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| Chord Qutest I had one for one year. Sold it to a friend who’s had it for almost two years now. No issues so far. | |
| Emm Labs DV2 versus Tambaqui @milpai You should check out the dealer ad for the ’said’ dac on US Audio Mart. The dealer is referencing a topic started on audiogon as part of his sales pitch by a user named dbb . I’m sure it’s a very good dac, but these underhanded tactics are... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC So do you think they’re going to easily believe that a $3000 Chinese DAC using ESS chips can outperform a $13,000 European DAC based on an FPGA? I don’t think so. So there we have it. How predictable. The subtle implication that all these low-... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? @lalitk Thanks for the TAD CE1 recommendation. It's a little outside my budget but you never know if a used pair becomes available for sale. I need to figure out if there's a way to audition them first though. | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? @ddafoe That’s an awesome list you got there. I am clearly a fan of the Harbeth sound, but I do believe that Harbeth is going to price themselves out of the market if they continue to raise their prices. I feel that SHL5+ and 30.2 (not 30.1 though... | |
| Emm Labs DV2 versus Tambaqui Purchasing products based purely on price is rather like confirmation bias in regard to faulty posits. I’ve heard this argument many times before. I’m sure there are a few people who fall under this category, but by and large most people I know... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? A quick search around the web reveals a few reports of busted Radial drivers. Of course, it could be that those owners were simply careless, but I'm not surprised by the pics of cracked cones and disbonded suspensions based on my auditions. All I... | |
| Luxman integrated for Harbeth Compact 7's When I bought Harbeth SHL5+, I had the Cronus Magnum II and tried it with the speakers. It was a very good combination. I then bought a Luxman 590AXII, now we're talking. It really opened up the SHL5+ and had a sweet, inviting, revealing, and very... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? This thread is really not helping the brand. It seems that if you want to experience distortion, er um sorry, no distortion, whatever, that the only way to really hear this schitzophrenic speaker is with a Hegel amp Lol! Harbeth has been around... | |
| Spatial M3 Sapphire or Klipsch Forte 4 @ozzy62 thanks. I need to find a local dealer to go listen to the CW IVs soon. | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? @prof -- well said! This reminds me of a story where there was a machine failure at a factory which caused the entire line to shut down. This would have impacted hundreds of production orders and caused severe backlogs. Everyone tried to fix it f... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? "To me they sound dynamically constipated" ... when paired with the wrong amplifier. But in general I agree that a pronounced emphasis on dynamics is not what Harbeth is going for. It is well understood by its fans who prioritize other aspects... | |
| Denefrips Pontus "burn in" period? In my case, the Node 2i and coax connection problem was not limited to a specific DAC. I tried 5 DACs with the Node, and in each case coax was the limiting factor. Toslink was maybe marginally better. IMO, the Bluesound Node is a good starter stre... | |
| Need recommendations for cheap/good 10MHz Clock Genrator to plug into DDC, which feeds DAC Poster 1: I want to buy DAC A at $1500 Poster 2: You should buy a Musetec. It's only double your budget, but so what? Poster 3: What do you guys think of Emm Labs and Mola Mola? Poster 2: Forget about the high-priced junk. You should buy a Muse... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? @bob540 If you do go audition a Harbeth, please keep in mind that these speakers are very balanced, and can sound rather non-descript or bland during a short demo. But that is because nothing stands out and they don't call out for your attention. ... |