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Old 02-07-2015, 01:24 PM
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I heard the Harbeth Super HL5 plus today. It was driven by a Octave V110 - Premier. The source was a Acoustic Signature WOW XL, we listened to only vinyl. I was blown away by the Harbeth.
I have listened to the HL5 2 weeks ago on very high end electronics.
The mids, transparency and speed were very good.
Apart from that, they sounded like an other brand compared to the 40.1 and the P3ESR.
Compared to the 40.1, I am sorry to say that the HL5 sounded like budget speakers.
I have little hope that the SHL5 could sound
really better.
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Btw may I ask how to take away some bass from Harbeth M40.1. I am using Skylan stands...

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Btw may I ask how to take away some bass from Harbeth M40.1. I am using Skylan stands... Thanks
First try to reposition the speaker to reduce the bass. You can restrict the air moving through the ports. Either stuff one or both ports. As a more refined solution you can use a bundle of drinking straws and fine tune the length of the straws in the bundle. Be careful not to drop anything inside the ports.
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Too close to rear or side wall(s)?
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Btw may I ask how to take away some bass from Harbeth M40.1. I am using Skylan stands... Thanks
Good advices already but I will add this one :
Isolate the Skylan stands from the floor with something else than spikes. Pro Audio Bono Anti Vibration Feet ( or Still Points) will do wonders.
Isolate also the speaker from the stand : forget the Q Bricks. They do almost nothing. You may use anti vibration feet for maximum result or simpler wood disks made of very dense wood. PAB's Lignofol is great for this.
Other question : which amp do you use ?
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I've only tried the Monitor 40.1 at a shop, but I too was impressed - it was extremely well-balanced. Consumer Top has a rather in-depth review of it too that you might want to see. I'll check out the one in Tone Audio!
I agree consumer top has a great review and its a great speaker. Audio Speaker World and Cnet both have great reviews as well.
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How does their level of transparency and detail retrieval compare to other speakers in their price range? (Imagic S1 MKII, Wilson Sabrina, etc.)
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