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Post Subject: Is this a mercy killing?Posted by Paul S on: 9/6/2007
Every musician/composer I know who has heard the Harbeth Monitor 40s has liked them, for whataever this is worth. They aren't cheap and they are not efficient, but they are pitched well within their limits and they provide enough detail to allow you to follow instrumental lines, ensemble play, or critique performances, if this is what you want to do. I think they strike a fair balance between listening tool and vehicle for musical transportion. You can also turn them down and work in the room with them, without them drilling holes in your head or giving you the shakes.
You can easily find plenty of stuff that has been written about these speakers, and there are enough of them around that you might even find some to audition, which I strongly recommend you do before you pay for anything.
Since I don't follow the mainstream any more you will have to get advice on electronics from someone else, but I think these require a minimum of 50 effective watts per channel, and not SET. It is much easier to decide on electronics once you have a particular speaker in mind, and this pairing is very important, it is not at all mix-n-match, "only the best", etc.
I only jumped in because you seem lost in a way I can relate to. I don't know what I would do without music.
Good luck.
Best regards,
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