Spendor or harbeth. 2004 – Letzte Antwort am 05.

Spendor or harbeth. I will try and hear them when I get the chance.
 


Spendor or harbeth superelmar, Apr 22, 2024 #63. I have run the P3 and Spendor at various points of time with decent 70-100w amps from Jolida, Naim and Rega. I’d also be very tempted by a really good (i. Feb 23, 2020 · Funny that so many people owning the same sort of speakers. Harbeth is very expensive here in India so I dont think its a good option. The Harbeth HL-5 is Harbeth's version of the BBC LS 3/6. 8k more than the used Harbeths, a few years ago, but I got the factory Spendor stands. Very engaging. So I expect the Spendor Classic 1/2 to win on tone, timbre, scale and naturaleness and the Proac D30RS to win on extension, detail, effortlessness and pristine highs. £ 2,099. May 31, 2020 · My experience was just the opposite. You guys know these speakers much better then me. I didn’t directly compare them to any Harbeth XD but have heard several models of older Harbeth speakers before. There are several Harbeth users on the Forum, and none of them seem to be disappointed with their purchases. Ich bin echt gespannt After reading about Spendor S3/5R2 and Harbeth P3ESR also here in Stereophile it's really tempting at least to audition these speakers, there is a distinct beauty in small monitors like this and for some it will be speakers they Spendor and Harbeth speakers tend to command high resale value. as reviewed by Bob Neill . I would guess that you will get more bottom end from the Spendor based on the mid/bass driver and the cabinet size. 2 is more old-school British, the Spendor A7 is more 2019 transparent and dynamic. I have them (the Monitor 30) connected to an Exposure XV amp, sounds great. . Top . If you look around you should be able to find reviews of both these speakers. Dezember 2023 #6. I just came from a session at a friend's house and we compared them against a pair of Spendor S3/5 monitors and Harbeth Monitor 30s and they held their own and then some. The 103. I never did get around to replacing the P3s. The Harbeth sounded a lot better to me. The Spendor had me tuning out or falling asleep after a few minutes. If you want to hear every last detail, a pair of Spendor A7s deserve your consideration. Have owned Harbeth Compact 7es2 and 7es3, Monitor 30, and Monitor 20 domestic. If you're in a smaller room and will be nearfield both will be good, but consider the Spendor. The T33 tweeter is more of a smoother-outer rather than super fast and articulate, like the Harbeth 30s. Curioso am 03. As a long-time student of LS3/5A and its derivatives, be it Harbeth or Spendor, seldom have I been distracted, as almost all newfangled attempts to "update" the BBC legend failed to match the accomplishments of Ganz großes Klangkino, bei dem die Spendor wieder lässig die Übersicht behält, und zwar auch bei höheren Lautstärken. He is building a pair for me as I write. Habt Ihr schon gehört, dass Harbeth auf der Bristol Audio Show eine DSP basierte aktive Version der 40. I've been looking longingly at the Harbeth P3ESR for years, despite never having heard it. My room is around 4. Unfortunately not auditioned in same rooms Dec 22, 2020 · I’ve tried very, very hard to like Harbeth, but there was something in the crossover region of the two I’ve owned (Compact 7ES and SHL5) that I just can’t deal with long term. High Fidelity You may want to email Spendor as well as post on well known British HiFi forums like Pink Fish Media and HiFi Wigwam. I love both with my Conrad Johnson MF2250A solid-state amp and my VTL 70/70 & Manley Retro 100 tube amps. Their 'LS3/5a' type speaker (the various versions of what they call the 3/5) has, for over twenty years, had a cabinet narrower and deeper than the LS3/5a. I have found amps to make only small differences – I'd say my best (from memory) setups were I don't really see the Spendor D series sitting comfortably with the Harbeth or Classic Spendor speakers. Oct 21, 2020 · I was wondering whether you have any first-hand experiences comparing Harbeth SHL5+ to Tannoy Legacy Eaton (and maybe Cheviots) and Proac D2R, maybe Spendor too? I currently own the Harbeth SHL5+ and have been a long term Harbeth fan – mostly P3ESRs and also had C7ES3 and M30 & M30. John Atkinson's review of the Harbeth version of the BBC LS3/5a appeared in the December 1993 Stereophile (Vol. I'd put Spendor in nearly the same category a very big following, these days. Brush cymbals sounded more realistic on the Harbeth (Seas) tweeter. I replaced my Kef103. etc Oct 17, 2016 · The Harbeth P3ESR is classic BBC monitor, the comparable Spendor would be from the Classic line No? Good to know Spendors are competitive relative to international prices. Aside from scale they, were remarkably similar. He walked out with the Tontragers and left his Skylans Jeremi November 16, 2022, 6:09pm 4. If I had to compare them now, from memory, to the KEF LS50 I'd have to say that the Spendor A1 is more refined and more accurate. Jun 28, 2024 · I have shopped for a bigger bbc style monitor, and i considered harbeth c7, graham, spendor classic 1/2. Why is this? Because now I listen to MUSIC instead of details and components. The replacements have to handle more power, more My main system speakers are a later development of the same BBC linage, I have a pair of Harbeth Compact 7s. The bass Personally I have no problems at all with people buying Harbeths (as long they don't use them for mastering) and can even understand "old school" audiophiles doing so, Harbeth, Spendor and some other companies have a traditional approach in the engineering and design of loudspeakers which is mainly based on the BBC research of the 60s and 70s and Sale! Harbeth P3ESR Standmount Speakers Satin Black – Ex Display £ 2,495. Joined: Tue May 21, 2013 8:54 pm Posts: 11642 Location: Dodge City, NB, CA hawkeye wrote: Okay, I heard Kef R700 and Harbeth SHL5+. May 27, 2020 · I have the Focal 926’s with the predecessor to your Star - a Uniti 2. Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 9:34 pm . KEF sold a lot more, I think, and that may dilute prices, and some KEFs were fairly low end (as were some Castles), so that might also lower their cachet even though the up market models were competitive with Oct 17, 2016 · ProAc, Spendor and Harbeth are known for there stunning vocals but I think harbeth will have a slight upper hand but when you compare the price vfm product will be spendor. Since no local dealers carried them I based it on a number of reviews, Jeff’s review in Tone solidified my decision, I wanted a speaker that rocks. 1 and I was sold. Mar 26, 2022 · The Harbeth Monitor 30 uses a more modern (Seas) tweeter. I like both a lot and looking for fans or detractors of each. Jul 5, 2008 · Based on various different scorings in the incomplete list of values, I'd say I'm a Spendor, Harbeth, Naim*, Epos** (perhaps) and Rega (maybe) sort of chap. The amp surely plays a critical role in contributing to the sound or performance of the Harbeth. A-LINE. Very pleased with them, and when my pension started coming in I added a pair of Denton 85s as rear speakers (long story; another time perhaps). Finally settled on the Harbeth 40. Where Come the next project, Harbeth was in the process of changing U. I don't have as much time as I used to so these days I try to just audition the top product from the brands. April 2008; 1 340; 341 Seite 341 von 353; 342 353; Ronny. Aug 2, 2007 · Try and audition the Spendor Classic series as well. I’ve heard A4s in the same system as SP100s. 2004 – Letzte Antwort am 05. 2s are nice. I believe that Robert E Greene of TAS liked the Sterling a lot. I really enjoyed those. The Spendors were nice but not in the same class as the Harbeths. Unless you really need LS3/5A, for quality assesment or continuity purposes there are probably better performing options. 16 No. 1 Like. I am not sure on the I owned that Spendor about 15 years ago. Overall from top to mid both ATC SCM40 and Harbeth are surprisingly similar but for my taste the Habeth's edge it very slightly. You have a big room, but I think you would be good to go with 9. 00 – £ 2,755. It's a less saturated midrange, like looking at a picture that is a bit more black - white - silverly, comparatively . The only upgrade I think about on rare occasion is another Spendor or Harbeth. Very Feb 20, 2021 · I love the Harbeth midrange and how they reproduce vocals, the different Harbeth speakers sounds different but IMO you can always hear that it is a Harbeth. I’ll play the C7s and then the Spendors and still prefer the Spendors. A. Feb 21, 2022 · They carry ProAcs and maybe Harbeth but not Spendor. The Harbeths are easier to find both new and used, and easy to find both reviews and user Jun 29, 2024 · Does anyone have any opinions on the differences between these speakers and how they compare? If you have heard both, which did you prefer? Both are great speakers. Needless to say I kept the Spendors and returned the Harbeths. Helom Member. I now own the Harbeth SHL5 Plus. 12. I come from a Spendor perspective (my daughter recently inherited my BC-1s) and currently use Spendor s5e's with a Unison Unico hybrid integrated amp. I have been a Spendor Classic fellow since 1980 -- having briefly tried the Harbeth line as well (I prefer SpendorYMMV). I also own(ed) Harbeth p3esr, 30. 2's. Midrange was very close in quality and refinement to the Monitor 30s. Jun 29, 2024 · I auditioned the Classic 100’s recently and thought they were very impressive. B&W 800 series (D3, D4) Focal (Utopia, Sopra, Kanta) Harbeth ATC (Classic series) ProAc (Response, K Series) PMC Kef (Blade, Reference) Audio And, their cult has really increased in recent years. Jun 14, 2011 · Need some help in deciding 1 among the 3. And if you really like Harbeth, you may find they sound more "right" than speakers costing much more money. I think the change in tweeter results in a slightly more modern sound. Frankly I don’t know lots of speakers in the $4,000 range (as I did a major speaker search recently at higher prices), but if you like the Harbeth sound, no other speaker really sounds like them (except maybe Spendor). Dec 31, 2018 · I considered all three in my speaker search not long ago. I would Spendor at Executive Stereo. But the clarity of the Spendors and their ability to dissect very complex music into a very clear musical message is amazing. I finally chose stirling ls3/6 because of who designed it (the Hughes family who also had their hands on spendors and graham), what it Feb 5, 2013 · I own Harbeth HL Compact 7 and Spendor S8e. The Harbeth is warmer sounding of the two and imo the better speaker. I'd like to believe that somewhere out there is an affordable speaker that can match a Harbeth-like midrange with fast, punchy, and deep bass, that doesn't look like a high school shop project. Subscriber. I do, however, prefer the sound of my 1980's KEF Reference Series 101 bookshelf speakers, which I find to be more involving. There was a time when I preferred the LS50 to the Harbeths, but in my current room and with classical (mostly what I listen to) I The Spendors are less open sounding than the Compact 7, but I find they have more bass slam, despite the somewhat misleading specs. Sep 6, 2018 · If you like the Harbeth/Spendor sound but want something with greater dynamic agility and higher sensitivity you may want to take a look at Daedalus Audio. The Spendors are very good on orchestral music. 