The ultimate British domestic monitor
A LOUDSPEAKER THAT IS BOTH EXPLICIT AND TRUTHFULLY BEAUTIFUL
The definitive Harbeth loudspeaker delivers the ultimate high-end audio experience.
This model is the latest iteration of the legendary Harbeth HL-Monitor Mk1 from 1977 that launched the Harbeth company. In continuous production through several design generations since its inception. The SHL5plus XD gets the very best from the Harbeth-made 200mm RADIAL2™ bass/mid driver in a cabinet that is skillfully designed according to the pioneering research undertaken by the BBC.
There are music experiences in life so epic that you wish they never end, with the SHL5plus XD you can relive that moment again, and again.
Technical specifications:
3-way vented:
200mm Harbeth RADIAL2™ bass/midrange;
25mm ferrofluid-cooled tweeter;
20mm dome SuperTweeter.
Frequency response
40Hz – 20kHz, ±3dB free-space, grille on, smooth off-axis response
Impedance
6 ohms, easy to drive
Sensitivity
86 dB/2.83V/1m axial
Amplifier suggestion
Works with a wide range of amplifiers – suggested from 25W/channel
Power handling
150W programming
Dimensions
635 x 322 x 300 mm (+12mm for grille and binding posts)
Connectors
Two 4mm Harbeth branded binding posts
Weight
15.8kg each (without packing)
Space needs
Ideally > 0.30m from rear wall
Stands
Optimally to bring ears level with tweeters. (Tweeter: 475mm up from cabinet base)
Packing
Single speaker per protective carton
Grille colour
Black