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Are there any Harbeth owners in central Florida?

I am looking for any Harbeth owners near Orlando, particularly those who own Compact 7's. I just purchased a Leben CS300X and I am on the search for some speakers to go with it. I am thinking that the Harbeth's would be right for my tastes, but there are no dealers anywhere around here. I think my second choice would be the Devore Gibbon 8's, but everything is just a guess at this point. If you have a pair of Harbeths and wouldn't mind me coming over with my amp so I could hear the combo live, I would appreciate hearing from you.

Thanks,
Mike
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muzikat
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You said it...the Harbeth's prefer SS, especially British SS. They can work with tubes, but generally prefer more power than the Leben can give.

Gibbons are designed with tubes in mind. John Devore has even used the Leben in shows. My Gibbon 8s were never bright or picky. I am using Gibbon 3s right now in a very small room, excellent.

These are my opinions, yours may differ.
Buy either one used and you should be able to resell w/o much loss.
Good Luck!
mike_cole OP
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Muzikat,

Thanks for the info. Maybe I'll have to add another post asking about Devore owners in central Florida :-) BTW, what amp did you use with each of these speakers?

Mike
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Naim, Creek, and Audio Note
jazzbeq
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Well for my case, i have the leben on laScala from klipsch and klipsch and leben is a very good match! if you have the chance to try it, go!
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