I finally got to hear 40.1's today ....

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Wow! Holy cow. I am going to LOVE them. I bought another pair of stands for my non-existent speakers from someone in NJ through ebay.

He has them setup up on lower stands for his room, the reason why I bought his.

I listened for about 40 minutes. I was blown away. These will be amazing. Amazingly sweet vocals. The sound was so present in the room. Full bass and sweet top end. OMG! I can't take the wait now. I had no idea how amazing they'd sound.

Jerome, my friend, you are 100% right. The 40.1 are stunning.

Bruce was with me and here's what he said ...

"The Harbeths are so different.**So much presence and immediacy.**Ridiculous upfront midrange.**It's hard to imagine anyone not loving what we heard today.**Female vocals are off the chart beautiful."

The grills were on when we heard them.

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As Tom Petty said, The waiting is the hardest part. Glad you are loving your new speakers before you get them. Enjoy them.
 
Yup, pretty adequate :)

They will be wonderful.
 
nice Joe, it sucks that you had to go somewhere else to hear them after all this time waiting, but now you know you made the right choice. congrats!! few more months they should be there.lol.
 
Maybe I am showing my age, but I like the old school speaker design, a big woofer, mid, and tweeter. The only problem is they sit so low to the floor. It appears the stands fix that issue.

Have fun when they arrive. Don't break them. :)
 
Thanks Steve, Thanks Bud. I'll be good. I promise :)
 
Joe. great to hear. When my M40.1 left my house. I was looking for the replacement at their price range and auditioned the Devore O96, PMC IB2Is, Spendor SP100...etc.. None of them could replace the beautiful Harbeth sounds.
Enjoy them! Great speakers.
 
Joe,
I'm very happy that you liked them.
I did not hear all high end speakers of the market, but at any price, there are only 2 who leaves me speechless. The Wilsons XLF and the Harbeth 40.1.
And I am lucky enough to own one of the two ! :D
They are simply speakers for life.
To me, they just smoke everything else.



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Congrats, Joe!! Harbeths are wonderful speakers! Happy listening my friend!:audiophile:
 
Nice Joe! Couple of things:

- I heard someone mention the height. Big as they are...they are absolutely stand-mounts. But...Harbeth guys will tell you; to be careful, not to go too high. Like art...they are more involving, lower than you might think. :)

(for the record...I think the recommended stand-height, is 12" even)

Joe...were they driven with that UR Unico; or is there something lurking behind the rack? Can you describe, how they differ from 30.1s; other than the obvious?
 
They were being driven by an 18 wpc Melody integrated with 300B or maybe 2A3 tubes. I don't know the model and it does not look like a current offering. The bass was ever so slightly puffy but the speakers were glorious. Waaaaaaaay bigger sound. Fuller with more meat on the bone. More immediate, upfront sound with right in front of you presence. Just wonderful. For me, no contest if you have the room. I can see how bass could be an issue in smaller rooms with the 40.1. Tons of bass.
 
Congrats. What is the glorious tv - was that projection onto a screen?
 
It was not one when we where there but it was a projection TV. I'll try and find out what model of projector.

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Congrats. What is the glorious tv - was that projection onto a screen?
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Thx joe I don't need to know just wondered if it was flat screen or projection. Image looks amazing....almost as stunning as the 40.1s!
 
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