Spendor 2/3r2 vs. Harbeth 7es3


I'm in the market for new speakers and narrowed it down to either the Spendor 2/3r2 or Harbeth 7es3. I like both a lot and looking for fans or detractors of each. To me, they're somewhat similar but have some different merits: beautiful mid-range and sweet highs, but the Spendor is livelier with bass -- if a little uncontrolled -- and the Harbeth has more balance throughout the spectrum but a little more polite.

I listen to mainly rock, reggae, world, electronic, funk/soul and jazz, and my listening space is 13' w x 25' d x 10' h. I have a REL sub but would rather not rely on it too much. The rest of my system is a Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum int. amp/Rogue Ares phono and mainly listen to vinyl with an Audio Note TT1/AN IQ3.

If you have opinions please let me know.
shumazing
Thank you -RW- !

Pricing is on the front page of the website, $5495 pair

Liberty Audio

Good Listening

Peter
Yes, agree that the C7ES3 is more forward than the other Harbeth models. I can also see that the Spendor 2/3r2 is slightly less even or slower in the upper-bass/lower mids. But the Spendor also seems to do rock and reggae with more impact and feeling, IMO -- at least that's how I felt when auditioning them. But to your point, I do have a slight feeling I could get annoyed by this slowness or slight inarticulateness in the long run, particularly coming off of using some really quick monitors, like the Sonics Anima I'm currently using.