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  Are Harbeth S HL5's As Good As Reviewers Claim?
I'm looking at acquiring a pair of these but have gotten mixed opinions. The reviewers say they're the best thing since sliced bread but some say they are dull, boring and a bit on the "warm" side. Any thoughts, experiences would be appreciated.
Mikesmith  (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-16-09
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01-16-09   My fav speaker of all time. yes, they are that good.   Seattle_mike

01-16-09   They are good. warm and delicious sounding - great midrange. ...   Shadorne

01-16-09   Warm great mid range, bass shy, will not go real loud but th ...   Mlauner

01-16-09   One of the better products i heard at "the show". ...   Vegasears

01-16-09   Very warm. not transparent to what comes before them in the ...   Drubin

01-17-09   I have heard harbeths and spendors many times. while they wo ...   Mrtennis

01-17-09   I have said in previous posts on this website that if i only ...   Jimmy2615

01-17-09   I have them, adore them. i love rock 'n' roll and soul too, ...   Jabas

01-17-09   I think our colleague, rgs92, nailed it: http://forum.audio ...   Jimcrane

01-17-09   Personally they are one of the best speakers i own and will ...   Nolitan

01-19-09   I am a pro studio guy and have spent half a lifetime listeni ...   Bongofury

02-06-09   Jimcrane--thanks for the kind words. now that i have lived ...   Rgs92

02-07-09   I have a friend who has owned many monitor speakers in his l ...   Ryder

02-07-09   I owned the 40's for a few years. good, but there is a perv ...   Joc3021

02-08-09   Hi joc301, have you heard of the m40.1? what's your views ...   Jeffmohd

02-08-09   Jeffmohd: other than brief exposure at the last rmaf show, ...   Joc3021

04-12-09   I recently purchased a pair of hl-5's. they substituted a pa ...   Ggavetti

04-12-09   I've owned a pr of the hl-5s now for about four months. they ...   Tom_hankins

04-12-09   Prior to listening to harbeth speakers, i have also read tha ...   Ryder

04-12-09   I bought my shl-5 in nov '08. similiar to tom hankins, i ch ...   Smatsui

04-12-09   I completely second the idea that these speakers invite you ...   Ggavetti

04-12-09: Nolitan
I've been using harbeths for 3-4 years now & really like them a lot.
No urge to upgrade to other speakers.
My current harbeths are the SHL5s. Had the P3s, C7s, M30s before and they are all great.

Nolitan  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)


04-13-09   If you hear em and like em, then they're as good as the revi ...   Chashas1

04-13-09   Maybe, maybe not chashas1. not everyone has easy access to ...   Brianmgrarcom

04-13-09   But that's just it, it's an opinion. in my own lil listening ...   Chashas1

04-13-09   I suspect most on here realize people are posting their opin ...   Brianmgrarcom

04-13-09   Chashas1, i totally agree that we should not pay too much at ...   Ggavetti

04-13-09   Perhaps, it's certainly not worth arguing the point. if he h ...   Chashas1

07-26-09   How's the bass performance of the shl5 compared to typical f ...   Pingpong

12-16-09   Just got a pairs of hl5s. i am a thiels owner for 20 years. ...   Luna

12-18-09   I get the feeling the designer knows the kind of sound he li ...   Pubul57

03-02-10   After buying the harbeth shl-5 30th anniversary speakers i p ...   Cio52

03-02-10   Cio52, what are you comparing them to that you like so much ...   Pubul57

03-02-10   This answer is not to evade or act smart it's just true. i' ...   Cio52

03-02-10   There is no doubt there are many owners of the hl5s that lov ...   Pubul57

03-03-10   You know, there is a lot of people worldwide that can claim ...   Nolitan

03-03-10   Are the harbeth's tube friendly, or is ss preferable with th ...   Pubul57

03-03-10   I appreciate that there are many that love the harbeth sound ...   No_regrets

03-03-10   I'm a big fan of the tannoys. have heard three different tan ...   Tom_hankins

03-03-10   The beauty about the shl5s is that they can sound very good ...   Nolitan

08-10-10   Is anybody out there willing to criticize these things? i ha ...   Cellosven

08-10-10   Cellosven, i am a bit confused as why you own so many harbet ...   Pubul57

08-10-10   Jerry seigel at 10audio.com published a quite critical revi ...   Drubin

08-10-10   I herd them at a friends house hooked up to oddysey statos e ...   Fin1bxn

08-10-10   Pretty extreme spectrum of reactions, i wonder how much is p ...   Pubul57

08-10-10   My answer will be:yes, they are good as reviewers claim.they ...   Extravaganza

08-10-10   It's all personal taste and the room that they're in.   Zkzpb8

08-10-10   Extravaganza, your view is very consistent with what those t ...   Pubul57

08-10-10   Like all things, components, speakers, room need to be tweak ...   Nolitan

09-05-10   Wow, the 10 audio.com review could not be any worst. first, ...   Iamhifi


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