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Midrange Better Than Harbeth or Spendor?

I recently auditioned a pair of Harbeth SHL5's and Sendor S8's and was really impressed with the mids on both of these speakers. I was wondering if folks out there who have first hand experience could recommend other speakers that equal or surpass these two in the midrange. Thank you.
bcollins
martykl
3,578 posts
 
Shadorne,

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

Marty
cdc
1,663 posts
 
Tannoy Westminster
nolitan
865 posts
 
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.
rgs92
974 posts
 
How are vocals on Harbeths?
I've always thought ribbons did
the best job with vocals but I'm curious how Harbeths compare in this area. A lot of dynamic speakers fall short in this area (to my ears) with buzzy, digital-sounding vocals even though they sound fine othewise.
Thanks in advance.
cdc
1,663 posts
 
"A lot of dynamic speakers fall short in this area (to my ears) with buzzy, digital-sounding vocals even though they sound fine otherwise."
Harbeth sounds like that. One of the worst speakers I ever heard. Jumbled, incoherent, just sounds coming out of a box. My girlfriend and I looked at each other after 5 minutes and said "we just drove almost 3 hours to hear this?" But if you like Sonus Faber grand Pianos Harbeth may be for you.
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