My New Harbeth P3ESRXD Speakers - And Why I Don't Need Megawatts to Drive Them
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2023
- At last, after many weeks, I finally brought home my new speakers last week.
These Harbeth P3ESRXD speakers are not the most sensitive speakers but they sound gorgeous and I'm only using a 25 Watt amp to drive them because my room is small and my listening position is very close to the speakers - I therefore don't need a lot of power.
Also, I have bought some records !!!!! - Розваги
Just discovered that I have a Harbeth dealer in Montpellier. Spent an hour with passionate owner! Has the whole range in a very nice listening room.
Superb vid! Nice intimate set up there! Great records. Love those Art Peppers!
Thanks 😊 I got that Stanley Turrentine because you enthused about it recently so I thought I'd give it a go. Love it !!! And those Art Peppers are a great listen.
I have a few of the tone poet pressings, they are very good value for money. I was always a bit sceptical about going back to vinyl, but it has moved on vastly from when I was young. Now I can stream, play CDs and enjoy my vinyl. I have been listening to lots of soundtracks lately, vertigo and the pink panther are my favourite at this moment.
@@r423sdex I love the Vertigo soundtrack. Bernard Hermann was brilliant.
I know its been 8 months since you posted this video but I just stumbled on it because I've been looking at Harbeth videos. What I find amazing is the Audio Innovations S500 integrated amp. I had one of those back in lhe late 70's early 80's time period. Unfortunely it blew-up for lack of a better term and was beyond repair. I absolutely loved that amp and have always wanted to replace it, but have been unable to find one in reasonably good condition. I certainly hope yours lasts forever. What a great piece both visually and sonically.
Thanks for the comment. Yes, the S500 is a lovely little amp. I've had mine around 10 years or so and it runs beautifully.
Let's have that follow up!
Discovered these today. I have a similar small room.
Currently have Q Acoustic 5010's and Monitor Audio Radius 90's "on loan".
The P3's are a significant jump in price, but I'm currently chasing the dragon.
That's a beautiful and sturdy hifi rack👍
Thanks for the kind comment. It's a rack made by Finite Element of Germany, This one is the Pagoda
Those Harbeths are very neat, they must be some of the best sound per square inch speakers out there! :)
Thanks. I've been breaking them in over the last 2 weeks and they're sounding very very nice right now.
Which stands do you hope to have? I think open frame stands are suggested, and my own experience is that leaving a little space between the bottom of the speaker and the stand, really opens up the soundstage. They are beautiful. Very happy for you.
Thanks. I'd like to get those open stands you mentioned, still saving !!!
If you get a chance to try the Revel M126Be speakers, they are insane. I have never listened to music which just appears out of thin air. When I close my eyes you would not have a clue as to where they are. I was listening last night, and the music was hanging in mid air. Amazing experience. Just goes to show what research and engineering can achieve. Hope you have many happy hours with the Harbeth speakers.👍 Just got myself a new turntable and phono amp that was made by Michael fidler, that is also fantastic. I been left three thousand LP's by my late uncle, so I got plenty of material . But I did splash out on" kind of blue 45 UHQR ", holy cow !
I always lusted after a pair of Revel F208 speakers but I think they would have overloaded the room. That experience you describe is exactly what I'm getting from this set up. It's magical when it sounds like that. The speakers completely dissappear. Enjoy your inheritance and thanks for the comment
I’ve a small room, with an Elex - r amp, currently using Dali Oberon 5s but would these Harbeths be worth the stretch?
I can't answer that but I suggest you audition them and see if they work for you in your room
Will you be doing a full review if these beauts?
I will, hopefully soon
The Mulligan LP (his great band with incomparable Art Farmer) was originally on Mercury - absolutely tops fr late night romantic manuevers
Haha I bet it is!!! Thanks for the comment
Ive got pmc's and heard a lot about Harbeths
That room is identical to my own, are you in Hampshire? The style of house building is so exact. I would not dare have equipment like that in my house due to the horrendous crime rate in our area (Liss) And a scared to death police force just in case the 'suspects' happen to be black / foreign !
Thanks for the comment. No, I'm in Ireland.
Any reason for not going with headphones? One aspect I like about speakers is feeling the bass through the body, but given the near field setup, playing at low volumes and no sub there wont be a gain in that sense.
I'm not the biggest headphone fan but even if i was the depth of field and imaging I'm getting with this set up would be hard to beat. Thanks for the comment
It's a strange one with headphones, I got myself a topping a90 headphone amp and some sennheiser 660, but although they sound amazing I still prefer my speakers by a huge margin.
Nice SL7, I have one.
The SL7 is a great little turntable. A beautiful design and sounds wonderful if you can get a decent P mount cartridge for it. It's my backup TT. Thanks for the comment
Tou need watss to drive them! In near field they are so great that i wanted for PC setup but to rear wall they do not play they need 2 meters of air and near field, magic happens! Now i has C7xd ;)
I was at a great demo by harbeth main man.
Were you tempted? Which speakers did you listen to?
Longer loudspeaker wires would be beneficial.
They're 5m lengths so plenty for this room. I always thought it was better to keep cable lengths short.
hello there was no way to compare them with PMC 5.21i?
Errr, no 😄 sorry, I'm not familiar with the PMCs
@@vinylrulesok8470 thanks for the answer
The Audio Innovations S500 is a fire hazard and a risk to your speakers. I used to have one myself actually a lot of years ago. Never leave it on unattended.
What about adding a subwoofer? Just asking
I'm considering it, but enjoying them very much as they are to be honest. I don't really play much bass heavy stuff.
it's very difficult to demo these loudspeakers as I live in France. i have a small listening room and could be the right ones for me? @@vinylrulesok8470