WTD harbeth super shl5

[Newtonaim]

Hi

I am looking for Harbeth super hl5 in good condition , willing to ship to US.

Thanks

[DSJR]

You have a distributer in the US and you may be able to buy an ex-dem pair from one of his dealers - they all sound the same, so the fact that a pair may be a few years old and with mixed use is irrelevant really :) I only say this as so few ever come up used here (the UK is a tiny market for them, so much so that the few sales here can be pulled from an export order with no ill effects) and shipping chunky cartons to the US won't be very cheap!

Good luck though. In a good sized room and positioned away from walls if possible, they can sound delightful and they're easy to drive too.

[Newtonaim]

You have a distributer in the US and you may be able to buy an ex-dem pair from one of his dealers - they all sound the same, so the fact that a pair may be a few years old and with mixed use is irrelevant really :) I only say this as so few ever come up used here (the UK is a tiny market for them, so much so that the few sales here can be pulled from an export order with no ill effects) and shipping chunky cartons to the US won't be very cheap!

Good luck though. In a good sized room and positioned away from walls if possible, they can sound delightful and they're easy to drive too.

Thanks! I am taking my chances if some is looking to upgrade or get rid of their shl5.

SHL5 in US are way costly and I may not be able to afford even a ex demo.

[DSJR]

If you can't find a pair, see if any HL III's or IV's come up, let alone the original V's which I once owned. Spendor were hugely popular in the US and some ORIGINAL SP1's (with Celestion and Coles tweeters) will still be excellent - later SP1s and 2's have cone-suspension issues and need the brake-fluid treatment to restore them, at least for a year or so and a repair at Spendor would be very expensive. Production in very recent years isn't an issue by the way.

[Audio Al]

I think most of us UK residents would like a nice cheap pair of harbeth super shl5 :eyebrows:

[Newtonaim]

I think most of us UK residents would like a nice cheap pair of harbeth super shl5 :eyebrows:

Yep, but difficult to find one. Hopefully someone wants to upgrade to 40.1 :-)

[Tim]

Hopefully someone wants to upgrade to 40.1 :-)
That's the only way anyone would get their hands on mine :eyebrows:

I know sound presentation is a very personal thing, maybe more so than the type of music we enjoy, but I have never heard or owned a pair of speakers that give me as much pleasure as my SHL5's do. I could live with them until I die, unless I can one day afford some 40's, but TBH I am more than happy with my SHL5's, all I hear is the music - final destination speakers for me :D

[synsei]

That's the only way anyone would get their hands on mine :eyebrows:

I know sound presentation is a very personal thing, maybe more so than the type of music we enjoy, but I have never heard or owned a pair of speakers that give me as much pleasure as my SHL5's do. I could live with them until I die, unless I can one day afford some 40's, but TBH I am more than happy with my SHL5's, all I hear is the music - final destination speakers for me :D

Just don't let your missus catch you with your todger in the port Tim or you'll get that withering look again... :D

[Audioman]

Some here - open to offers.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HARBETH-SUPER-HL5-LOUDSPEAKERS-K-/261320013499?pt=UK_AudioVideoElectronics_HomeAudio HiFi_HiFiSpeakers&hash=item3cd7e2f6bb

[Tim]

Just don't let your missus catch you with your todger in the port Tim or you'll get that withering look again... :D
Missus, what missus, can't see one round here . . . :nono:

I'm Billy no mates and quite happy to remain that way TBH - not for everyone, but it works for me.

:dance:

As for SHL5's, well I go to a lot of live gigs, too many if I'm honest and I enjoy listening to music and just music. The Harbeth sound lets me do that at home, all I hear is music not Hi-Fi, totally transparent to my ears and that's all I care about. Anyway, I'm sure I have bored people enough in the past about my love for this particular marque, so I'll shuffle off and enjoy them playing some more ODi.

[Newtonaim]

Bump

[Mika K]

One reliable seller in in Finland has SHL5's for sale. Perhaps worth of asking more details if possible for him to ship to US..

http://www.hifiharrastajat.org/foorumi/showthread.php/106016-Harbeth-Super-HL5-Foundation-jalustat-(Tampere)-2350€-tai-1850€

[Audio Al]

One reliable seller in in Finland has SHL5's for sale. Perhaps worth of asking more details if possible for him to ship to US..

http://www.hifiharrastajat.org/foorumi/showthread.php/106016-Harbeth-Super-HL5-Foundation-jalustat-(Tampere)-2350€-tai-1850€


The link is not working ?

[Mika K]

Hmm, apparently that pair was sold. There's still another one for sale with stands..

http://www.hifiharrastajat.org/foorumi/showthread.php/105612-Harbeth-SHL5-jalustat-(Helsinki)-2300

[Audio Al]

Hmm, apparently that pair was sold. There's still another one for sale with stands..

http://www.hifiharrastajat.org/foorumi/showthread.php/105612-Harbeth-SHL5-jalustat-(Helsinki)-2300

Does Finland use Euros ?

[Mika K]

Yes, it does :)

[Alex_UK]

Yep, but difficult to find one. Hopefully someone wants to upgrade to 40.1 :-)

IMHO, unless your room is massive, 40.1's are too much - SHL5's are the best "real world" speakers I have heard, although as DSJR has already said, an early pair of Spendor SP1's are not that different - I am a little biased, owning and loving a pair of the latter, but having listened to SHL5's many times, if you want to save a few pennies the SP1's are unlikely to disappoint.