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Hello. I am interested in the history of the development of the BBC Monitors. Does anyone have a copy of the Wireless World magazine articles (1968?) showing details of...

Alan, you've said that there is further room for refinement of and improvement on your products based on the BBC school of speaker design. I'm curious as to what those might...

Why is that the loudspeaker technology did not advance to a more sophisticated level like the TV has which even though invented 50 years later but now in terms of technology...

This is not particularly a Harbeth question, Alan, but I would value your technical opinions, as I am sure others would. Having moved my main system to a house in Cyprus I...

Due to my ignorance I had been using the "Blu Dot" pads that Sound Anchor provides but they, to my dismay, made awful (and permanent) rings on the cabinets and have too much...

A little while back I had a problem w/a mid bass driver on my Compact 7's. I realized it as soon as it happened although thereafter it was difficult to detect because it...

I notice a very soft noise which is not exactly a hum (more like like something is fully energized or like the star wars lightsaber sound) from the SHL5 woofers (but not from...

Two of my favourite classical voices are those of Bryn Terfel and Jessye Norman. Over the years I have heard a number of their recordings but have generally been disappointed...

I own my SHL5 since 10 months. It's the speaker's sound that best matches my room in ten years, and so I'm grateful to them (and I've had a lot of speakers). (Rest of the...

Hey Alan, What exactly is the function of the super tweeter? I have always been confused about them. I've seen 'passive' ones on really exotic speakers that supposedly add...

Alan, I have a Compact 7-ES3 that fell off the stand onto a floor from about 21" above the ground onto a throw rug which was on top of a wooden floor. I immediately picked...

Hi, A couple months ago we invested in a pair of Harbeth Harbeth HL-P3ES-2 for our home HiFi system. I have been exceptionally satisfied with these mini monitors,...

Hi Alan, Harbeth beautiful thin walled sounds has kept me pondering for the past few months. I recently wrote something about it in another forum. This is the first time I...

If all I need is a power amplifier to hide in a corner can you recommend any amp modules available in the UK?. I have seen a few on the internet Why pay for an...

Hello, Since I bought my HL5’s about 4-5 years ago, I have gotten married and have a 19 month-old baby girl. So you could say things have changed. We’re moving to a new...

This is a little different. I own a pair of BC1 speakers in a small room (184X126"). I was plaqued by thumpy bass that I correlated to the speaker placement ( in the corners...

Hi May I know what is the significant of Frequency Response of a system? Thus, interpreting the Bode Diagram and etc. I only know we should have only poles in the...

Those of us who have discovered the characteristic Harbeth sound never want to part with it for another speaker brand. But the other thing that some recent posts have thrown...

What is Harbeth's view on the advantages of active speakers in the domestic environment? There must be some advantages as many pro speakers are active, and your own 40.1 is...

Alan, I remembered that you mentioned a while ago that Harbeth speakers has the equivalence of 11 bits resolution. Can you elaborate what that means? It is the number...

My existing aging single-wire speaker cable needs to be changed. I have a pair of bi-wire speaker cable and would like to use them as a single-wire without removing the SHL5...