Harbeth vs. Tyler

well for one thing you ought to do your research...
Not sure where you can find reviews on Harbeths. I did n't like the looks of any of their speakers. very cheap looking, and way over priced.
Bartokfan (Threads | Answers)

You should take your own advice about doing your research.

Not sure where you can find reviews on Harbeths? For a starter, Stereophile June 2007 has a review of the Harbeth 7ES-3s, with a good explanation of the cabinet design. It's on the newsstand now.

As an alternative, do a Google search for "Harbeth loudspeaker review". My search resulted in five Harbeth loudspeaker reviews on the first Google results page.

Muzikat has it right regarding the lossy cabinet design. It's purposeful.

Ooka,

In a large room, the Linbrooks would be more appropriate - like my 20x35 basement room.

Paritally because of the tweet difference metioned, the Taylos are slightly higher resolution and sweeter to my ear. I don't think that the tweet is the whole story, though - talk to Ty, he does not bite. You can switch tweets if you choose. In my environment, the Linbrooks came across as warmer than I was looking for.

The Linbrooks will dominate the Taylos below 60 Hz, but I am always surprised how good the low end is on the Taylos. I have a pair dedicated to my upstairs TV set-up and they will not be replaced.

If you go with either Tyler, don't skimp on power.

I have not investigated the paradigms.

Yep, gotta agree with Muzikat on this. Harbeth uses real wood, similar to Daedalus (sp?). It's a different way of thinking (from a speaker design standpoint) from veneer and MDF, but cheap looking?
Sighhhhh - too much of the world thinks that real wood should look like laminates - it doesn't - it's natural, and inconsistant. And beautiful.

Harbeth uses a different approach to cabinet resonance control. Instead of massive panels that absorb/store energy, they use light panels that dissipate energy quickly, I believe. The only reviews that are hard to find are negative ones. Harbeth has an enviable reputation, they were one of the original manufacturers of the LS3/5a.
I had the Taylos at one point, and never really got the sound sorted out in my system. I felt I was battling a meddle woofer sound. Other speakers including Totem Ones used in comparison did not seem to have this signature. Keep in mind this is just my experience, as you know many here at Audiogon have reported much better results.
I have never compaired these speakers side by side, but if I were going on faith, I would probably lean towards the Harbeths.

This is for the those who have never heard the Harbeths. I have owned many speakers and I have yet to see any which deliver more for the buck than do the Harbeths. They do what a speaker is supposed to do. They deliver the pure music and get out of the way, no more no less.

There are reviews out there on all the variious Harbeth models, and I have yet to see a bad review on any of them. Not my favorite, but last month's (I believe) Stereophile had a review on the ES73. Read it.

Regards,

AEW