Coffee for a shrink. Keep up the great work. I’m interested in your opinion on Harbeth speakers if you have any experience with them. Thanks !

And thank you so much!These mean a lot to me🙏

I do the sound doesn’t engage me as I am a rock listener.These Fyne I am now selling and are the better choice from p3 when it comes to bass,dynamics and rival in mid and top all for less money.Harbeth more pipe and slipper I like a more visceral and exciting presentation.The graham ls5/9 were also in another league here from the harbeth hl5

ya nikeee ,nike 🤣

Totally agree!

@@riccitone I’ve been considering buying Harbeth Hl5us, non XD version. I’m also looking into Spendor 2/3. Mind sharing your experience with 4/5 ? Sound, power handling, general impressions ? Thanks !

@Aw man, happy to and honored you asked! Really great choices there, have heard the Harbeths but not the 2/3. Don’t think you’d go wrong with those choices! Really depends on the size of your room. The 3/1’s are the next size up from the classics (I believe). My room is only 10 x 14, with system on a short wall. I’ve also got a Rel t/7x to help balance and augment, ad stage etc. Combined with the 4/5’s, it’s positively room filling. I do need to get spl up to 85db peaks to enjoy what that combo can do. I’m running a 75 watt GoldNote PA 10 amp that can about double at 4ohms, so it get them singing when needed. But feel these little suckers could benefit from even more current than what I’m giving them (with caution of course). I think the 3/1’s could still play nice with my room if I went bigger on speakers, but so far I just get more and more surprised by the little 4/5’s whenever I upgrade a component or experiment with positioning. These - and I think the next bigger classic models - tend to sound best when aiming completely on axis - right at you. They sound immensely engaging, with a hint of warmth, but balanced and are incredibly insightful. You hear everything, almost on the level of clarity of an ATC, but they are never fatiguing. Stage is pretty huge, imagining outstanding, center image downright haunting - especially with vocals. They are also as fast as I need them to be, and sound good with just about anything I play on them. One thing is definite, they need either open metal stands or stands with a plate that will match the bottom dimensions of these speakers. They resonate - intentionally by design - and need to be contacted only at the far corners or outer bottom edge. When setup right, they sing like a cello, but still don’t heavily color anything. I’ve rigged some aluminum standoffs to touch only the outer corners with my current stands, made a huge difference in tonality and response. I think the Harbeths share similar tech in that regard. Hope this helps, and please pardon my huge ramble! 👍🏼

Hey hey!and you as well

i will say off.These are for sale if you want them.Just listed on canuckaudiomart

me too but enjoy others also but man the dual concentric is pretty amazing.These are never bright with the bel canto anyway

🙏thx again! They are honestly fantastic and now listed for sale on Canuck but I am not building another system so they go

What is the budget?

I have budget of $5 - $15 k yearly for this hobby. So buy I a piece at a time and see what it offers before trying the next piece. Never tried totem but being Canadian have always been curious. what sound signature do you prefer since you’ve had all 3 in your system recently ?

well I love Totem.I like dynamics great low level listening.I like warm but with nice detail and insight.The bass needs to be fast.The buchardt I have are active and superb but hard to recommend as you probably have a full system.Fyne are right there with the best I have heard.I loved Totem embers.You should try fyne f700

will check it out.Thanks!

I would say minimum 25watts for a tube.They need power to really come alive

@ that is your opinion and you are happy like that The person I know, who has had the speaker for a minute, uses a SE 300B at around 6 watts and is very happy with the sound They tried a push-pull tube amplifier and that was suboptimal for them comparatively so that is their opinion The primary feature I like about the SP500 is the bottom porting which makes a lot of sense to me

ya its great.I bought these to bring to you guys.I will be selling.Not because there bad just because I have the buchardt a10 which I love after the tune change.I am not going to build a whole other system with Fyne

I would say for sure.They are really fantastic speakers but I will be selling after I share a little more on them here as I have the buchardt which were a bigger investment and no amp or source needed

nice.I feel they would thrive with similar priced amplification.Really hear what they could do

@greatlookinglandscap I recently installed cryotone tubes in my amp and that took it to another level. If your a tube guy give them a go. You won't be disappointed.

no the f1-8 is which are quite large and these are 500Sp

i think a naim 50w would be sufficient but naim are a very powerful 50.Buchardt a different animal and should be for more than double cost

@@greatlookinglandscap Thanks. I've been saying for 20+ years: big solid state amps + little speakers OR efficient speakers + tubes amps provide some of the best pairings. Obviously there are other options, but those two typically work out nicely.

@@terrywho22yup for sure

well thats actually truth many need help!

Thx so much for your support🙏these will fill in the lows a lot better than the harbeth as Ive had them and were lean in comparison.The fyne easily rival them on top and mid also for less money

the video pic is pretty good no?If you have a smart tv check it there on a big screen

Hi Darrel come again?

hello anyway

yup.Thanks for that.They are very very nice and a Shrink recommendation for price point

@@khunopie9159 could it also rhyme with Fine ? Just a thought.

@@middleearthltd Yes, wine rhymes with fine

No problem!Shrinks loves you man!

absolutely but they do need power.No fleawatt amp.They would sure love the 845 man o man.Superb little speaker

@@DragnetSound I feel they sound better with tubes. I used a Gold Note solid state amp before the tubes and no comparison. The speakers are an easy drive. My 30 watts is more than enough. The tweeter may require carefully matching of upstream equipment for maximum enjoyment.

These are the Mikes I know🙏

Hey thanks for sharing.I am lucky and very grateful to be alive

Thanks for the kind words🙏

Youzabetcha!

Thanks so much and that is what life’s about.Took me a while to realize it though

holy crap! enjoy it my friend🙏

He'll be in Vancouver too

would be great too see.But tickets too high

lotsa love man.I did a stream missed you there🙏

Sorry I missed it... Hope everything went well

very few attended.Oh well will continue pushing on

Thanks Mike!

God bless Joe🙏🏻

I am here to help brother!

Hi Steven

Thank you so very much.Shrink loves you!

With love❤Thanks🙏

ahhh so thats how you do it🤣

😂

enjoy

absolutely

ah but you only wish you had the freedom of the best speakers in the world on rotation at will.Just be happy you can see something you never will again in one room

darn right.Its helping others period

no just use the hub like I do.Theres no need.They are very good.Just smash the itch😊zen is for building a full system the a10 is for people that dont want too

God bless Geoff!🙏

🤣they could of been there lots buried out of sight inc focal diablo utopia evo

I've been tempted...