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• Overview – The Harbeth M30 Mastering Series Speaker, released in 2007, is a two-way standmount monitor engineered for professional mastering and audiophile listening, featuring Harbeth’s RADIAL™ mid/bass driver technology for exceptional tonal accuracy.
• RADIAL™ Driver Technology – Utilizing Harbeth’s proprietary RADIAL™ cone material with a precision soft-dome tweeter, the Harbeth M30 Mastering Series Speaker delivers natural vocal reproduction, superb midrange transparency, and excellent tonal neutrality.
• Studio-Grade Performance – The Harbeth M30 Mastering Series Speaker is widely respected for its accurate imaging, balanced frequency response, and fatigue-free presentation, making it equally at home in mastering studios and high-end home audio systems.
• Specifications – Two-way bass reflex standmount design, 6-ohm nominal impedance, sensitivity 85 dB, frequency response 50Hz–20kHz ±3dB, 200mm RADIAL™ mid/bass driver, 25mm ferrofluid-cooled soft-dome tweeter, recommended amplifier power 25–150 watts.
• Dimensions – Each speaker measures approximately 460 mm (H) × 277 mm (W) × 275 mm (D), offering an ideal cabinet volume for stand-mounted installation and nearfield or medium-sized listening rooms.
• Weight – Each speaker weighs approximately 11.6 kg, reflecting BBC-inspired cabinet construction, premium crossover components, and extensive internal damping for low cabinet coloration.
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Harbeth Audio Ltd. traces its origins to 1977, when BBC Research Department engineer H.D. (Dudley) Harwood founded the company in the UK upon his retirement. Harwood, a pioneer in loudspeaker cone materials, commercialized his inventions—including polypropylene cones developed during four decades of BBC-funded research—to produce monitor speakers that echoed the broadcaster's precision standards. This heritage, rooted in the BBC's comprehensive loudspeaker investigations from the 1960s and 1970s, positioned Harbeth as a direct descendant of iconic designs like the LS3/5a.
The brand focuses exclusively on high-fidelity loudspeakers, eschewing amplifiers, turntables, DACs, headphones, or cables. Harbeth's innovations center on proprietary materials and engineering, notably the patented RADIAL™ cone introduced in the 1990s, which minimizes distortion for exceptional clarity and natural reproduction. Standout models include the Super HL5 Plus, Monitor 30.1, and Monitor 40.2, all refined through ongoing refinements to critically damped cabinets, polymeric cones, and crossover networks.
Harbeth commands a revered position in the high-end hi-fi market as a niche boutique specialist, prized by discerning audiophiles for its balanced, transparent sound that prioritizes musicality over hype. Under Alan Shaw's leadership since 1986, blending BBC traditions with rigorous quality control, it sustains an irrefutable reputation for world-class performance at low-to-medium volumes, earning critical acclaim worldwide.
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