Can the Harbeth 40.1's boggie ?????

The tragedy of Macbeth...oops, that should spell Harbeth.

For those who have not listened to any Harbeth, I would recommend trying the C7ES3 before jumping to the big 40.1s. Depending on the type of music that is played, the smaller models (P3ESR, C7ES3 & SHL5) are somewhat more open, dynamic and less sluggish than the 40.1s owing much to the smaller cabinet and the absence of the additional 12" bass driver in the 40.1s. Of course they don't go down low in the bass frequencies but communicate the message in music in a more convincing manner -IMHO of course.

It can also be due to the room as the 40.1s are more difficult to work with. Nevertheless, in the context of this thread I guess the 40.1s are just not for Garebear.

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I have had the speakers for awhile now, and am very pleased with them.
My system now is:
Basis Debut with Graham Phantom and Clearaudio Goldring
Pass XP-25
Pass XP-20
Pass XA-60.5
Harbeth 40.1
This is the most uncolored and clear system I have ever heard.
It is just wonderful.
I think I am finally done - except a synchro-wave power supply for the TT...
I will say that room acoustics are very important. If you ignore this nothing will work optimally.
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If you wanted boogie, why didn't you look at some of the larger ATC actives?

Fujindemon - thanks but I live in home - ATC's are not real living room friendly -

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What do you mean by boogie??
Do you want club sound? There is an EQ setting on the iPod that does this.
I don't want bloat, myself.
ATC's active can be EQ'd anyway you like it. They take an analog signal, convert it into the digital domain, and then do there EQ stuff there, and then back to analog again. That's a lot of processing, but there you have it if that's what you want. I'm not sure of the fidelity but it will be boogie!
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