+1 Harbeth P3!
I've owned the Spendors and the Harbeths.
Here ya go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF1rWiEhEjY
I've owned the Spendors and the Harbeths.
Here ya go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF1rWiEhEjY
Is There a Speaker for Me/Impossible Requirements? (budget: $2000)
+1 Harbeth P3! I've owned the Spendors and the Harbeths. Here ya go! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF1rWiEhEjY |
I'd buy a pair of Thiel CS 2.2s, 2.3s or 2.4s. I have the 2.2s and they are phenomenal for what you're describing. In my experience you don't get good bass quality and satisfying punch from anything less than an 8" woofer. The 2.3 and 2.4 have concentric mid/tweeters so they're less sensitive to distance. You need to sit back a bit from the 2.2 which could be difficult in your room. All three do ambience and imaging fantastically well. |
Appreciate all the responses: @loomisjohnson Very excited to hear the Kestrels when they arrive next week. The 3/5 appears to have huge acclaim but, like so many things, its all subjective... @roberjerman & mrdecibel The reason I indicated I wasn't interested in treating my room is that we may convert the basement into a listening room. Its 12 x 20' and has plastered walls so I'd rather spend time fixing up that space, assuming time and money allow. @yogiboy Still interested in the Harbeth as they come up again and again in my research. Are you able to speak to the concerns I had about the Spendor vs Habeth? @jon_5912 Will certainly start reading about the Thiels. Like the Vandersteen, these seem to come up again and again in my reading based on my preferences and environment. @soix Will do! @jackd Its hard to find much info on the JMR, but what I had found was all positive. My one concern about the Vandersteen is that some think they don't really open up until you reach louder listening levels- since I'll be spending a lot of time between 60 and 80 db, I want to be sure the speakers won't be compromised at those volumes. |