Hi all

Harbeth P3 and Quad 306 owner from Pennag checking in
Had my P3 since 1993, I'd love to hear the C7ES3 and SHL5.

cheers to all.

Hi
Sorry for the late reply.
I am using a passive potentiometer for the Pre.
It sounded ok at first, but more listening showed that it
lacks dynamics and the pot is now noisy, even though
it is an Alps Black Beauty type.
I would certainly recommend that you use an
active preamp.
The Quad34 is somewhat dull, but it has the
useful Quad tone controls.

If you are ever going to upgrade to new Harbeths,
make sure it has a Radial or Radial2 cone. My P3 does not.
I heard the SHL5 with a tube amp, I think it is great and I
think in that particular session, it exposed the weakness of
the tube amp's bass. My next upgrade plan, if plans
are ever going to happen, is a larger speaker.
Small speakers have their charms, but for larger
orchestras, they just don't cut it, even if you
sit close to them (although that helps).

happy listening.