I rotate.  

Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town

"Nope. There are tons of bad speakers out there."

Yes, let’s all sell our Harbeths now, so we can focus on that secret speaker

secretguy is using. Please PM us so we don’t all buy ours at the the same time.