Guest Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 @@Marc my eyes are exhausted! Apologies. Easier to just dump them all here
Kaynin Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 How did I miss out on the Melody's????? Not sure either...big room full of big arse amps, playing tunes LOUD - all right at the entry point... 2
Red MacKay Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 @@Marc my eyes are exhausted! After three days there, I was too. Ahh, but it was worth it. When did you take those pics Marc? 9.30am??? Every time I tried to go in most rooms, they were near full to out the hallway.
Guest Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 After three days there, I was too. Ahh, but it was worth it. When did you take those pics Marc? 9.30am??? Every time I tried to go in most rooms, they were near full to out the hallway. Yes deliberately for that reason.
soundbyte Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 After three days there, I was too. Ahh, but it was worth it. When did you take those pics Marc? 9.30am??? Every time I tried to go in most rooms, they were near full to out the hallway. Don't know what time it was Red, but you were sure in a few of the photos, at least three, you definitely got around. Thanks for the photos @@Marc, well done to you and everyone involved. Russell. 1
Guest yamaha_man Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 Thanks God @@evil c never got in many photos, was bad enough having to hear his voice in most room don't you think @@Luc and @@Eggmeister?
Guest 322 Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 (edited) @@Yamaha Man @evilc spent quite a bit of time in the naughty corner throughout the show writing out 1000 times, "I must not talk during a demonstration" Edited July 6, 2016 by 322
Guest Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 <---- Notice my title. It's been that for at least 12 months 3
Newman Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 When did you take those pics Marc? 9.30am??? Every time I tried to go in most rooms, they were near full to out the hallway. Yes deliberately for that reason. Actually for tax purposes. Proof that nobody came. Massive loss (sob!) 1
evil c Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 Hurtful words from you ungrateful people - you're all on notice ! [emoji35] I only whispered during demos !!! [emoji53] Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk
Juicester Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 @evilc spent quite a bit of time in the naughty corner throughout the show I think he did well to even get to the corner. Like others have said, i couldn't get into half the rooms due to poor traffic control...
Juicester Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 melbourne ceilings too low for darko i see! ceiling too low or head too big?.... 4
leo Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 Listening to the Harbeth speakers,I couldn`t help thinking about my Castle Warwicks and how similar the sound was.All in all,I left the show happy with the system I have.
rantan Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 Listening to the Harbeth speakers,I couldn`t help thinking about my Castle Warwicks and how similar the sound was.All in all,I left the show happy with the system I have. The Harbeths sound quite similar to a few traditional UK designed speakers. They just seem to have a better knack of getting a lot of people to drink their kool aid. 2
Guest Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 The Harbeths sound quite similar to a few traditional UK designed speakers. They just seem to have a better knack of getting a lot of people to drink their kool aid. I can understand the attraction. I couldn't before, but this is exactly why I borrowed 40.2 to live with for a while. They have an engagement, and a warmth that I've not come across with almost all other speakers. If you're into music, then these are the speaker for you. If you're an "audiophile", you'll criticise their accuracy. From a reviewers perspective, you couldn't have them as a reference. From an owners perspective, they'd provide many years of beautiful music across all genres. They fit a certain application, that perhaps the majority of StereoNET readers likely wouldn't appreciate. Just my opinion. 2
enjoy Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 Is he really that tall? Yes he is. Especially for me...
rantan Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 I can understand the attraction. I couldn't before, but this is exactly why I borrowed 40.2 to live with for a while. They have an engagement, and a warmth that I've not come across with almost all other speakers. If you're into music, then these are the speaker for you. If you're an "audiophile", you'll criticise their accuracy. From a reviewers perspective, you couldn't have them as a reference. From an owners perspective, they'd provide many years of beautiful music across all genres. They fit a certain application, that perhaps the majority of StereoNET readers likely wouldn't appreciate. Just my opinion. I would actually like to live with a pair for a while just to see if my view about them being boring and flat would change over time, but obviously this would not be possible. I am open to the possibility that my view may change in that situation, but I have heard these at length in 3 different locations and with various good quality amplification and I found them so un impressive I thought I must actually exist in a parallel universe. I am fine with the notion that I am a contrarian in this instance, but I have never before, been so bewildered by what I have read and been told, versus what I heard with this brand and I am also cognisant that I may be ,in fact, just plain wrong.
Newman Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 I can understand the attraction. I couldn't before, but this is exactly why I borrowed 40.2 to live with for a while. They have an engagement, and a warmth that I've not come across with almost all other speakers. If you're into music, then these are the speaker for you. If you're an "audiophile", you'll criticise their accuracy. From a reviewers perspective, you couldn't have them as a reference. From an owners perspective, they'd provide many years of beautiful music across all genres. They fit a certain application, that perhaps the majority of StereoNET readers likely wouldn't appreciate. Just my opinion. That reads more like an opinion on your forum readers than anything else....
Tony M Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 No rantan, you are not wrong and you know it. Individual preferences are, of course, the key to this. I have found the Harbeths I've listened to delightful on some tracks/genres but I'd probably listen to music less if I went in that direction. I get more engaged with a speaker that has a bit more snap, sparkle and dynamics and less "politeness". We tend to need different attributes to bring us closer to live music and I find detail and dynamics help a lot, even if this means a bit of realistic dirt and grit has to come through too. A Harbeth aficionado would probably find my preferred speakers to be too aggressive and "in yer face". But that's fine - vive la difference! 2
Happy Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 i guess polite musical speakers are fine as long as they're not too expensive. i feel the harbeths are a little too expensive.
Guest Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 That reads more like an opinion on your forum readers than anything else.... Nothing other than acknowledgement that most of our readers lean more towards the accuracy camp, rather than the musical camp. Audiophiles, in my opinion, by definition are all about measurements and accuracy. My opinion is that the majority of the active members that engage heavily in debate, are audiophiles. Read nothing more into it than that. I guess we're getting off topic now. 2
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