bassdude
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| Electronics for Harbeths -- $5-10K As you likely know, Harbeth often drive their speakers at shows with Hegel amps and suggest SS amps to drive them. I was not pleased with the sound of my 30.1’s or 40.2’s until I got the H590 to drive them, which does an excellant job of controll... | |
| Should I graduate to floor standers or will larger bookshelves suffice? The Legacy Calibres are superb and have the advantage of a great soundstage because they are a hybrid open baffle / dipole speaker, which provides a dispersion similar to Maggies, but with better bass and dynamics. I’ve got some great speakers (L... | |
| Audio Research Financial Troubles Just had ARC repair my new 150SE under warranty... and... the service was excellent and very responsive! Although, it was a very minor repair (which I likely could have completed myself) - tightening a speaker terminal on the back - they complet... | |
| Full range stand mounted speakers Harbeth SHL 5 XD or 30.2 XD - you can add a sub(s) if you think you need it. Very hard to do better. Or if you have the budget and space - the 40.2 or 40.3 XD. And the Cabasse Rialto is incredible and is self powered. Very clean installation with... | |
| Intg Amps: Hegel 590 vs NAD M33 Masters vs Gryphon Diablo 120 @bigtwin Wow - I’ve had the H590 for 2 years and haven’t touched all of its many features and capabilities mentioned in the review - I wasn’t even aware of them all. As I noted, I got it because it was one of the best driving Harbeths. | |
| Intg Amps: Hegel 590 vs NAD M33 Masters vs Gryphon Diablo 120 I got the H590 to drive my Harbeths because Harbeth demos their speakers at shows with Hegel amps. And I did find it drives them better than my other amps, which includes the ARC Reference 150SE. So… at least with Harbeths it’s the amp to have. I ... | |
| Best set-up under $20K By the way - I have the Hegel H590 integated amp. I got it to drive my Harbeth 40.2’s because Harbeth uses the Hegel amps to demo their speakers at shows. It does a great job at controlling the Harbeths, which many amps struggle with - it adds c... | |
| Best set-up under $20K Keep the Hegel and get a pair Harbeth SHL5 XD, or 40.2’s, or 40.3 XD at a discount. Get a good player - such as the Bryston BDP-3 and with a Schitt Yggdrasil DAC or any number of others that will cost more). Or… keep the Hegel and get the Legac... | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? I'd generally agree with those who say - don't buy any speaker without hearing in a demo session. However, you may be unable to do that for various reasons. In my experience with a range of speakers (e.g. Harbeths, Magnestand Maggies, Linkwi... | |
| DAC Under $3000 +++ Schitt Yggy R2R is superb... at a bargain price! | |
| Taylor Swift Concert Prices While PT Barnum may not have said it... it, nevertheless, may be apropos: "There's a sucker born every minute!" | |
| Munich High End Show Report 2023 ! Yes the Clarisys was one of the best... but... at a price. There were several great systems displayed there... but... most were beyond the means of most folks... However... there were two... modestly priced systems in particular that had super... | |
| Speaker recommendations :-) For jazz and all things acoustic it is very difficult to beat Harbeth 40.2 / 40.3 XD or SHL5 XD or Plus. Listen to some on Youtube and you will understand. Their rich sound is apparent even on your computer speakers or earpods. Of course the ATCs... | |
| Axpona 2023 If Qualio Audio IQ's or Ocean Way Eureka's weren't represented you didn't hear the best there is! | |
| Harbeth 40.3's. Should I buy them? @avanti1960 ... is correct - the Harbeth 30 and 40 series require a good SS amp to bring out all their capabilities and sound their best - just as Harbeth "suggests" - they typically show them driven by Hegel SS amps. As I noted before, mine didn... |