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The Harbeth 30.2 and the new dancing partner PrimaLuna Dialogue HP saw 12 hours of straight music marathon/break in. Every few hours I would sit in the sweet spot and give them a listen. Sometime in the afternoon I cued up the album by the Chinese singer Zhao Peng on Roon. Well, what was supposed to be a quick listen and back to work, turned out to be a 45 min listening session. I just couldn't pull away. Incredibly musical and satisfying pair across the board.
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I am starting to look for new speakers. My room is 14x17. I have to have it set up to listen across the short dimension and the long wall has about 16 in deep in half height cabinetry in front of which would go the speakers. This gives me about a 8 foot per side equilateral triangle. My list to check out includes Canton Ref 9K, Dynaudio Special 40, B&W 805d3, Bryston Mini T and possibly Aerial 5t. I’ve always wondered about Harbeth but never had a chance to hear them. I’m using a PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium Integrated with KT120s. The Harbeths are a little inefficient but the listening distance and room is small. Are the 30.2s too big for the room and distance or too inefficient for the PL? (I’ve thought about upgrading to the HP but I’m in Miami and concerned about the heat although my Dialogue Premium doesn’t seem too bad in that respect and it is using the 120s).
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I'm in Dallas and have not made it to any of the BIG shows. We have LSAF but that is more of a home grown individual show than big dealers and manufactures. I need to just dedicate a weekend and make a trip. Serge - Sorry for the thread hijack. |
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As far as the PrimaLuna, have no doubt it will drive them easily in a room your size. My 30.2 are now in a 26x31 room and even in Triode mode they fill the room with balanced sound effortlessly. The HP is a very ballsy tube amp and the other models should be good too. Have a listen to the 30.2 and see if they do it for you. |
One other observation is that these being British monitors and are often used in smaller living spaces than what we are used to, do very well with near field listening as in the more conventional setup. No treble peakiness near or far, the tweeters are extremely well behaved. The midrange is fantastic and either way and midbass may sound just a touch plumper and warmer if you place them closer to the walls than they should be but nothing major. Fairly easy speaker to accommodate.
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Serge - I am glad you are having a great time with your new speakers!
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