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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #240 on: Mar 25, 2011 at 04:36 PM »
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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #241 on: Mar 25, 2011 at 05:54 PM »
congrats sa bagong speakers sir!  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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My HarHar System. . .
« Reply #242 on: Mar 25, 2011 at 09:50 PM »
Just out of the box. . . my rosewood Compact 7 powered by the Harman Kardon HK990. . .  ;D






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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #243 on: Mar 25, 2011 at 09:55 PM »
Uy another Harbeth owner!! ;) Congratz, Sir Muypogi!! 8) 8) 8) 8)!!!
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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #244 on: Mar 25, 2011 at 10:36 PM »
umuulan ng harbeth ayossss
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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #245 on: Mar 25, 2011 at 11:36 PM »
Congrats Moy! How's the match so far w/ the harman? Enjoy!
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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #246 on: Mar 25, 2011 at 11:44 PM »
di ko pa pala na post out of the box...


medyo messy pa as I am still tweaking the locations of the speakers...

but loving them, It is hard not to  ;) ;) ;)

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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #247 on: Mar 25, 2011 at 11:56 PM »
fuggeeeeeeee ng harbeths

pero pogi din nung patungan ng AVR I like
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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #248 on: Mar 25, 2011 at 11:59 PM »
brader Muy, ganda talaga ng rosewood  :o :o :o ... congrats
fuggeeeeeeee ng harbeths

pero pogi din nung patungan ng AVR I like
brader Pip, tiratira na kahoy lang yan, at isang coat lang ng poly...  ::)

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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #249 on: Mar 26, 2011 at 12:04 AM »
brader Muy, ganda talaga ng rosewood  :o :o :o ... congratsbrader Pip, tiratira na kahoy lang yan, at isang coat lang ng poly...  ::)

iyun ang maganda tira tira lang ibig sabihin madaling ma acquire hehehehe

i will shift to a rack less design pag lipat sa bagong bahay, wall mount plasma, tapos wall mount center speaker holder para yung receiver nasa baba lang then a second layer yung mga sources, minimalist concept
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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #250 on: Mar 26, 2011 at 12:07 AM »
iyun ang maganda tira tira lang ibig sabihin madaling ma acquire hehehehe

i will shift to a rack less design pag lipat sa bagong bahay, wall mount plasma, tapos wall mount center speaker holder para yung receiver nasa baba lang then a second layer yung mga sources, minimalist concept
draw a picture sa paper tapos send me a picture so I can draw new plans  ;)

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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #251 on: Mar 26, 2011 at 12:12 AM »
si brader John naman hihintayin natin... anong color jaya kinuha nya?

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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #252 on: Mar 26, 2011 at 04:06 AM »
Cherry finish like yours (cherry yan diba?), should arrive this afternoon. Nice stands btw. I ordered the Skylan SHL5 stands but in 2 weeks pa ang dating.

Ganda ng rosewood ni Muy. How is the synergy with HK?
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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #253 on: Mar 26, 2011 at 04:47 AM »
di ko pa pala na post out of the box...


The STANDS are perfect w/ your HARBIES ;)
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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #254 on: Mar 26, 2011 at 09:34 AM »
Congrats Moy! How's the match so far w/ the harman? Enjoy!

INitial listening lang:

1) brings out more detail
2) night listening quite surprising - no need to turn volume up to hear details;
3) large soundstage; no need to turn on subwoofer to give life to big recordings. .

More to come. . . wala pang plaka yan

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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #255 on: Mar 26, 2011 at 10:05 AM »
The STANDS are perfect w/ your HARBIES ;)

Nice stands boss timber, pero dapat rosewood din kinuha mo para match!

IMHO, the rosewood color should be the standard finish.  Looks like fine furniture.  Sounds great too. . .

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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #256 on: Mar 26, 2011 at 10:07 AM »
Cherry finish like yours (cherry yan diba?), should arrive this afternoon. Nice stands btw. I ordered the Skylan SHL5 stands but in 2 weeks pa ang dating.

Ganda ng rosewood ni Muy. How is the synergy with HK?

Initial listening is very promising on the HarHar combo.  Hintayin nating ma-break in para mas maganda.  Will try spinning LPs later tonight. . .

