Harbeth and Maggie.. What else?

by bhchung on Done For Now
System
Ayre QB9 - Amazing!!!
My TT and Sutherland
Tuby Tuby
Genalex KT88 Gold Lion
Ah~ My harbeth!!

Description

Harbeth is my main but I often switch to Maggie when I miss real-life-like sound stage and air of Maggie for Symphony and Chorus.

I recently replaced Cary V12 with Aleph 0 mono blocks. V12 had sweet sweet midrange but Aleph sounds also very musical with much kicks. Aleph mono blocks drive both speakers beautifully.

I am working on improving Phono sounds. I will probably add some isolation system (Ginko Cloud 10?) sometime soon.

I have not been upgrading digital gears for years as my serious listening has been all Vinyl.

Happy Listening!!

Latest changes:

Added Music Reference RM200

Added Ayre DAC QB9 running with jRiver.

jRiver looks and runs beautiful with Dell SX2210T touch screen monitor.
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Components Toggle details

    • Harbeth Compact 7es3
    One of newer Harbeth. I think this is one of the best value speakers out there.
    • Cary Audio Design SLP-05
    I love it!
    • Pass Labs Aleph O Mono Block
    Nelson Pass's first amp under Pass Lab label. Mono block - 75W each
    • VPI Industries VPI Scout Master
    Scout Master with SDS + Peripheral Ring
    • VPI Industries JMW-9 Signature
    Comes with Nordost wiring
    • Dynavector Karat 17D3
    Low output (0.3mv) cartridge
    • Sutherland PH.D - Phono Pre
    You need 16 'D' batteries. No power cord needed.
    • Sony SCD-XA5400ES
    New flag ship from Sony. Best value. Class A+.
    • Magnepan MG-1.6qr
    Maggie! Maggie! Bravo! Works really beautiful with Aleph 0.
    • Cardas Golden Reference
    0.5m Tonearm - Phone Pre
    • Nordost Red Dawn
    0.5m CD Player - Pre Amp
    • Nordost Red Dawn
    1m Phone Pre - Pre Amp
    • Acoustic Zen Silver Reference II
    1m Pre Amp - Power Amp
    • Audioquest Mont Blanc
    6' Used for Harbeth
    • Kimber 8TC
    8' Used for Maggie
    • Skylan Speaker Stands For Harbeth Compact 7es3
    Custom design for Harbeth. Very recommended stands for any Harbeth speakers.
    • VPI Industries SDS Synchronous Drive System
    Great upgrade for my ScoutMaster
    • Gingko Cloud 10 for VPI ScoutMaster
    My Scoutmaster works like suspension table with this Could 10.
    • IsoClean IsoClean Fuse for SLP-05
    Can you believe that this Fuse is directional?
    • Revelation Audio Lab umbilical power cable for SLP-05
    It works. Even more clarity and bass to my SLP-05.
    • Music Reference RM-200
    Mk-II
    • Ayre QB-9
    USB DAC - Amazing

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What would be your choice if you could only have one pair of speakers, either the Harbeth or Maggie? Please tell us why! Thanks

Dave

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