In Reply to: Large-scale works on Harbeth speakers posted by George S. Roland on January 10, 2025 at 17:14:17:
I listen to a lot of orchestral works on my Compact 7s and rarely think of myself as being short-changed. No, the power and depth of the lower denizens of the orchestra are not presented in their full glory, but there is enough there to offer ample satisfaction. Nothing is going to reproduce the sound of an orchestra in a big hall, but you can find surprising fulfillment with the modest-sized Harbeths, IMO, especially when you get the beautiful natural timbres and textures of the orchestra.
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- RE: Large-scale works on Harbeth speakers - hesson11 15:42:56 01/11/25 (12)
- There is substantial number of listeners who do not prefer large scale sound - Wojciech 15:55:58 01/11/25 (11)
- RE: There is substantial number of listeners who do not prefer large scale sound - Wojciech 17:45:20 01/11/25 (9)
- RE: "elephant images" vs. "large scale sound" ? - peppy m. 17:54:02 01/11/25 (8)
- two different things with the first one being somewhat comical - Wojciech 19:07:58 01/11/25 (7)
- Big drivers in a small room might sound comical... - peppy m. 02:05:27 01/12/25 (6)
- Any size which can get through the door can be made to work in small room - Wojciech 06:35:23 01/12/25 (5)
- When refrigerator size can get through the door = Cerwin Vega. (nt - peppy m. 10:18:29 01/12/25 (4)
- Big CV's are not engineered for small room. - Wojciech 10:54:57 01/12/25 (3)
- Dancing disco monkeys like them in small rooms. (nt - peppy m. 11:44:17 01/12/25 (2)
- I thought dancing disco monkeys are long dead already - Wojciech 14:57:42 01/12/25 (1)
- Dancing disco monkeys are coming back in "Wicked" - pt 2 (nt) - Steve O 15:24:08 01/12/25 (0)
- Ah yes... the purity of timbre in the miniaturized diorama. - peppy m. 17:20:19 01/11/25 (0)