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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   I've been using harbeths for 3-4 years now & really like the ...   Nolitan

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: Brianmgrarcom
I suspect most on here realize people are posting their opinions, and that is what they want. I understand where you are coming from and no doubt people can be and are misled, but if we all adhered strictly to the rule of not asking opionions, there would be a lot less talk on these forums.
Brianmgrarcom  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


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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