I never thought this would happen.............

[Toobs]

Hi All
Today I said goodbye to my beloved ProAc 2.5's after 15 years of enjoyment. In their place is a brand new pair of Harbeth SHL5's.

I'll have to admit it was hard making the decision , but this is something I've been thinking about for the last month.

The Harbeth's are sitting on the appropriate Skylan stands and are mass loaded.

Setup was very easy as we set them in basically the same place where the ProAc's were.

Now for the sound. Superb sounding right out of the box and I'm sure it will get better as I get more hours on them.

So far, I'm hearing pinpoint imaging and a wide soundstage. No trace of harshness in the mids or hi's. Bass is ok for me as I'm not a big bass freak.

Please note, this is just a cursory review. I'll add more as I get more hours on them.

So far, I'm a happy camper

 

[Dpod4]

Congrats on the new speakers. Great to hear imaging and soundstage are awesome as I know proacs set the bar high on both those. Enjoy in good health!

 

[joeinid]

Wow!

Congratulations Bob! Wonderful speaker. Please keep us updated. I've never heard Harbeth speakers but obsessed about them for a long time. Photo?

 

[Paul]

Bob...You made me logged in.

You will absolutely love the SHL5. I'm so happy for you.

Now nothing else is matters...you will be in bath with music....

What finish did you get ???

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Wow!

Congratulations Bob! Wonderful speaker. Please keep us updated. I've never heard Harbeth speakers but obsessed about them for a long time. Photo?

Joe...You owe to yourself lol.

For you I would recommend the M30.1

hehe

 

[Toobs]

Bob...You made me logged in.

You will absolutely love the SHL5. I'm so happy for you.

Now nothing else is matters...you will be in bath with music....

What finish did you get ???

Thanks Paul. I got the cherry finish(matches my room decor).

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@Dpod4
Thank you very much.

Joe
Sorry, no pics as I'm photgraphically challenged:wacko::wacko:

 

[joeinid]

Joe...You owe to yourself lol.

For you I would recommend the M30.1

hehe

They look beautiful. Maybe there is room for just one more pair or 2 more pairs of speakers. Darn, this is tough. I may need to ban myself for a while

 

[Paul]

Thanks Paul. I got the cherry finish(matches my room decor).

Great ~! I got the Cherry on my M40.1 and SHL5 as well. Nice. :happy:

When you get a chance to loan or borrow the JL Audio or REL sub from someone. Try it on your SHL5. It was quite different league. Its not only get better on bass everything will sounds better on hi. mid ,bass and stage too.

Oh....PIC's Please

 

[jwhite613]

Bob... Congratulations on your new speakers!!! Enjoy.

 

[Toobs]

Thanks Jeff:woot::woot:

 

[dlb2]

Congrats on the Harbeths. I'm with Joe, never heard them but would love to try some out some day. They are beautiful.

 

[Toobs]

Doug
Thank you

 

[socfan12]

Congrats, Bob! Heard the Harbeths at the NY Audio show, they sounded fantastic!:audiophile:

 

[Dewster]

Congrats Bob!! Enjoy in good health my friend..

 

[iamhifi]

Bob Harbeth are great speakers, I had a 7 ES2 and they got from me the greatest recommendation, also and a friend has HL 5 like yours and they are awesome speakers.
Enjoy them!
Angel

 

[MDP]

Bob, Huge congrats on the new speakers, I love speakers !!!!!!!

Have never had a chance to listen to Harbeth, but I know they have a stellar reputation !!

 

[Mike]

Bob - big congrats! It's funny how we get a personal attachment to our speakers. I bet you will enjoy your new SHL5's!

 

[Toobs]

A short update:
First off, I haven't been listening much in the past few days as I've been a little under the weather(feeling better now).

The Harbeth's have settled in nicely and I feel no need to experiment moving them around. Where they sit now is where they will stay.

Last night I was listening to Chet Baker and WOW!!! he sounded like he was standing in my living room. What a superb talent he was.

I then listened to Miles Davis, Kind of Blue and the results were the same.

So far these speakers are everything I hoped they would be:exciting:

Stay tuned because there will be more to come:hi:

 

[jwhite613]

Bob... Glad to hear you are feeling better. Also that you are enjoying your new speakers this much!!! I imagine they will only sound even better once you get even more hours on them. Nice choices in music!!!

 

[Toobs]

Bob... Glad to hear you are feeling better. Also that you are enjoying your new speakers this much!!! I imagine they will only sound even better once you get even more hours on them. Nice choices in music!!!

Thanks Jeff

Forgot to mention this. Me loves British loudspeakers:heart::heart::heart:

 

[iamhifi]

Bob,
Just wait until they break in, superb image, great detail and nice lower 40 Hz
Angel