“Hey! Harbeth has a new desktop-friendly active speaker. You interested?”
“Absolutely!”And just days later these blue beauties showed up at the Barn door.
The new Harbeth NLE-1 are an active 2-way speaker built around a Harbeth-made 110mm RADIAL drive unit for mid/bass paired with a 19mm ferrofluid-cooled tweeter powered by 50 Watts of ultra-low-distortion, high damping factor Class-D amplifiers per side. The crossovers are DSP-controlled.
Recessed line level RCA and XLR in, Volume control knobs, power buttons, and IEC inlets tell most of the story around back. But wait!, there’s one more interesting detail:
Personality Mode! That 3-position switch offers 3 Modes—(from the top) Default mode, Bass extension mode, and Near-wall/desktop mode. Nice, especially since the speakers on my desktop sit near the wall!
And they come in colors!
The Harbeth NLE-1, a product from a company with a near 50-year storied history building speakers (!), will soon be sitting on my desktop where I spend time writing & listening. Stay tuned!
Harbeth NLE-1 High-Performance Digital Loudspeaker
Price: $3790/pair
Company Website: Harbeth
US Distributor Website: Harmonia Distribution
Specifications
Description: NLE-1 digital loudspeaker
Drive Units: 110mm Harbeth-made RADIAL drive unit, 19mm ferrofluid-cooled tweeter
Frequency range: 75Hz – 20kHz, ±3dB free-space
Inputs: XLR and RCA
Power Consumption (idle): 60mW
Power Consumption (max): 50W
Dimensions (H x W x D): 275mm x 166mm x 230mm
Finishes: Satin Blac, Satin Whit, Titanium Grey, Ivory Sand, Midnight Blue, Racing Green, Crimson Red
*Not all finishes are available in all countries.