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RE: Harbeth C7-ES3 + McIntosh MA6600 or Harbeth M40.1 + NAD

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In Reply to: RE: Harbeth C7-ES3 + McIntosh MA6600 or Harbeth M40.1 + NAD posted by Will_H on October 27, 2009 at 17:38:23

Forget how the speakers may have sounded when you heard them in another setting, and buy the speaker best suited to the size of your room which I think you'd agree is the Harbeth.
In my opinion, buying an amp with tone controls to reduce the bass of a bigger speaker is a bit like buying a car with a bigger engine because it has better performance, then leaving the hand-brake part on to stop it from going too fast.
The speaker/room interface has, in my opinion, the biggest influence on sound so look to get that right and then buy the most resolving, tone-control-free amp you can afford, safe in the knowledge you will get all the benefits of that resolution, especially when it comes to bass quality.

Today is a gift - that's why it's called the Present.

Best Regards,
Chris Redmond.

Edits: 10/29/09

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