System Pics 2022

Thanks Krautnaimie. It’s a worldwide system, from French to Japan to UK to Portugal and Nederland ( Lyra Kleos). And the listener is Polish / French.

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Newest addition to the family…

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Yes, I rather like it, although the finish isn’t as good as it was on my old cherry Isoblue, and I’m not sure why they call it pippy oak because it’s not. I’d describe it as medium grade oak with quite a few knots of all sizes, many of them dead, some filled, not as neatly as they could be, with dark wood filler. It does the job nicely though.

Still not really a system pic, but there’s hifi in there, honest. I like to listen to it, not look at it.

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P3ESR ? I have them , a Marmite speaker if ever there was, beautiful , delicate sound - but can be a :pig2: :pig2: :pig2: to drive .

Ideal for Cohen or Cassidy late at night

Yes indeed. Surprised you say they are hard to drive. They are easy with a nice impedance curve above 6 ohms. They are quite mellow which is characteristic of British speakers eh?

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It’s 6 ohms but a sensitivity of 83.5 , the lower the sensitivity the harder it is to drive.

These Harbeths will actually sound pretty good with (say) a Japanese amp with lots of power , but they are a Marmite speaker, which means they produce strong results with people who like them and some that don’t. I have seen a comment on the Harbeth User Forum that these are the most difficult Harbeth to drive

Let’s be blunt, no speaker can survive the length of time the P3ESR has , without being very, very good.

I have a Nova that drives them well in my small room, I also have a UnitiQute that I wouldn’t use with them . For my preferred type of music, they are fine speakers - I haven’t heard them against ProAc tabs or LS3/5A from Graham or Rogers etc

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Didn’t have any idea you were a David Cassidy fan Ian…

That’s Eva not David :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

We only have your word for that…

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Thought I would get this in today as hopefully a new addition arriving in the form of a Supercap.

It’s all on a suspended wooden floor but the speakers (SBLs) tucked around the corner so not too much floor vibes affecting the stand. However it does get a bit jittery as you approach the TT so I tread carefully.

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I have a pippy oak isoblue, bought about 15 years ago and have to say it is barely pippy, though sounds like it was finished a bit better than yours

In some ways I like the new one, it has more of a natural wood feel to it compared to the silky smooth lacquer finish of the older one.

The Special Branch shelves are made by a company on the south coast that does the wooden bits in luxury yachts. It’s certainly more woody than some, which is a good thing I feel. If it’s too smooth it may as well be plastic. It’s nice to see some love for Isoblue; it was popular a while ago then seemed to fall from favour.

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I genuinely thought that was a nice looking filing cabinet.
Concrete floors thankfully!

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Well, I upgared my NDS with ND555+2x555PS. I did a few dealer demoes during last years, and not convinced but after a week in home it truly started to sing. Newer ever underestimate. No matter now good NDS is.

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Recently refurbished Gale 401’s which I gifted my daughter along with their new chrome stands waiting for their new home.

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I wished they sold Isoblue Wooden HiFi racks in the USA, I have always loved the look of the shelves…

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I believe they have been known to sell and ship direct to overseas customers in the past. Maybe worth a phone call?

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First system pic of '22

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More Isoblue love here. No stripping down, re-tightening, cable dressing yet again and juggling balls here applies = bliss.

Also, handy for reminding you to send out birthday cards and storing the new Elvis Costello album. Dodgy picture , finish is walnut special branch.

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