Compact 7ES-3

There are a couple nice pr. here on Agon right now. I use the SHL5s with sound anchor stands and have really only run into one problem with them.............Thats wondering how I can come up with the $$$ for the 40.1s. ;-) Good luck in your Harbeth hunt, and sorry to hear about the lose of your wife.

My Compact 7's are coming. The larger models are more appropriate for where I'm now living, but I do plan to be able to sell my house at some point in the near future and move to a place with a more Compact 7 friendly layout. Diverse opinions on audiogon and elsewhere about Harbeth's in an audio system. Some favor REL subs, others stress a certain make of amplifier as a pairing made in heaven. Ultimately it's my ears that matter, and I very much liked what I heard from the Compact 7's. I've yet to hear them powered with my Jolida JD302, but I have faith they will sound quite good even in my far less than ideal listening space.

Your Compact 7es3s will be as good as your Jolida. Now the saga begins.

"Your Compact 7es3s will be as good as your Jolida. Now the saga begins."

Decipher please. Is it "the speakers only sound as good as what's connected to them" thinking, or affirmation that the Jolida is a worthy ally? Does "saga" quip suggest I've hopped the merry-go-round of buy and sell? I know you like the Compact 7's based on some of your previous posts. I heard some integrated tube amps that cost much more than my Jolida and IMO they were not any better to my ear. I'm sure there are synergies between component combination's that can't be quantified in uncontrolled listening tests - but that will not keep people from trying.

The merry-go -round ride has begun. Quieter backgrounds, more detail,deeper and wider soundstage, more precise imaging can be obtained through the Spendors.
Have the EL34 amp. There is also your source?