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Harbeth · NLE · Bookshelf
NLE-1
$3,790 / pairCheck availability ↗
Product description
A compact active two-way — the 'New Listening Experience' — with a 110 mm RADIAL mid-bass and 19 mm tweeter, each driven by its own 50 W Class-D amp. XLR and RCA inputs and no wireless keep it a purist active nearfield or small-room speaker rather than a streaming all-in-one.
Units
| Type | Bookshelf |
|---|---|
| HiFi ladder position | #39 of 382 bookshelf |
| Power | Active |
| Height | 275 mm |
| Width | 166 mm |
| Depth | 230 mm |
| Weight | 7.6 kg |
| Enclosure | sealed |
| Drivers | 1× 110 mm mid-bass (RADIAL polymer cone), 1× 19 mm tweeter (ferrofluid-cooled dome) |
| Frequency response | 75–20000 Hz |
| MAP (USD) | $3,790 / pair |
| Amplification (per driver) | mid-bass 50 W (class D) · tweeter 50 W (class D) |
| Total amp power | 100 W |
| Max SPL @ 1 m | — |
| Hi-res audio | — |
| Wired inputs | XLR balanced, RCA |
| Streaming / wireless | — |
| Outputs | — |
| Room correction | — |
| Primary + secondary pair | — |
| Wireless inter-speaker link | — |
| Latency | — |
| Idle power | 0.06 W |
| Max consumption | — |
| Where to buy | Check availability ↗ |
| Manufacturer | harbeth.co.uk ↗ |
| Product page | Open product page ↗ |
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