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Harbeth shl5plus xd (walnoot) in perfecte staat. Vraagprijs is exclusief stands. Eventueel zijn tontrager stands tegen een meerprijs bespreekbaar. Interesse of vragen? Stuur gerust een bericht. Specif
Harbeth’s SHL5Plus sits in that classic “serious standmount” zone: refined, easy to live with, and well loved by people who value tone over spectacle. At €3,900, this ask is a bit above the recent comparable market, since the median is €3,643 and the 75th percentile is €3,819, so I’d call it ambitious rather than outrageous.
The upside is that this is a speaker people keep chasing for its natural midrange, forgiving balance, and long-session listenability, which makes it a durable buy if you know the Harbeth sound is for you. If the pair is clean, well cared for, and comes with original packaging or stands, the premium is easier to justify; if not, I’d want a little negotiation room given where the comps sit.
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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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