My Coincident Dynamo - good news, bad news

Ok, so here's the update…I did get a replacement unit a week ago, and it's working well.

However, the whole process took 3 months, during which time I bought a pair of Harbeth P3s that I was going to use in an office system. I found that I liked them so much that I wanted them in my main listening room. The size of the Harbeths is perfect for my smaller room, and the bass is just right. Of course, the Coincident won't drive the Harbeths (83db) very well.

In addition, the pairing of the Dynamo with the Tekton M-Lores that I had was too smooth and lacked some detail (at least compared to the Harbeth set up). So, rather than go down another rabbit hole trying more hi-efficiency speakers, I decided to sell the new unit.

I'm of the opinion that when you find a speaker that suits your room and your listening preferences as well as the Harbeths suit mine, it's time to sit back and enjoy some music.

Hope everyone is doing well,
Scott

Scott I for one really appreciate you taking the time to explain the final resolution. Often times folks will ask for advice or comments and then completely disappear when people are really interested in learning the outcome, just very rude to me at least, particularly when there is a problem with a piece of gear or vendor and names are given.

Scott,

I'd be interested to what is the rest of teh system being used to run the Harbeths?

I agree with your statement about finding what suits your room best and going with that. Whenever I listen to live music as a reference and then compare to home, it always comes back to what works best in the room of concern matters most and that usually revolves mostly around the choice of speakers and where you go from there to make them sing best.

Smrex13
Yeah, I was getting disappointed as well. Another lesson how everyone hears differently. I like the M-Lores better than the Harbeth 7s. So didn't the reviewer Tim Smith and a bunch of others. Best!

Happy to follow up. I learn a lot on these forums, so perhaps someone can learn from my experience.

The rest of my system is currently:

Sources: Marantz SACD player and a Marantz TT (Jolida jD9 phono stage)
Preamp: Joule LA 150
SS set up: McCormack DNA-125 and Harbeth P3esr
Tube set up: Coincident Dynamo and Tekton M-Lore

The comparison of the M-Lore and the Harbeth P3 is certainly not apples-to-apples: a low efficiency $2,000 mini-monitor vs. a high efficiency $650 floor stander. I can't imagine a system/room in which they could both be used optimally. I would imagine the Harbeth C7 is the better comparator with the M-Lore.

I love the M-Lore and think it's the best bargain I've ever come across in audio. If I had a larger room that handled deeper bass better it would really shine. The P3s just fit so much better in my smaller space and have the clarity I was looking for. They just made me want to listen to music and stop thinking about tweaking my rig.

All the best,
Scott