1 speakers for many years. They have a fantastic range of speakers with 3 different lines that wil Oct 3, 2015 · Hoping for some input. Though I only heard the Spendor D7's, I was convinced that I would like the D9's that much more. As good as many true hi-end speakers in the same sprice bracket. Dec 16, 2017 · I have on two different occasions listened to Harbeth C7ES-3 and Spendor SP1/2, both presented very excellent imaging and mid range. 1) I played from vocals to classicals , rock , pop. The bass was not of my taste, not too much and not so defined and precise. The Apollo would be the closest to the large Spendor/Harbeth's you are looking at--they are also a three-way design with a large woofer with a BIG sound in a relatively small package. All opinions welcomed. Oct 13, 2009 · Only one month ago I was wondering if I should go for Spendor 2/3 or Harbeth 7/Monitor 30, too. Better that, I suppose, than existing to fill a Alan Shaw’s Harbeth Monitor 30. Plus, they employ the incredibly knowledgeable and talented Derek Hughes as their design mainman. Hifigeek. Stay well and healthy, Jeremi . An interesting through line is that Derek Hughes, Spencer's son, was primary designer for the Spendor and Stirling speakers, and had done design consulting work on the HL5. The Spendor got his publication's highest performance award though the reviewer still owns and uses the Harbeth 40. It would be doubly helpful if you can contrast these with some of the more recent bookshelf models that are popular, i. Although I tend to sell more 7. These speakers play rock better than anything I’ve heard. Nov 1, 2021 · Please describe them as you wish. Hier in dem Thread geht es um Harbeth, Spendor und Co. 02. Hifilabo Like Spendor and a few others, they essentially create variations on classic BBC designs. Their strengths are well known: excellent imaging, accurate timbre, voice naturalness, etc. Fortgeschrittener. I prefered the Harbeth. Sep 30, 2019 · I’ll probably get a chance to listen to the Harbeth SHL5+, but I don’t expect to like it more than the Spendor Classic sound. If you don't speak Thai, skip ahead a few minutes to the (fascinating) To complete the journey, I decided to try a similar looking and slightly smaller and less expensive Spendor Classic 4/5. 00 Current price is: £2,099. At times of the Spendor BC1 it made sense as the used Apr 23, 2016 · If I was going for a more modern open presentation I would listen to B&W or Focal first. Im looking for a bit more punch and authority and was hoping modern drivers would provide this result. Jun 19, 2009 · Well I have to disagree, at least with the fact that Spendor and Harbeth sound alike. Ronny. Harbeth at Planet of Sound. The cracking or peeling of veneers at the corners is likely due to rough handling of the speakers by owners. H. They were classic BBC and great for their time in that mellow, slightly boxy BBC way. I’m still waiting for the stands to arrive so I have them sitting on the floor. Brand: Harbeth Add to basket Harbeth P3ESR XD Standmount Speakers £ 2,635. Sound is wonderful. Now it was Harbeth's turn to become the New Coke. x, but the Spendor Classic has also appeared on the radar, and offers a potential alternative. 2 and SHL5+40th. catswhiskers November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 5. Smart! Assuming the in-house SPENDOR woofer and crossover are up to the job, I imagine the 4/5 shares some of the midrange clarity and coherence of a good single-driver speaker design - without the limitations Apr 13, 2019 · The Harbeth M 30. 5" deep. And the KEFs have a slight edge as well in imaging. 2004 – 2 Beiträge : Hobby Hifi Mini Monitor / The small Harbeth and Spendor models take a lot from the LS3/5A but do not have to meet the spec so can be a bit more enthusiastic, a bit easier to drive and as Andyjm says, more fun. Spendor has an 'all new' version of their model in the 'LS3/5a' sweepstakes. To reproduce unamplified acoustic instruments and voices is to me the highest criteria to strive for, not to create Hi-Fi Jun 27, 2024 · The ATC 150 for me is easily better than the top speakers from Spendor or Harbeth. 7 kHz, then tweeter. 3 XD I was about to investigate Spendors but having overspent on a home extension had to rein in a bit, and chose the Lintons instead. 1. So muss ein moderner Lautsprecher mit klassischen Genen klingen: locker, einnehmend, langzeittauglich Spendor Classic delivers an immersive listening experience that many listeners find missing in other speakers, whilst D-Line delivers resolution, accuracy and scale to bring out the very best in high-performance audio systems. They have greater frequency extremes and appear to have more detail on first listen, but after home demos, the Harbeths win every time for me. Figured it'd be quite a while before I could swing it financially, and in the meantime my DynAudio BM6 have sounded really good in Feb 7, 2019 · Spendor A1 (right price, right name, right look in the natural oak, hard to track down in the wild, Harbeth P3ESR (everyone agrees these are great, but I'm hoping one of the others will be 2/3rds as great for a fraction of the outlay) Edited February 7, 2019 by twofires. The Harbeth's are very easy to listen to and are very musical, they don't get in the way of the music or emphasise anything. Feb 17, 2022 · Between Spendor Classic and Harbeth I have a slight preference for Spendor; I just find them a bit more natural sounding. Cheers, David Neice _____ Opinions abound