Hear the new Simon Yorke S10 turntable at the High End Show, Munich Germany, April 25th & 26th, 2008 The Series 10 turntable is now available. The S10 comes with an updated version of the S7 unipivot tonearm – the new S7.1 tonearm – which permits quick changeover of arm beams (and thus cartridges) and a modified mounting system which offers considerable improvements to transient response. The Series 10 will make its public debut at this year’s High End Show, Munich, Germany, April 24-26, 2008. We will not be at the main MOC site, but exhibiting at Fleming’s Hotel – Leopold Strasse 130-132, 80804 Munchen-Schwabing – nearby, where you will be able to meet with us personally. We look forward to seeing you there on either the 25th or 26th. A Series 10 turntable with dual 12” S7 tonearms is now in use at the National Library of Canada, sound archive facility. The Series 10 turntable made its professional debut at the recent ARSC conference in San Francisco – coupled with Millennia’s LOC archival phono preamplifier – making live transfers of 78rpm shellac discs from Neil Young’s private collection. Hear Harbeth at Le Festival Son & Image, April 3*.4.5.6, 2008 It's our great pleasure to be exhibiting at the 2008 Festival Son & Image in Montreal. For those that have attended the show in the past you know that the Montreal show is something special. The caliber of equipment, setup and enthusiasm is up there with the best in the world and there's a special excitement that only a city like Montreal can bring. Planet of Sound Distribution will be showing all models of Harbeth including the new Monitor 40.1. Please visit us at the Sheraton hotel in Room 909. Bring your favourite LP or CD and we will aim to demonstrate the speaker of your choice. For the first 10 visitors each day we will be giving away a free Harbeth t-shirt. April 3rd is reserved especially for dealers. Harbeth to unveil new Monitor 40.1 at CES, January 2008 The original Harbeth Monitor 40 was designed as a drop-in replacement for the BBC LS5/8 studio loudspeaker. It has worked well in the ‘dry’ acoustic favoured by broadcasters. However, after the supply of bass drivers abruptly stopped, Harbeth decided to create a totally new in-house bass unit. Happily, during the development of the new driver, it became apparent the performance of the speaker overall could be advanced to unforeseen levels. Listeners to the pre-production pair, at a show in the USA, commented on a tighter and more extended bass; noticeably increased sensitivity; easier amplifier load, and smoother overall balance. With the world-class pedigree of the old Monitor 40, talk of "world's best" is already circulating in regards to the new Monitor 40.1. Production starts in January 2008 and there are already many backorders for this eagerly-awaited new model. Please reserve your pair early and avoid long wait times. Stereo Times reviews the new Harbeth Compact 7ES-3. Here's an excerpt from the review. Please visit Stereo Times for the full review of the Compact 7ES-3 and other Harbeth speakers. "The Compact 7ES-3 offers an exceptionally well-integrated blend of accurate timbre, sophisticated rhythmic performance, highly articulate reproduction of performance technique, and clear insight into the artistic intent of the music. That it can do this with just about any kind of music makes it a superb ally for investigating new music, opening the door to musical adventure. The new Compact 7ES-3 is another masterpiece in the grand Harbeth tradition." Planet of Sound is the official Canadian distributor of Harbeth Speakers. We’re proud to be representing one of the UK’s classic speaker lines. Harbeth was founded in 1977 by senior BBC Research Engineer Dudley Harwood who pioneered the use of advanced plastics in loudspeaker cones. In 1987 Alan Shaw bought the company and has continued to advance the state of the art. The 'Harbeth sound' flows from the unique blend of traditional but expensive construction techniques and the advanced high-technology Harbeth UK-made RADIAL drive units. Harbeth's 'thin wall BBC style' cabinets may look deceptively simple but are by far the most complicated to manufacture: think not of a rigid box, but of five critically damped and tuned panel sub-systems brought together regardless of cost or complexity. Owning Harbeths brings you into far more intimate contact with the music - no other speaker brings you a more lifelike experience. This is the reason why the BBC chooses Harbeth as its reference monitor. Harbeth loudspeakers - British, naturally.