I did exactly what you're considering about 10 years ago. I had the C7ES's and upgraded to the 40.1's. I've never looked back and consider them my endgame speakers. The 40's were definitely a step up from the C7's.
speaker endgame upgrade recommendations coming from Harbeth C7ES-3 XD2?
Hello All,
After a few years now of going through a number of speakers I took a chance on some Harbeth Compacts and they have resonated me to a significant degree above and beyond anything I have owned recently,
my recent speakers include B&W 805 D4, Kef LS50 Metas, Totem element Fire V2, Dynaudio Heritage Specials, Dynaudio Special 40s, Wharfedale Elysians
The Harbeths to me sound far more musical, extremely so, vocals are truly lifelike to me and they just sound better to my ears than the others by a big margin
With that said, and now having somewhat of a baseline I want to see if I can get into an endgame set of speakers 20K price range that provide a significant upgrade
I suspect that larger Harbeths may just give me more of the same?
I was thinking Tannoys, Fyne Classic Series, even maybe Klipsch Heritage, Devore O/96, a friend also recommended active ATC's and Dynaudio Confidence
Im no longer concerned with may of the attributes people chase in high end speakers, I just want something fun and musical to which the juice would be worth the squeeze dollarwise when upgrading
appreciate suggestions
thanks
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Hey OP
For me IMO only, fun speakers for me are ATC , most specially actives. i have heard the Harbeths and its family of speakers. they have the harbeth sound. they are very very good and sounds end game but for me, it's not for me, I prefer the Falcon Gold badges and ATC. but that just me. now if you are in the market for simply and Fun, then try the ATC line of actives. |
+ 1 Joseph Audio makes great high performance sounding speakers that are both musical and detailed. Both their Pulsar and their Perspective are great choices, end game for many. The Pearls might have been my end game choice but it out of budget
If I had the additional room and budget, I’d love to have the Harbeth 30 with Hegel 3xx/400 in a third system. |
You are off to a g good start in improving your listening skills and there by improving your system, The least painful way is to choose speakers that can sound brilliant using a low power tube amplifier, (not talking 3 watts) . Less can be a lot more. This guy has recently reviewed some speakers and inexpensive tube amplifiers. check em out... The Bucharest E50 https://fleetwoodsound.com/product/helios/ The Helios speaker https://fleetwoodsound.com/product/helios/ Tube Amplifiers https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=hi+fi.+300b+tube+amplifier |
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