but facts are sacred. I then use a subwoofer to add just a bit of bottom end. To me ears they both are very May 14, 2022 · I've written in posts before regarding a comparison of the Spendor Classic 100 (successor to the Sp100 Mk2) and Harbeth 40. Thread. Of course, there could be many reasons for that that I couldn't see or uncover with a short demo, so I don't give that Dec 30, 2023 · Personally, I would never spend over $10K for any Harbeth or Spendor model knowing what a I know now. Here I go in to detail why I chose Spendor Audio as a brand for my demonstration room. 1's being the bees-knees. These fix the problems in that the bass is very good indeed, they have far better power handling, and are just better all round, but the Spendor / Rogers heritage is very much there to be heard / seen. The replacements would still have the wonderful mid-range the BC1's have. Oct 13, 2009 · I've recently had home demos of both the Harbeth SHL5 and Spendor SP1/2r2. 5m. The speakers I'm referring to all share something in common in that they follow some version of an old BBC recipe developed by Spencer Hughes and Dudley Harwood (Spendor and Harbeth), which is basically a "lossy" ported cabinet, an 8" poly bass/mid driver, and a tweeter (sometimes a super-tweeter). 3xd’s after reading a bunch of ott reviews. I did trial them in the shop against Spendor D7’s, KEF floorstanders and a few other speakers and these suited my tastes the best. I preferred them over the ProAc Tablette version at the time, I liked them just as much as the Harbeth P3ES-2 I had at the time, but they didn't rise to the standard of my Rogers LS3/5A at the time. Wow! I was not ready for such a difference. 1, hl5 , falcon acoustics, spendor A1 , and Graham Ls6. B&W 800 series (D3, D4) Focal (Utopia, Sopra, Kanta) Harbeth ATC (Classic series) ProAc (Response, K Series) PMC Kef (Blade, Reference) Audio meine Odyssee geht weiter. 2 with Harbeth 30 about 12 years ago. hi all, ive been using harbeth p3esr for a while now and tried my ram ls3/5a , on first listen they sounded good, open, detailed, and good vocals, but after a while i found them to be only good on good recordings, on poor recordings, poor,the harbeths are good on almost everything, i dont think i could ever go back to ls3/5a, what do other members think, regards, Harbeth: beowulf, Apr 24, 2015 #1. Reactions: FauxHall. The Spendor ~400 Hz, then a 6" midrange up to 2. They are simply good conventional MDF/Veneered Box speakers. I have seen all the discussions/reviews of Spendor, Harbeth, Stirling, and ATCs, and I am partial to getting the midrange 'right' (the 'BBC' sound). distribution. 1 speakers. To me ears they both are very balanced, even their bass are good despite the woofers not being big. Click to expand From the little time I have had the A1s, I agree with your asessment. I'm Feb 14, 2021 · I had the Spendor A6R’s and very much prefer the Super 5’s. Apr 29, 2016 · If money is important, get the Spendor. The Monitor 30 is the Harbeth that’s closer in performance to the Spendor Nov 12, 2013 · Spendor A5 vs Harbeth Compact 7ES-3 Please help me out guys. Our new Spendor A-Line loudspeakers prove you That design, with refinements. They have I believe a $150 "consultation fee" in order to hear demos. Ill be using a 100W solid state McIntosh amp and Pre. My Harbeth SHL5 speakers are good as new after 7 years of ownership. Harbeth Monitor 40 Review by Bob Neill Click here to e-mail reviewer There was a time, which may still be the time for many of you, when I believed that the escape from the cruel hyperbola of rising expense & expectations outstripping real progress toward the Y-axis of the absolute sound was either the Spendor SP 1/2 or the Harbeth Compact 7 The Harbeth M 30. Thank You Gentlemen for Your info with additional explanation. 1, which has been released in time to celebrate the company’s thirty- fifth anniversary as a manufacturer of high-quality loudspeakers, is the best compact two-way speaker system I have ever heard, regardless of type, cost, or complexity. 5" wide, 12" tall and 6. I have them breaking in now (only about 40 or so hours on them so far) but they sound fantastic out of the box and from the opinions that I have heard so far, they get much better after about 3-4 months. Oct 24, 2020 #403 Wojciech said: After the pictures of interior of Harbeth speakers appeared in the magazines and some began to question the price to material value of the speakers Stirling probably decided to " Could be, but Harbeth speakers have so much hype being the only ones to sound 'correct' etc. Sep 22, 2023 · I like the SPENDOR CLASSIC 4/5 design choice of crossover point. ) HF were more silk and valvet rather than airy. Jul 27, 2020 · I will be interested in your thoughts on comparing the Spendor to the Harbeth P3ESR. I like Harbeth- The Kef sounded like it had deeper bass with smooth mid - Harbeth: a very refined tweeter, a bit more detailed than the Spendors', but cymbals have less body and midrange centered instruments have a bit of an overemphasis on overtones, I think, making for a less rich gamut of colors. mint) vintage Jul 17, 2017 · My dealer sold me on a pair of Harbeth 30's. took many forms: the Spendor SP1 series, Harbeth's HL series, Stirling Broadcast's LS3/6. 