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In Reply to: RE: Harbeth SHL 5 Plus, room size? posted by Mossback on November 12, 2015 at 08:11:06
I have a pair of regular SHL5's in a 13x11x8 back room, drywall and carpeted suspended floor. By all rights it should sound terrible, and initial placement WAS very unacceptably boomy. But after a little placement adjustment, they sounded wonderful; a little fatter-sounding than Compact 7's in the same room but in a good way. Bottom line is, you just never know. Yes, my room is probably a bit more "lossy", but your room should be fine, and by all means experiment with placement if suboptimal at first.
Also, in MY experience, Harbeths seem to like shorter listening distances, maybe a relic of their BBC monitor heritage. As always, YMMV.
Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
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Thanks for sharing. Your bass should be cleaner and tighter so it is your room not playing nice I guess. Glad you are enjoying them.
I am sure 7's would be great in my room but I would like that extra 5dB of bottom end. Mr Shaw says they will work in most any sized room I'm not so sure.
the larger-sized SHL5 should be a good fit, and the increased bass extension should manifest itself well. Even in my room, they are great, definitely better than the Compact 7's even though the C7's seem more suitably-sized. The C7's are a little punchier and precise sounding, maybe better for rock, likely due to the smaller cabinet, but the SHL5's just have a better sense of scale and fullness.
Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
After auditioning extensively in the shop room, I found the compact 7 to be better overall in spite of the big price differences. I dont like too much bass which probably explains it.
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