PS, In case anyone is interested:
Robert Greene, among others, has reviewed the Harbeth M40 in glowing terms. Is it one of the best speakers out there? Yes. Is it the best? No, of course not, because now we get into questions of taste, room, needs, etc. A Dali Megaline, which is arguably amongst the very, very best -- it is scary good -- would not work in a 12x12 room. However, I have owned speakers ranging from Dali (the Grands), Von Schweikerts, Spendor, Quad ESL-988 and 989s. For my needs and tastes, the Harbeth is easily the more engaging, tonally pure speaker. Quads image better, of course, if set up properly and if you sit in just the right spot. Harbeths are easier to position and have a warmth and "rightness" to the midrange that beat the Quads. Apples, oranges. So, this is what I find bizarre about Dan's comments: first, we have no idea what he uses; second, if someone OTHER than Dan recommends a component, it must, perforce, be a bad component and the user must be a dupe. Of course, Dan, who hasn't been reviewing speakers on a weekly basis for twenty years, who has no formal training in acoustics, no PhD in mathematics, who is not a recorded musician and engineer for well-received classical recordings, etc., certainly knows better. Again, I just fail -- utterly -- to understand people who insist on baiting and insulting strangers. When that person has no legs on stand on other than his sarcasm, snootiness, and financial agenda, well, it is even worse. -- highdudgeon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ highdudgeon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2195 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19475 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
