I would second the CJ recommendation for Harbeths......go on youtube
and find a video of them driving Magnepan .7s at a show to very good levels.......another notoriously hungry speaker.....
I would also suggest you look at replacing the Harbeths.....notoriously inefficient and only 50wpc power handling (program material) according
to two reviews.....of course you can feed them more......
I've owned those speakers and you should look at Ryan Loudspeakers 610 which is about the same price.....86db efficient and 150w power handling.....I've heard these at RMAF and AXPONA and in a home and they will absolutely obliterate the Harbeths in every regard, especially overall musicality and they are not finicky about amplification at all.....
Here they were running them with a 2K or so Musical Fidelity Integrated....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe6WznxBdjQ
Here the bigger brothers were being run from a 2500.00 Aurender 100W Integrated......I heard this in person and it was unbelievably musical.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkX7v5JeJD0
I am buying the Ryan 610s for my office system to augment my headphone rig......I'm leaning toward the Aurender Integrated or the CJ with an outboard DAC......
As far as cartridge recommendation?
Ortofon Quintet Bronze if you like MC, or Ortofon 2MBlack if you prefer MM
and find a video of them driving Magnepan .7s at a show to very good levels.......another notoriously hungry speaker.....
I would also suggest you look at replacing the Harbeths.....notoriously inefficient and only 50wpc power handling (program material) according
to two reviews.....of course you can feed them more......
I've owned those speakers and you should look at Ryan Loudspeakers 610 which is about the same price.....86db efficient and 150w power handling.....I've heard these at RMAF and AXPONA and in a home and they will absolutely obliterate the Harbeths in every regard, especially overall musicality and they are not finicky about amplification at all.....
Here they were running them with a 2K or so Musical Fidelity Integrated....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe6WznxBdjQ
Here the bigger brothers were being run from a 2500.00 Aurender 100W Integrated......I heard this in person and it was unbelievably musical.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkX7v5JeJD0
I am buying the Ryan 610s for my office system to augment my headphone rig......I'm leaning toward the Aurender Integrated or the CJ with an outboard DAC......
As far as cartridge recommendation?
Ortofon Quintet Bronze if you like MC, or Ortofon 2MBlack if you prefer MM