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Bought new about 1 year ago, in pristine condition.Tontrager stands are not included, they will be listed in separate Ad.Packed in original packaging, ready to ship! Feel free to ask for a shipping quote.
At A$5,500, the obvious alternative is buying a new premium stand-mount, but this looks like a strong used buy if it’s a genuine pair in sound condition. New Monitor 30.2 pricing was around A$6,950, so A$5,500 is attractive rather than merely fair—especially if the finish is desirable and original packaging is included.
The appeal is the Monitor 30.2’s exceptionally natural midrange, controlled bass and easy, fatigue-free balance: it makes voices, acoustic music and long listening sessions especially rewarding. It is also relatively amplifier-friendly at 6 ohms, though proper stands and some space from the rear wall matter. Check both Radial2 drivers, tweeters, grilles, veneer and binding posts, and confirm serial numbers match; otherwise, this is the sort of well-regarded Harbeth that can justify the asking price.
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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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