Harbeth Super HL5 Plus loudspeakers in Tiger Ebony wood.

Paul Seydor's report on the Harbeth Audio Ltd Super HL5plus in the new issue of The Absolute Sound (USA) October 2015 is rather special. To quote just briefly from what is a four-page 'rave, Paul begins the article by saying "Alan Shaw's new SuperHL5plus is one of the most beautiful-sounding speaker systems I've heard since the original Quad electrostatics." He also says of the SHL5plus, that it "has the same musical authority, naturalness, midrange beauty, and really extraordinary top-tp-bottom coherence that I've heard from very few dynamic speakers of any type, persuasion, or expense...."

"For those of us who live in average sized homes with average-sized listening rooms, the Harbeth takes us close to the best money can buy in the monitor category… Here is one of the most tonally accurate cohesive loudspeakers I have heard. It’s seamless from top to bottom. It costs 6800-7200 USD/pair. Mortgaged over 25 years, that’s a small price to pay for a timeless classic and a lifetime of enjoyment,” writes Tim Smith.

"Wow - what an amazing review by Art Dudley on the Harbeth SHL5 Plus in the latest (June 2015) issue of Stereophile magazine.

The technical report and measurements (by Editor John Atkinson) concludes, "the Harbeth Super HL5plus's measured performance is beyond reproach".

Harbeth's Super HL5plus produces breathtaking transparency, a huge soundstage and total immersion in the performance.

Specifications Transducer system 3-way reflex 200mm RADIAL2 bass/mid, 25mm tweeter, and 20mm SuperTweeter. Freq. response 40Hz - 24kHz +/-3dB, free space, 1m with grille on, smooth off-axis response. Impedance 6 ohms easy to drive. Sensitivity 86dB/1W/1m Amp: 25W + Power handling 150W. Dimensions (hxwxd) 635 x 322 x 300mm. Wood Finish: TE Weight 15.8kg each.

New Price $7200 USD /pair.

Harbeth Audio NZ distributor is Parmenter Sound.