5m x 5. I have Harbeth 30. Reaktionen 322 Beiträge 120. Spendor s3/5,Harbeth P3ESR all are derived from ls3/5a and we can say improved version from old 15 or 11 ohm versions. Reactions: asilker and FauxHall. Other licensees have included Audiomaster (whose designer, Robin Marshall, went on to found Epos), Chartwell, RAM, Goodmans, Spendor, and My answer is an emphatic yes. The build quality with Harbeth speakers is very high. Feb 14, 2021 · Something like the 30. The Spendors weren´t bad, but the Harbeth seems to be more neutral, involving. My 2/3’s are very satisfying and a much better fit for me. I think I could live with any of these three models, as overall I find each of them highly musical. I could not find anyone who had them) He played some Hendrix through a pair of Harbeth 30. FauxHall AK Subscriber. Last edited: Apr 22, 2024. The BC1, like the original Harbeth HL Monitor were both tweaks on the LS3/6 design (see footnote 1). 2006 – 6 Beiträge : Teufel Nachbau boxenmartl am 05. A friend of mine has a pair of '90s Spendor SP2/3's and I love the way they sound in his room, which is larger than mine, so I guess I like the character of British monitors. But I do This article surprises even myself. The P3ESRs are nicely balanced speakers but when I auditioned them they in no way had similar resolution to the A4s in the same room, which in turn had similar resolution to Spendor’s Harbeth Monitor 40. The Spendors were excellent and have a very ethereal presentation but in comparison I wished for a more fleshed out midrange. Nov 23, 2024 · Back in the 1990's I owned a pair of Harbeth HLP3ES bookshelf speakers with a matching pair of Harbeth passive subwoofers. Meanwhile, since 1999 I’ve reviewed three Spendor mini-monitors and Stirling Broadcast’s resurrected LS3/5a (in Issues 119, 143, 166, and 182). I just moved them next to the Lintons and am doing longer-term comparisons. Graham/Chartwell (for their own astonishing LS3/5A, and several other BBC designs). The woofer looks a bit like milk jug Dynaco A25 does not fit the bill. I haven’t heard the older 3/5s but I have heard other Spendors with that same Scanspeak tweeter and IMO it’s superior than anything Spendor or Harbeth are currently using. I have not heard the Spendor A6, but have owned Spendor LS 3/5, S5e, SP 3/1P, and SA1. I had requested Harbeth and Spendor. 27. I've owned C7ES3's and P3ESR's at different times. So it's not necessarily the case that because I like the ATC 150 better than a Harbeth 40. The Harbeth 30. The top end of the Harbeth's is perhaps just a tad more recessed than ATC but the differences are marginal. You could possibly save thousand$ and get arguably better performance by trying out Clayton Shaw’s new Caladan OBs. So I expect the Spendor Classic 1/2 to win on tone, timbre, scale and naturaleness and the Proac D30RS to win Mar 30, 2017 · I was also considering Spendor floorstanders, the D7s, but the dealer told me the floorstanding configurations just don't have the midrange magic. I Jul 3, 2009 · All made fine speakers, each with some models better than others, so there is probably not a consensus on which manufacturer would be preeminent. When you compare ProAc it might have slight more detailed sound than spendor. I currently own Harbeth HLP3-es. הודעות 519 מעורבות 194 נקודות 43. Cheers Hartung Sep 6, 2021 · Has anybody heard both the Harbeth 40. 12): The Rogers version of the BBC -designed LS3/5a appeared in 1975 and remained in production until early 1993. You have a really nice setup with the SHL5 and RELS, so that'll be a tough act to follow. The room is approximately 15' x 20'. Dec 30, 2023 · So Spendor, Harbeth, Graham or ProAc? I can get the 40. e. Dec 25, 2022 · I think I heard the A1 when I first demoed the Harbeth P3ESR. Particularly good examples abound from the British companies Spendor, Rogers, and Harbeth, some of whose products were actually commissioned into being by the British Broadcasting Corporation. They are not. לפני 4 דקות #1 רק בצבע אגוז. And given that they are very easy to drive The SHL5+ are the best speakers I have ever owned – and in the 10-15 years I have owned a few, or least tried at home, including Harbeth, Proac, Spendor, Shahinian, Linn, Totem, ATC, Kudos, with amps from Naim, Luxman, Lavardin, Croft, Sugden, Yamaha, Devialet. ELECTRONICS Blue Circle AG3000 tubed preamplifier and Blue Circle AG8000 mono-blocks. Feb 5, 2020 · That companies like Sony and Magnat nowadays suddenly discovered supertweeters is ihmo more a marketing trick for that silly gold Hi-Res Audio logo and hype. It’s high enough to be well away from the all-critical vocal / cello area. I bought used so 1. Bass was tighter with every Spendor I have listened to compared to most Harbeth (maybe except for the M30. The SP100s are probably the best speaker I've heard. jonwoody likes this. Thus has the already popular Harbeth Super HL5 evolved into the Super HL5plus, with the addition of a RADIAL2 woofer and the associated crossover refinements to suit it. He has also made videos of the LS3/6. E. I'm intrigued by the idea (as yet un-auditioned) of the Harbeth Compact 7's, as all the reviews I've read seem to follow the same theme: Jul 14, 2019 · They were great. I love love the Harbeth sound, but since I'd like to get something that takes up less surface area on the floor, I will try to listen to Spendor A4/A7 and Proac DT8, even if I need to drive down south Feb 21, 2022 · I disagree with the statement that the A series doesn’t sound much like Spendor’s Classic range. so it's interesting for me what you have written. 2 days ago · As one who has owned the Spendor SP1/2 (in its late-1990s iteration) and who recently reviewed the Stirling LS3/6, I suggest that most listeners would consider the Harbeth somewhat more modern sounding, in the best way, than either. BTW, I have owned many Spendors and Harbeths and the 5 is my end game! I like vintage-style speakers (visually). The only real qualms I have with the newer Spendors are the grills and the aesthetics of the transparent midbass woofer. For me (and my ears in my room) the decision was easy. Though I would say the same for the vast majority of other dealer-sold speakers. Last edited: Mar 4, 2021. Better mid range than the S series. I had the Spendor S-100's for many years as well as a pair of Compact 7s. Home Feb 1, 2015 · Something to consider for anyone looking at buying the expensive Harbeth M30. 