Anyone listened to LaHave Speakers

Here's a current web link.

A lot of great information Rx8man, wouldn't you agree? I didn't provide the website because it's almost a joke. A realization of how small this outfit is but the proof is in the results and the real matter at hand, does it really deliver the goods? It all kind of lends to the mystique of the brand, other than those who've heard and the seemingly universal praise and favorable comparisons to highly regarded, and uber more expensive speakers. You are there realism, organic presentation, natural resolution, non-fatiguing are descriptions that I keep hearing. I sure would like to hear them and plan to one way or another.

Mine isn't too much better, but the results spoke for themselves.

My room is large-ish, about 22 feet by 13 feet, but I do sit nearfield and have them on the long wall. It may not be relevant here and I have never come into contact with any other Lahave than my own, but fit/finish/build quality/sturdyness is as good as I have ever seen. Every bolt, seam, surface feature (and symmetry-factor) looks perfect to me no matter how close I examine them. They do best with neutral amplification and they do like tubes somewhere in the chain, and they scale with a better food chain, although solid state is very good also. They are revealing but not ruthlessly so. I have a tube preamp and a solid state power amp. (I use a nonwarmish Psvane 6NS7 tube in my preamp for best results; I am a Psvane tube fan.)
The Melas are NOT dull speaker--the highs are very present and soar, but they do not sting at all. I like the highs much better than my old Kharma 3.2FEs, which could be painful. The Kharmas were imaging champs, with a total disappearing act even with one speaker driven, but it came at a cost of some fatiguing highs. Overall tonality is definitely preferable to me in the Lahaves over the Kharmas.

You've nailed it for me Rgs92. Tonality is the most important aspect of reproduced sound, get it right and all the other aspects of a stereo system takes a back seat, IMHO. I heard the Kharma 3.2 once at a NYC audio show with a Lamm 1.1 I guess it was, the 18 watt SET amps. Yes, the disappearing act and huge soundstage which to me has never been a priority. For something to sound real it must first get the accurate pitch of instruments and maintain that throughout the frequency spectrum, first and foremost. It is difficult to find this in most speakers since they can distract with other areas of performance and by the time you purchase and live with them for a while, it's too late.