I am creating that same magic sound the M40.1s make with my P3s, albeit on a smaller scale – as I said, the Harbeth magic (or house sound) seems to be shared across the entire line. IMHO though, and like you, I claim to really know nothing – I'm no expert, I just can talk on what I hear – amplification does contribute to the sound a speaker makes. Which is why I brought up the Audio Note/Harbeth question here and not on HUG. Thanks for your response – I appreciate all replies to any of my threads or questions! I hear you regarding Alan Shaw and what his most-likely response would be, and I'm quite familiar with his take on amps and his speakers, and I have the greatest respect for the man. Once done, you'll have a bucket load of money to spend on something more worthwhile. Don't take my advice - I know nothing - but do look at what Alan Shaw says. I get the desire to keep spending, but in the past I've been as guilty as the rest of us in confusing spending with improving. This isn't meant to be a mean- spirited reply, quite the opposite. If you put this proposition to him (i.e, I think buying an expensive amp with an output this side of 20w will be a good move) I can imagine the horror on his face. He has a number of threads on there that all point to the madness of wanting and expecting to drive his loudspeakers with amps of such meagre output. I know how much you appreciate the guidance of Alan Shaw, as I frequent the Harbeth forum as well. Surely, if you want to have some of that at home, you'll have to buy the speakers that cost, what, five times the model you've just bought? Why on earth would you think that you could somewhow re-create the magic of such expensive- and much bigger - loudspeakers by throwing an awful lot of money on an amplifier which, by the standards of the speaker designer himself, is underpowered? What makes you think the magic is in the amp rather than the speakers? I can listen at moderate/loud levels in my place (and often do). Yes, the Brio-R is great, hands down the best amp I've heard for under $900, but I got a taste of tubes spending time with a M40.1/Classé/Audio Note set-up and it has me really wanting to have some of that at home. My other amp is a pushpull amp that puts out all of 5 watts. They only put out about 6 watts, but they are pretty nice sounding for the first 3 watts or so (plenty enough for me for most music). He likes the sound, but, thought they are a little more difficult to match to lower powered amps than comparable sounding speakers like Spendors.įor the record, I have one set of Audionote gear-a pair of Kageki amps. I asked a local deal who sells only lower to mid powered tube gear why he doesn't carry Harbeth speakers. But, mostly I have heard them coupled to modestly powered solid state. Are Harbeths the right kind of speaker? I have heard Harbeths with Shindo gear sound quite good. I have limited experience with the lower end Audionote amps, what I heard sounded decent with the right kind of speakers. Power often comes at the expense of some of the magic- in terms of great midrange presence, a deep and enveloping soundstage- that low powered triodes and single ended amps can deliver. But, there is hardly a situation where everything else IS equal. Yes, it doesn't hurt to have extra power, everything else being equal. To me, a lot of people overestimate the amount of power needed to achieve satisfying sound. There is nothing like trying it out for yourself.
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