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| OMG OMG OMG Harbeth M30.1 INCOMING!!!A Few Questions For Owners Man I’m spoiled for bass now having just packed up the Fritz Carbon 7SE’s...The Harbeths better be something pretty special or I’ll flip them & order a new pair of Fritz most riki tik.. As for amplifier I think I'm going to try the Quad Vena I... | |
| My Audio System and Invitation. What a great offer...How does it sound with some good Chicago Blues or old fashioned rock like UFO or Rush? | |
| OMG OMG OMG Harbeth M30.1 INCOMING!!!A Few Questions For Owners So I spent several hours going through the Harbeth Users Group threads re: the 30.1's & holy crap the spirit of Dr.Julian Hirsch & The Audio Critic is alive & well over there!Measurements,measurements,distortion levels,all good amps h... | |
| OMG OMG OMG Harbeth M30.1 INCOMING!!!A Few Questions For Owners ^^^ You know I read/heard that about Dynaudio & ran Audience 42,52,52SE & Excite X14's with 15wpc.Class A EL34 with superb results for years..I will reserve judgement until I have heard it myself thanks.. | |
| Sonic Truth.....Very Well Said... H.E.A.is a myth based dogma that sonic truth can only be realized with the absolute most expensive gear available.. | |
| SimAudio*Hegel*Mcintosh*Ayre*Others*How Good Is Today's SS??? ^^^ Not meant that way..I truly love what tubes bring to a system BUT the drawbacks are starting to outweigh the benefits so I feel the need to explore SS.. | |
| Proper DAC Upgrade for my modest system. Ok I looked at your system & speakers..With your budget sell the AVR PreAmp & put it with your $1200.00 & get yourself a Quad PA-One...I promise you a COMPLETE & TOTAL massive upgrade to current setup!Addendum:I guess you need to k... | |
| Proper DAC Upgrade for my modest system. IMO a DAC upgrade isn't the best way to go with a modest system..Better to move up in speakers or amplification..What are you trying to accomplish with an upgrade?Is your room acoustically treated? | |
| Hey RICH Audiophiles FANTASTIC! I had no idea the comments would be so entertaining when I posted this I was simply venting after a wasted 6 hours trying to demo a few speakers in the Seattle area.. | |
| Looking for Advice To Build a Small System Around Thorens Turntable iFi Audio Stereo 50,EL84 Integrated Amplifier with SUPERB Phono Stage,DSD DAC & headphone circuits...Add small speakers like Dynaudio Excite X14,Harbeth P3ESR or Spendor SA-1 & a really good set of headphones,cable with Nordost.. | |
| What area or country do you live in ? About 30 miles North of Seattle as the crow flies.. | |
| ***Going Insane***End Game Speakers***Harbeth Verity or Living Voice*** I believe I am experiencing the low power affect on the fritz Carbon 7SE’s...The sound driven from the VA-One is sublime EXCEPT at really low listening levels they sound flat compared to the LSA-1..It doesn’t take a huge movement in volume but the... | |
| Balanced headphone cable Yea head-fi is the place to be to talk cans... | |
| Melody EL34 amp sudden drop in Volume and loud buzz. Sorry I was in a hurry when I replied & yes power tube would affect only 1 channel..As I think about this I agree with reply from noromance that the possible culprit is the 101D which is used for Voltage Regulation..If that were going bad it w... | |
| Recommended sources for tubes If you want true DSD Hi Res downloads & those speakers I would go with either an iFi Audio Stereo 50 or SimAudio Moon 240i...If you can forego super hi res the Quad VA-One would be amazing with those Nola's... |