Midrange Better Than Harbeth or Spendor?

I'm a bit surprised that no one's yet mentioned Quad.

I did suggest Quad earlier in the thread and I agree with you that a more full range design with a great mid may be preferable. Nevertheless the question was about a great mid range and therefore it makes sense to suggest Quad.

rgs92: I am a big Apogee fan and owner as you can see from my system. Regarding the Stages, I agree with you. They have a killer midrnge. In fact, I also find their bass to be satisfactory except for the very bottom end. They sound much bigger than their size suggests, of course depending upon the amp ----- I am using Musical Fidelity KW on them, which is kinda overkill. However, I am doing a project with the Stages: I am stcaking two pairs. We will see if it works out, may be even generate some deep bass.

Will post details on my system thread.

Shadorne,

Sorry, I missed your response. Needless to say, I'm with you on this one.

Marty

Tannoy Westminster

These speakers are tough act to follow. I've been in and out of many speakers but in the end, nothing beats the mids of the harbeths./ Spendor.

Some may offer more resolution, detail,bass, more highs, etc. Properly set up harbeth/spendor, the mids are just unbeatable. Some may disagree but i urge those to listen to a properly set-up harbeth even the small HLP3es2.

Again, everyone's mileage may vary.