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Harbeth super hl5 xd + hegel h400 – wat een droomcombinatie! De harbeth super hl5 xd staat momenteel te spelen in onze showroom, gecombineerd met de hegel h400. En eerlijk is eerlijk… wat een droomcom
This is a seller’s market for this category right now, and €3,999 lands clearly above the typical used range. With a median of €3,276 and a 75th percentile of €3,637, this asking price is ambitious rather than a bargain.
That said, these are highly regarded speakers for a reason: big, natural midrange tone, excellent vocal realism, and a presentation that tends to make long listening sessions easy. If the condition is genuinely clean and the finish, drivers, and grilles are all in order, the appeal is still real—but at this level I’d want either standout provenance, very light use, or included extras to justify the premium.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
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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