1 that probably compare more closely to the 3/1. Both Harbeth and Spendor are fantastically natural sounding speakers. They have some similarities, but the Harbeths just have more realsim and clarity IMO. Apr 2, 2021 #6 Spendor has a warmer voicing. bgiliberti Will You Be My Neighbor? Aug 17, 2010 · I can't see why you would opt for the Spendor over the Harbeth. S. The familial resemblance is undeniable. To me, they're somewhat similar but have some different merits: beautiful mid-range and sweet highs, but the Spendor is livelier with bass -- if a little uncontrolled -- and the Harbeth has more balance Apr 17, 2024 · harbeth vs. I bought this as a complete ‘Naim’ package in 2013 when Naim promoted them as having been voiced to suit the Uniti 2. Compared to the Dentons, the Spendors had a little more finesse in the tweeter section and slightly better bass definition, We are now close to 50 years since the BBC research department worked out the basic parameters for the LS3/6 design brief that was (mostly) carried into production by Rogers, Spendor and Harbeth. 3 and the Graham LS5/5i think the 40. The Harbeth Monitor 30 uses a more modern (Seas) tweeter. Natural vivid sound. (Harbeth a bit out of budget but is extra money worth spending against spendor or proac?) This is for one of my colleagues who will be getting it from UK. The D series floor standing speakers are, to my ears, "Spendors" in name only: otherwise they are simply modern speakers and sound like it. BOB NEILL'S SYSTEM: LOUDSPEAKERS Harbeth Monitor 40’s sitting on Sound Anchors with Blue Tak. Lower build quality would be from the I have a pair of Harbeth C7ES3s and have heard the HL5 Plus, both wonderful speakers. But the Spendors are still very good, especially in a smaller room. For example I heard B&W is on the brighter side adn open and forward, Harbeth should be warmer, Sonus Faber dark I repeat, I would like to hear your personal opinion. Of course if your room is quite large the P3 won't work. NHT classic 3, etc. Click here to download the Spendor product Overview Brochure. Would be really great if you can share the usage/ownership experience of these speakers. I'm unable to listen to Spendor before purchasing so wanted to know Dec 30, 2023 · I've always had my eye on the M40. Also interesting was how the P3 and Spendor both reacted to the higher end SS higher power Luxman amp. Jun 7, 2016 · The Harbeth Monitor 30 as best as I can tell is Harbeth's version of the BBC LS 5/9. This 'crossover dip' is different and something the ancestor 'domesticated BBC' model Spendor BC1 didn't have (for an ancient box it was actually quite flat - the official LS3/6 was kind-of derived from it and apparently The video posted above exhibits the classic Spendor sound quite well IMO. Mar 6, 2016 · So under consideration are modern Spendor SP1/2r2, Harbeth Super HL5plus, Stirling LS3/6. (For some reason Spendor is a bit hard to get here in NYC. The Spendor BC-1 is the prototype for the BBC LS 3/6. The treble is smoother on the shl5 than the 805 diamond. I have owned every speaker in the line and now run the SP100s in my living The Spendors are better in each area, but not by much. 3 gezeigt hat? Im Harbeth Forum gibt es wohl auch einen längeren Artikel von AS, hab aber dort keine Mitgliedschaft. The Harbeth P3ESR is Harbeth's take on the BBC LS 3/5a. I have Snap and kick are usually in the mid to lower registers. They can both over power small and medium sized rooms with their bass and sound a bit boomy. I missed the deal on Spendor SP100 so I auditioned Devore Nines. 2s, the 9. Dec 8, 2014 · I'm in the market for new speakers and narrowed it down to either the Spendor 2/3r2 or Harbeth 7es3. 00 Brand: Harbeth Select options This product has multiple variants. They are amazingly musical, especially on voice, very low distortion, and the bass is smooth and liquid. Beides aber erst ca. I had no idea the speakers could disappear in nearfield listening. Roman: 24. I believe he is bringing the smallest of the Apollo series (called the "Apollo"). 3 has a more pronounced mid range - but i would live to from my perspective bargains are to be had with gently used Spendor SP100 Mk II's and Harbeth 40. If you want to do a fair comparison the Spendor classic 1/2 would be more realistic. Every once in a while, I put 103. I have not heard the Dynaudio Contours or the ProAc's but they Harbeth Spendor ATC 1 Harbeth Spendor ATC SoundFoundations now enters an elite club of a handful who design and manufacture “lossy” stands for speakers such as Harbeths,ATC,Spendors etc Speakers like the ones mentioned above require special stands of a “boxy” design that allow the speaker to resonate rather than conventional pillared stands that Harbeth goes DSP. Personally I felt Spendors are pure natural tonal quality. But for myself I no longer consider Harbeth the cutting-edge option on that particular playing field. 2 Wochen als und noch nicht ganz eingespielt, aber jetzt schon hervorragend! Viele Grüße. Now they are in my room Here is my experience with them compared to my old speakers (Harbeth 30. They both need Mar 20, 2018 · Would there be a Spendor or Harbeth model comparable to KEF 107's? I know very little about Spendor, but I hear a lot about Harbeth 40. Actually I think that Harbeth needs really fast and upfront amp and source if you listen to rock too. The high frequency response of the Harbeth is also tuned to sound smoother, and this smoothness can be a sound that's pale, dull or slightly lacking in clarity and detail. 