Harbeth 40.2 Announced at Munich

Bodhi said:
Joe, I noticed Harbeth haven't published the frequency range of the 40.2's on the website. Any idea of the spec?
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Specifications

Transducer system 3-way vented: 300mm Harbeth bass unit; 200mm RADIAL2™ mid; 25mm Ferro-cooled soft dome tweeter
Freq. response 35Hz-20kHz +/-3dB free-space, grille on, smooth off-axis response
Impedance 6 ohms - easy to drive
Sensitivity 86dB/1W/1m
Amp. suggestion Works with a wide range of amplifiers, ideally from 35W/channel.
Power handling 650W programme
Connector Two 4mm gold-plated binding posts for wires or plugs
Dimensions (hxwxd) 750 x 432 x 388mm (+12mm for grille and binding posts)
Finish Cherry, eucalyptus, rosewood, tiger ebony.
Space needs Ideally free-space away from walls.
Stands To bring ears level with tweeters. (Tweeter: 660mm up from cabinet base)
Weight 38kg each
Packing Single speaker per shipping carton
 
David,

I am not surprised by this.
Vladek from PAB recommends 3 feet and not 4 under electronics. 1 plane of action instead of 4.

As my friend told me, the StillPoints work only by single contact on ceramic balls. There is no bearing. A bearing adds free movement in all planes so we are talking of 2 very different ways of action.
Moreover, the PAB feet can be ordered in various metals, or acrylic, or plywood ( Lignofol). They just released a full ceramic foot that I will try in a few days ( very expensive !). All sound different. Vladek told me that the ceramic ones are the best possible.
How much is the cost of an Ultra 6 ?
( PS: not sure if my friend knows the 6's. ).
 
Jerome W said:
David,

I am not surprised by this.
Vladek from PAB recommends 3 feet and not 4 under electronics. 1 plane of action instead of 4.
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Bruce Jacobs from Stillpoints recommend a mix of 3 and 4 feet depending on the component. 4 feet under the power amp/pre/conditioner, and 3 feet under the cdp, whilst Hans Ole Vitus also recommended using 4 feet under my SCD-025's drive. So there is no hard and fast rule.

Jerome W said:
As my friend told me, the StillPoints work only by single contact on ceramic balls. There is no bearing. A bearing adds free movement in all planes so we are talking of 2 very different ways of action.
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Did your friend provide commentary on how and why the Ultra 6's work, or a-b test those feet against the PAB feet in his system?

Jerome W said:
Moreover, the PAB feet can be ordered in various metals, or acrylic, or plywood ( Lignofol). They just released a full ceramic foot that I will try in a few days (very expensive !). All sound different. Vladek told me that the ceramic ones are the best possible.
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Stillpoints experimented with a lot of different materials, including composites and carbon before settling on stainless steel which they found transfers energy faster than Aluminum and is more stable. Stillpoints are designed so they do not alter the tonality of the connected component unlike many other feet. Everything about the design and materials used in Stillpoints has a specific purpose.

Jerome W said:
How much is the cost of an Ultra 6 ?
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$899 each, or $939 with Ultra base
 
I am staying with my 40.1 and will die with them !

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Jerome - great looking setup! Beautiful. I would love to hear it.

Jerome, have you ever heard of ISOAcoustics? http://www.isoacoustics.com/index.php I have a sneaking suspicion their stands would sound wonderful under Harbeth's. They had an excellent presentation & demo at CES.
 
Jerome,

That's a beautiful setup indeed!

What turntable are you using?




Mike said:
Jerome - great looking setup! Beautiful. I would love to hear it.

Jerome, have you ever heard of ISOAcoustics? http://www.isoacoustics.com/index.php I have a sneaking suspicion their stands would sound wonderful under Harbeth's. They had an excellent presentation & demo at CES.
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Mike,

Thanks for the heads up on those stands. There seems to be a clear difference when the speakers are placed on the stands. Did you hear them at CES? If you did, what were your impressions?

So much for Alan's claim that ANY platform would do. [emoji4]

My only gripe would be that they have a cheap look. I wish they had a better finish and design. IMO, Harbeths generally look best on traditional looking stands, if you know what I mean.
 
Mike said:
Jerome - great looking setup! Beautiful. I would love to hear it.

Jerome, have you ever heard of ISOAcoustics? http://www.isoacoustics.com/index.php I have a sneaking suspicion their stands would sound wonderful under Harbeth's. They had an excellent presentation & demo at CES.
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Thanks Mike ! Americans are welcome in Paris !
No I did not hear about those stands. I will check.
My feet are more "Pro Audio Bono" than Skylan. I use 16 Anti Vibration Feet for my speakers, with the most advanced and expensive ones : the Nickel Manganese.
 
kkfan said:
Jerome,

That's a beautiful setup indeed!

What turntable are you using?







Mike,

Thanks for the heads up on those stands. There seems to be a clear difference when the speakers are placed on the stands. Did you hear them at CES? If you did, what were your impressions?

So much for Alan's claim that ANY platform would do. [emoji4]

My only gripe would be that they have a cheap look. I wish they had a better finish and design. IMO, Harbeths generally look best on traditional looking stands, if you know what I mean.
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Hello,
Thank you.
The TT is the Rega P9 fitted with a Denon Dl103 Expert Stylus Company, into an A23 SUT.
 
Beautiful gear and room. You made a wise decision. Its a world class speakers.


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Beautiful room, Jerome! Perfectly suited for music enjoyment.


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kev313 said:
Beautiful room, Jerome! Perfectly suited for music enjoyment.


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Thank you Kev.
But I felt in love with Altec speakers. There will be soon an other pair of Altecs there.
I am thinking about a pair of Malibu's.
I love the Harbeth sound but Altec is just incredible.
 
Jerome W said:
Thank you Kev.
But I felt in love with Altec speakers. There will be soon an other pair of Altecs there.
I am thinking about a pair of Malibu's.
I love the Harbeth sound but Altec is just incredible.
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Are the Altec as good with vocals as Harbeth is? Do you like the Altec sound better?
 
kkfan said:
Are the Altec as good with vocals as Harbeth is? Do you like the Altec sound better?
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To my huge surprise, yes. The vocals on my Altecs are as good as the ones of the Harbeth. They sound a bit different though, the Altecs being less warm than the Harbeth.
But naturalness and transparency are top notch for both.
There is much more life in the Altec speakers. And they still sound musical and not "in your face". And the bass, although not going very low like Harbeth, is just faster, richer and cleaner than the Harbeth one.
The Harbeth are great for relaxing.
The Altecs are closer to the real life imho.
 
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