Harbeth HLP3ESR

Nolitan
I have not heard the P3ES2 but did jump all over a pair of P3ESR'S that were listed this past Thursday here on A'gon! (thanks Karl) I've been in front of them since.
Ryder has got it right-no listening fatigue here.
The Harbeth link above will have you reading for hours.
A better idea would be a serious audition.
They replaced Spendor S3e's which are no slouches.
The P3ESR was a nice up-grade but it took months to find a pair used and local. It was worth the wait.
Also, why would you want to drive them hard?

thanks for the inputs. Looks like a winner from what i read in the forums.

Would you know if the all-new Radial2-coned Harbeth P3ESR speakers would be a good match for a 12 feet x 14 feet listening room?

The speakers would be roughly 7-8 feet apart, 1.5 feet from the wall behind them and 9 feet from the listening position.

They would be paired with a Linn Majik 126 sub and powered by a Linn Akurate 2200 (2 x 200W) power amp.

The Harbeth P3ESR speakers would be replacing a pair of Linn Katan speakers in an all-Linn stereo music system.

They would probably sound great, but I would go with a bigger Harbeth in that room.

I just auditioned a pair of P3ESRs through an LFD integrated in a room that was about 13 x 15. They were very pleasant to listen to, very musical. But their decided warmth and flabby bass was revealed in a comparison with Devore Super 8s through the same amp. I preferred the Devores in that setup hands down, although the latter admittedly were more than twice the price. I'd be curious to hear the compact 7s. At any rate, the Linn components are probably a bit less warm than the LFD and the Harbeths might be a good match for them. I can't imagine it would sound bad, but if you were interested in rocking and rolling you'd probably want to look elsewhere.