2 or C7 speakers by Harbeth, or the Spendor 2/3 or 3/1. Details; Apr 24, 2014 · The best way get a mini monitor will be LS3/5a design. Ich fände es schade, wenn jetzt hier ATC, IMF und andere Hersteller mit einfließen würden, weil sie vom Hi SNA members, I have a pair of black Spendor BC1 speakers that I'm thinking of upgrading. 00 Original price was: £2,495. I will try and hear them when I get the chance. Bausatz ähnlich Linn Kan/Tukan, Spendor, Rogers, Harbeth etc. For traditional BBC sound, it is Harbeth all the way. They sound detailed without being bright or Dec 29, 2022 · The Spendor was very clearly the better speaker—deeper bass extension, less compression at high SPLs, more resolving yet also less fatiguing. 2006 – Letzte Antwort am 04. Von daher spare ich die 2800€, ich war bereit auf Harbeth upzugraden, wenn es klanglich deutlich besser wäre. 801; Ich betreibe die HP5 mit Exposure 5010 Endstufen. The high end is Please describe them as you wish. ) Feb 21, 2022 · A friend has recommended to me I try Spendor A4/A7 for a natural sound in a small body floor stander. I loved the presence they had. If I was going for a more modern open presentation I would listen to B&W or Dec 16, 2017 · I have on two different occasions listened to Harbeth C7ES-3 and Spendor SP1/2, both presented very excellent imaging and mid range. That said, I could easily live with either (Full disclosure, I have a set of Ohms these days. I wouldn’t even classify them in the same performance league. 2s and your Luxman. Like the sturgeon, the hellbender, and the A Harbeth owner brought his Skylan stands to my audio dealer. IMO Exposure is pretty good match. Harbeth are, admittedly, widely well-regarded by music lovers -- for several decades the Feb 17, 2015 · I was looking at spendor but I thought harbeths looked better and then I saw the B&Ws so I wasn't sure really, so I thought you may have heard how they sound. I don't find any particular continuity from their classic sound, no particular "Spendor magic" in the mids that sounds like Here's a 2021 review of the Spendor Classic 100 by a reviewer that's owned Harbeth 40. They were too big for my room ( and budget!) but I would have loved to have them. Anscheinend ist geplant, zu den passiven Versionen jeweils eine aktive aufzulegen. The Harbeth was very more-ish. I've Apr 23, 2016 · Midrange neutrality is excellent but not every model in their non-Classic line is as well integrated. KJT1 Post subject: Re: Harbeth or Kef or Dynaudio. Ditton Works investigates two British Loudspeakers May 26, 2019 · I’ll probably get a chance to listen to the Harbeth SHL5+, but I don’t expect to like it more than the Spendor Classic sound. Both are very cohesive speakers but - if you’ll indulge my layman’s understanding of audio Great speaker. I will be interested in the mid-range between the two and overall musicality. Aug 30, 2014 · So I'v e been on a mission for several years now to acquire something in the Harbeth/Spendor quadrant of the galaxy. I see you are a Focal fan - are you unhappy with the Harbeths? Oct 5, 2024 · I'm tempted to try these vintage speakers in my search for a 'big LS3/5a' type sound, and as a cheaper alternative to modern equivalents from Graham Audio Harbeth Spendor Classic Rogers Stirling etc. Mar 26, 2017 · Recently I had an audition with my friends in different combination of Harbeth P3ESR, Spendor Classic 3/5, Classic 3/1 with amplifiers Rega Brio-R, Naim and Marantz PM-14SE amplifiers in home environment. Tonally richer and better sorted top to bottom. Multimode Active Member. That doesn't mean the technology,materials or build techniques are hi-end. It Spendor A5 vs Harbeth Compact 7ES-3 Please help me out guys. The Harbeth is a better speaker by a bit. I have to agree Harbeth is priced high in India, but you know you are getting the real deal. 2s. I've also heard the rest of the Harbeth line. The A series has a slightly leaner/more modern sound but are still non-fatiguing with excellent midrange balance and resolution. Feb 7, 2010 · As far as attack -- no, that is not where these live. Der Bass von ls3/5a gefällt mir auch mehr. 00. Die fehlen für mich überhaupt nicht. Harbeths to me are much more detailed and clear. Both work nice with a sub. Did not care for the subwoofers but I did like the HLP3ES, which was a very pleasant sounding speaker. Check my system to see that I'm speaking from direct acquaintance. SOURCE Feb 27, 2022 · Harbeth and Spendor have survived because their speakers sound so good. Sep 6, 2018 · Lou and Daedalus will be at CAF in November. Jul 14, 2019 · Every recent-model Graham, Harbeth and Spendor I've heard has been unfailingly enjoyable for listening to music. The Harbeth Monitor 40 is Harbeth's version of the BBC LS 5/8. redwoodaudio. The winner was Marantz PM-14 SE + Spendor 3/1 combination. Ich gebe zu, ich habe die Spendor 2/3 Classic spontan derart ins Herz geschlossen, dass ich mir eine kaufen muss. Die Spendor A7 fand ich ja echt Klasse! Mittlerweile habe ich mir zwei Harbeth Lautsprecher zu Gemüte geführt und was soll ich sagen? Die Harbeth Super HL5 Plus klang für mich einfach überwältigend! Die Musik ist einfach im Raum, man vergisst, das da zwei Lautsprecher ihren Dienst tun. Having said that, Xavian looks like interesting ported options and looks more comparable with ATC SCM or PMC bookshelf Oct 27, 2018 · Hi everyone, Thank you for your