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Dynaudio Confidence 5 vs Harbeth Speakers

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Hi All,

Looking at changing my my C5 out to the Harbeth range. For those that know the C5 it has a great mid range, in fact the overal presentaion is very good, just a hard speaker to drive. It has been compared to the temptation in the way of sound. It is a lot nicer speaker than any of the current confidence range by far.

Anyone done a side my side comparison with the C5 and the Harbeths or heard both? Would love to hear your thoughts. I can't hear the harbeths (as no distributor in my country) so I'm taking a wild guess here.

I found the Proac (Tablette Ref 8 Sig) to quite frankly sound harsh in the mids / highs compared to the C5 which were silky smooth. We are talking two diferent prices here. The Dyns cost over twice the value of the Harbeths when I brought them. So am I expecting to much from the Harbeths?

Obviously looking at improving the sound. Mainly into vocals and going to harbeth I can afford to change to a lot smaller amp. Presently using 220W of OTL to drive the Dyns and they do a great job of it (dont go past 12 o'clock) on the pre amp.

Thanks all for your input.

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RE: Dynaudio Confidence 5 vs Harbeth Speakers - Dr.Phil 11:16:42 05/13/10 (0)
Your going to be hard pressed to beat the C5's, they are just so dam good. Unless you got a lot of money to spend.
PJB
RE: Dynaudio Confidence 5 vs Harbeth Speakers - Nolitan777@yahoo.com 00:58:01 05/11/10 (1)
If your room is small, the P3s are the ones to beat!! awesome sounding mini monitors. Very easy to please in terms of power requirements. Seductive to say the least!
If your room is bigger, the SHL5s are the way to go.
- RE: Dynaudio Confidence 5 vs Harbeth Speakers - che13 01:45:03 05/11/10 (0)
  Hi there.
  
  Room is 4m x 4m approx
Which Harbeth? - Frihed89 11:20:23 05/10/10 (3)
Harbeth's are somewhat less "present" and accurate. Well balanced. Bass is not as emphasized as on your speakers.
"What did the Romans ever do for us?"
- RE: Which Harbeth? - Che 18:23:35 05/10/10 (2)
  Hi There,
  
  Thats what I was thinking as well.
  
  I was looking at either the small P3ESR or the larger SHL5. It's either one or the other, but likely the small P3ESR for looks as it's a smallish listening room.
  
  Cheers
  - RE: Which Harbeth? - Frihed89 03:17:09 05/11/10 (1)
    The P3 is a wonderful little speaker, but has limited bass range and dynamics compared to your Dynaudio. The SHL5 has better bass and dynamics, but is harder to drive. It is very smooth, very well balanced and has a brilliant top-end as well.
    
    But look. Harbeth and Dynaudio are really different sounding speakers. I prefer the Harbeth, but you may not. Think of Harbeth as a more relaxed sound than your current speakers, but no less detailed.
    "What did the Romans ever do for us?"
    - RE: Which Harbeth? - che13 03:38:45 05/11/10 (0)
      Thank you Frihed89,
      
      So by relaxed you mean slower? Thats my definition of relaxed. I'm looking for something a 'tad' warmer in the mid section. The dynaudios have a fair bit of 'weight' behind the sound and are fast.
      
      Cheers
      Che

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