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OMG OMG OMG Harbeth M30.1 INCOMING!!!A Few Questions For Owners

A rare & timely opportunity has made me the owner of a pair of M30.1's in Tiger Ebony finish with 1 frigging hour use!!!
 I have Pangea 24" stands & with the tweeter at 12.5" up from the bottom of the cabinet that puts the tweeter at 36.5",within a half inch of center of my ears when in critical listening mode..Anyone see a problem using my stands?
 I have about 3' out from back wall & same from side walls which are treated for reflections..Speakers can be up to 8' apart with listening position about 10'away..Suggestions on setup?
 Regarding amplification since they haven't even started breaking in I'm going to run them with my 17wpc.EL84 amp & will start looking for something with at least 50wpc...What do you guys think of a Mcintosh MHA100 @ 50wpc. driving these?How about SimAudio Moon 240i @ 50wpc.or maybe a Hegel Rost at 75wpc.???
 Thanks much,take care..
 

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akg_ca
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All good choices in amps for sure.

I would add  the REGA OSIRIS integrated amp to your list of contenders (this is no pretender);

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/rega-isis-cd-player-osiris-integrated-amplifier-tas-213/
http://audiofi.net/2012/08/rega-osiris-punching-heavy/


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d2girls
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You have plenty of space for them. Correct me if I’m wrong but your room is about 15 foot wide and at least 15 deep? More than enough space to really make the Harbeths shine.
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ozzy62
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I’m sure I’m not alone when I say, I wish you could be a little more excited.........
stevecham
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I would recommend that the you use different distances for the side and front walls to minimize resonance reflections. Try at least 24 inches and 30 inches doesn’t matter which is which, just keep them different.
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mountainsong
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My advice those speakers will not wake up unless you power them with high current.
I only was able to enjoy them with Hegel H30.
My 2 cents
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