***Going Insane***End Game Speakers***Harbeth Verity or Living Voice***

• JBL 4367

• Avantgarde Acoustics Duo XD or possibly Duo Mezzo

• Wilson Audio Specialty Alexia Series 2

• Rockport and Magico (not sure which models, but probably the ones in the 50-80k bracket)

These speakers would all qualify for end game for me. Anything more expensive might/could be worth it if I had that kind of budget (maybe when I’m retired in 40 years) but I still feel that kind of money would be better spent on a balanced system with carefully selected electronic components.

What do you guys think?

Forget about Harbeth with the amp that you have.

@tswisla +1
I am running SHL5+ with tube amp @ 45 watts per channel and somtimes wish I had more power. With your amp look at Devore.

I’ve been living with some Living Voice Avatar 2’s upgraded to the current drivers for about 2 years now. They are very finicky to placement and really cannot be stuck too close to the back wall, side wall or in a corner to far. But if you have the room for them they are worth every penny as they do have an outstanding soundstage in width and depth. If they get to close to the walls the bass does get a little reinforcement but you loose too much in the sound staging IMO.  

Your Quad amps will be perfect for them as well. I’ve been driving mine with a 300b SET at 8wch with very good results in a condo, so no rock parties. I’d really say they could use a little more in a larger room. your 15wpc will be great. Kevin Scott voices them with 20wpc Kondo Japan Amps. 

I’ve heard the Harbeths in Sound Hounds here in Victoria and they are very similar in many ways. I agree you need more power for them then you have.

The LV’s are very musical and none fatiguing. they are detailed and very involving. they do well in the bass with very good speed and bass note separation, well down to 35hz anyway. They are a speaker to listen to music through not to listen to your audio system if that makes sense. The LV’s will also show the differences in different equipment quite easily and only get better with better equipment.

I’ve also had the opportunity to deal with Living Voice - Definitive Audio for a driver issue (that’s why I upgraded) when I poked a hole in one by mistake moving something. Lynn Scott offered to upgrade the drivers to the current model at the same price as the NOS driver or just the NOS driver. Of course I had to buy 4 instead of 1 when I upgraded. She sent them to me next day and they arrived three days later from the UK. Very good people to deal with if I do say so.


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