sheltie dave
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Leben/Harbeth Listening Session in St. Louis
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sheltie dave
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Here are a few photos..
On the left side, a Leben CS300, below a Leben CS600. On the right, a Leben line stage preamp, below a Leben MC phono preamp.
Michael, Charlie, and Steve listening to some tasty tunes.
Totems, DeVores, Harbeths, and Vandersteens, oh my!
On the left side, a Leben CS300, below a Leben CS600. On the right, a Leben line stage preamp, below a Leben MC phono preamp.
Michael, Charlie, and Steve listening to some tasty tunes.
Totems, DeVores, Harbeths, and Vandersteens, oh my!
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sheltie dave
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And again...
sheltie dave
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And a few more...
This Kuzma is totally cool, in a delightful steampunkt fashion.
This Kuzma is totally cool, in a delightful steampunkt fashion.
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sheltie dave
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They have some good gear to drool over...
:drool:
where was this?
where was this?
sheltie dave
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I like some of the midcentury modern vibe they have installed.
Cadillac Kid
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I want the TT throw pillow.
sheltie dave
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John, the Harbeth Compact 7s with the Leben CS600 were quite good. When we swapped the Compacts out for the larger Harbeths, I thought the bass was possibly a little too ripe, but with the 14' ceilings, that can sometimes be problematic.
Michael reacted quite favorably to the one set of Totems. We ran through the Leben CS300, 600, and Michael's Van Alstine modded Dynaco Stereo 70(with the Totems.) The Harbeths did not like the Dynaco, while the Totems were quite happy with the ST70. Synergy and good impedance matching can make a huge difference in what plays well together.
The turntable setup was quite nice, with a balanced presentation that drew us in in very comfortable fashion. The Harbeths, Leben, and TT are a system I could live with happily in a loft style apartment for years.
sheltie dave
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David, this all happened at St. Louis Stereo, 2020 Washington downtown. Michael came up with his son for a youth select hockey tournament, and he wanted to audition some Harbeths for his evolving sound room. We will visit again. :thmbsp:
Some of the new Totem look.
Wow! I didn't know a store like this existed here!
Lemme know the next time you guys do something...I'd love to join, and now that I have wheels again, I can!
Lemme know the next time you guys do something...I'd love to join, and now that I have wheels again, I can!
Art K.
The Voodoo You Do!
Thanks for the update. I've run my Harbeths with a modified Stereo-70 here and everything is great except the bass. It just doesn't match up well, though they like my Eico 2036, which has less power but somehow just mates up better.
I'm purchasing a used CS-300x, which will probably be mated to 94db/watt Cabasse Sloop M-2s, or the Harbeths for certain listening. I wanted the CS-600, and may go that route, but I split the budget between my two systems. The main system (Quads) is getting a new preamp/phono stage from, I believe, Klyne...pending audition.
If you all do it again, I'd love to join. I'm a big fan of Totem as well. My choice of speakers had come down to Harbeth 7s and Totem Forests. I didn't know much about Devore back then.
Art K.
The Voodoo You Do!
I've owned Totems, Devores and Harbeth and really do enjoy all of them.
Showed this thread to my wife and she said "room looks like it resonates like hell. Where are the room treatments". She's becoming dangerous.
sheltie dave
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Art, let her know this is a loft, with the ducts being steel member hung. If they are moving enough to reasonate, you will be wearing concrete chips.
The second and third photos in the first series also show that the two side walls are diverging, a good thing for a listening room.
I'm stalking the maker for the record throw pillows.
Art K.
The Voodoo You Do!
Art, let her know this is a loft, with the ducts being steel member hung. If they are moving enough to reasonate, you will be wearing concrete chips.
The second and third photos in the first series also show that the two side walls are diverging, a good thing for a listening room.
I'm stalking the maker for the record throw pillows.
I think she was referring to echo and it certainly looks like it would. Other than that I think I'll let her carry on...after all at least she is thinking about sound :thmbsp:.