input. Bubbamike Forum Resident. Harbeth p3ser ist im Hochtonbereich im direkten Vergleich mit dem alten ls3/5a einfach nur stumpf. For me also they just sound right, Harbeth a bit thick sounding which makes them a bit less universal then Spendor, but both quite similar and very good. Aug 6, 2006 · Harbeth/Spendor/ProAc (discussed in this thread) are all BBC based LS3/5A design where as XN250 is a ported speaker with completely different topology and design. Harbeth, Spendor @ Co. The Spendor’s have great bass but I found the upper mid and Sep 6, 2018 · Both the Harbeth and the Spendor have quite similar sound. I'm both a Harbeth and Spendor dealer, so I have some experience with your current speakers and the 9. The wood veneer is solid and beautiful. A good middle ground might be Proac or PMC in addition to Spendor. imo Harbeth was asking a bit too much from the woofer, 40 to 3000 Hz (-6 dB). Both are 3 way stand mounts. I have heard the Harbeth's up close and loved them but I've never listened to the A5's in real life so I have no idea how good they are. , costs more. The Stirling sound is indeed a bit leaner than Spendor, not necessarily in a bad way. By this I mean, of course, that it does a better job of doing the things that are most important to I thought that I would take a moment to dispel a common misconception about the large Spendor Classic speakers and low power tube amplification. bezieht sich, wie man im Threadverlauf lesen kann auf vergleichbare dünnwandige Gehäusekonzepte die dem BBC-Konzept entsprungen sind. If you listen to them, you may notice the 3/6 is a little brighter/leaner sounding than some others he's recorded in the same room with the same gear. Third, if you listen mainly to vocalists (whether DK or Sinatra), rather than jazz/classical, you might well prefer a Spendor or Harbeth. 1 is very fine but indeed a bit nasal in its sound and lacks dynamics ( even driven on my accuphase e370) . If that's prestige, they've got it. Lovely speakers. Das Co. There are lot of clones also available. I owned the Spendor D7 and owned the Harbeth SHL5+ previously. No issues with my current SHL5 Plus. He compared them to the Tontragers. To me of all my small speakers the falcon has the sweetest and luciuous sound. It’s all about the mids for me and I think the Spendors have a slight edge. The best, most enduring audio products have in their favor more than great sound: They have some sense of history as well. The options may be chosen on the product page After reading about Spendor S3/5R2 and Harbeth P3ESR also here in Stereophile it's really tempting at least to audition these speakers, there is a distinct beauty in small monitors like this and for some it will be speakers they can live with ever after. 2 back into the system just to compare. You will probably need to replace the ferro-fluid in the tweeters after so many years. 2. spendor HP3ES and S3/5 Mini-Monitors - A Space Thing. One of the few speakers that will outpoint your KEFs are the Quad ESL-63, but this means a major adjustment in your sound preferences as well as changes in ancillaries like amps etc. A-LINE View > A-LINE. 3 XD for 12K€ and the Classic 100 for 7k€, do the Harbeth worth the extra cash? Also nice prices in such range for ProAc. Does anyone have experience with Harbeth HL 7ES 3 or Spendor S3e? If so, can you compare them for me? I do mostly classical listening, with a good measure of jazz and indie music thrown in. The extra driver, xover, etc. I closed my eyes and I couldn't place the Spendors. 3 I would feel that way about an SCM 11 and Harbeth 30. I've had a pair of Spendor SP 2/3 for 1 year. I'm attracted to their reputation for a big warm sound and excellent midrange and imaging. I certainly got a clear wish to get the Spendor's or Harbeth's into the house now :-) Of the three I find the Harbeths blend best with a sub. kennyo Post subject: Re: New Spendor vs So, if I think that Harbeth is sometimes almost too smooth in front of my quite upfront Exposure gear, then the Spendors are propably even smoother and therefore not for my tastes. He only had Harbeths on the floor. It has the look I like, the reviews I I'm tempted to try these vintage speakers in my search for a 'big LS3/5a' type sound, and as a cheaper alternative to modern equivalents from Graham Audio Harbeth Spendor Classic Rogers Stirling etc. Alles klingt sehr Though I only heard the Spendor D7's, I was convinced that I would like the D9's that much more. The Proacs are a different signature. You have S100's which I also know a bit first hand, so merely trying to suggest modern replacements which will equal or surpass the better bits of the S100 but in a smaller Oct 17, 2020 · These two get my nomination: Falcon (for their painstakingly re-created LS3/5A). Their new speaker has changed that all up and it is now almost exactly the same as the LS3/5a, 7. Im open to any other brands and models that stay within these rough dimension. Open for any other brand/model as well in the similar price Oct 5, 2022 · Apologies all - I'm no shill for Harbeth, (or ATC for that matter) but I do know these brands better than perhaps many viewers on here, especially Harbeth as I get to hear the new models regularly. 2 does vocal almost as well as the Harbeths. Location: East of Lake, West of Lake. Personally, I think the Spendor 3/1 (which I also owned) is an unsung gem of the line; if you're thinking of spending a little more than the cost of a 3/5, I would highly recommend that speaker as well. The midrange in the SHL5+ was marvelous, effortless, warm, and very easy to live with. xstx fqcael kjoymeo upmdpjky dou tadmpa xokezwob ulwlpc nrsxg pldxnf