At an auction here at a'gon, I picked up a pair of the Taylo ref monitors (glossy red for $1680) to replace a 13-yrs old pair of proac studio-2 monitors, oh about 3 years ago. I drove them with a Graaf GM20 OTL amp & a Graaf 13.B preamp. For me, the taylos were a serious step downwards compared to my old proacs. The Taylos sounded muffled or veiled in all frequencies. Mind you, the studio-2 boxes were couple inches taller and deeper. I sold the taylos for $1100 within a couple of months. Some months later, I had a chance to listen to a pair of Harbeth's at a stereo shop. Although a bit clinical, I found harbeth's sonics to be way superior. I ultimately went for full range speaker...just my 2 cents.
Harbeth Compact 7ES vs Tyler Acoustics Taylo Refs?
Hi,
Has anybody compared these two speakers? Curious to know relative strengths and weaknesses. I currently have the Taylo Reference Monitor and find it hard to believe that it can get much better. On the other hand there are all these people raving about the "Harbeth Sound"; makes me want to run out and try it!
I use a Musical Fidelity A150 integrated, Rega Jupiter 2000 CD player wired together with DH Labs Q10 and Air Matrix.
Has anybody compared these two speakers? Curious to know relative strengths and weaknesses. I currently have the Taylo Reference Monitor and find it hard to believe that it can get much better. On the other hand there are all these people raving about the "Harbeth Sound"; makes me want to run out and try it!
I use a Musical Fidelity A150 integrated, Rega Jupiter 2000 CD player wired together with DH Labs Q10 and Air Matrix.