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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #257 on: Mar 26, 2011 at 10:32 AM »
Muy, if you can, consider putting more space between the 2 speakers to expand the soundstage.
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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #258 on: Mar 26, 2011 at 10:32 AM »
INitial listening lang:

1) brings out more detail
2) night listening quite surprising - no need to turn volume up to hear details;
3) large soundstage; no need to turn on subwoofer to give life to big recordings. .

More to come. . . wala pang plaka yan

ako I was initially not impressed coming from the CDM1 first 10 minutes showed only minor improvements. but after that the difference started stretching out (must be the break-in method  ;D). and with speaker placement tweaking, it was apparent that this speakers belong to a different class. details, details and more details  ;D. the low frequencies initially gave me a heartburn  ;D ;D ;D, had to move them further from the wall in my small room. and with the soundstage, I don't know the correct words to descried it, but singers appear in front of me, even a whole band for that matter (makes me think how they fit in my room  ;D). I can hear Rod Stewart change distance from his microphone and other similar sounds I never noticed with the cd's I have for a long while now.
The C7's truly are very natural and very musical not to mention very pretty too. Like I said earlier, you cannot go wrong with them or any Harbeth for that matter.
I have always referenced the sq of a system from Fr. Jim's audio set and to my ears, I can now reference from what I have  ::) ::) ::) of course that is my opinion  ;)

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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #259 on: Mar 26, 2011 at 10:37 AM »
Nice stands boss timber, pero dapat rosewood din kinuha mo para match!

IMHO, the rosewood color should be the standard finish.  Looks like fine furniture.  Sounds great too. . .
Thanks Muy, I wanted the rosewood brader without a doubt, but the extra cost wasn't worth it for me, had to eat sardines to have these for three months. and if I chose rosewood, it would increase another month or so  :P. No while we were trying to decide, swmbo (she who must be obeyed aka wifey) said we wanted to hear music and not stare at the beautiful furniture  ;D so saving a bit for future upgrade it becomes. while I stare at your speakers, it makes me want them a lot, but I am very happy with what I got... very very happy as a matter of fact  ;)  ;D ;D ;D

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« Reply #260 on: Mar 26, 2011 at 12:12 PM »
..and they are big:

Side tables will serve as speaker stands in the meantime:

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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #261 on: Mar 26, 2011 at 12:17 PM »
your side tables look almost perfect for them, nice stuff. will watch as it unfolds... cheers

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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #262 on: Mar 26, 2011 at 05:56 PM »
Super HL5?

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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #263 on: Mar 26, 2011 at 07:04 PM »


I put on James Bobchak's Sundance Flamenco (guitar music) and in very short order, was floored by the immediacy and PRAT.



Wirelessly streamed flac files thru a Sonos ZP90 was merely good, something the upcoming Bel Canto DAC should fix.



If a Chinese EL34 amp with 35-wpc sounds this good with the Harbeths, I wonder how Japanese heavy iron with 180-wpc will sound?  Will find out next week.  :)

« Last Edit: Mar 26, 2011 at 07:08 PM by lithium_deuteride »
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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #264 on: Mar 26, 2011 at 07:11 PM »
Congratulations!
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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #265 on: Mar 26, 2011 at 09:44 PM »
 :o :o :o Shl5 plus Accuphase... Dang :o :o :o musical heaven in the making. congrats brader.

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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #266 on: Mar 27, 2011 at 09:46 AM »
awesome audio set up sir john

congrats.
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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #267 on: Mar 27, 2011 at 10:27 AM »


umuulan ng harbeth ayossss
Umuulan nga ng Harbeths!!! :D :D :D Congratz, Sir Lithium!!
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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #268 on: Mar 27, 2011 at 11:00 AM »
Thanks guys. I see the light at the end of the tunnel. When everything is in, that's it for me. No more audio upgrades. Tweaks na lang.  :)
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Re: Harbeth speakers
« Reply #269 on: Mar 27, 2011 at 11:04 AM »
Thanks guys. I see the light at the end of the tunnel. When everything is in, that's it for me. No more audio upgrades. Tweaks na lang.  :)

Congratulations!
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