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Cerwin-Vega has the dubious honor of having their loudspeakers causing an audio journalist literally to throw up. It was at a UK Show dem in 1977. The company played the music so loud, and with such stomach-churning low frequencies, that one writer in the room reacted in the manner described.

John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile

Harbeth P3ESR loudspeaker Follow-Up, October 2010

Harbeth P3ESR loudspeaker Follow-Up, October 2010

Everyone wants something different from a loudspeaker. Some people value midrange neutrality above all, while others will sacrifice some of that accuracy to get extended lows or a speaker that will play immensely loud with only a few watts of power. Some want stereo imaging that is sufficiently delicate, stable, and accurate that the speakers open a transparent window on the recording's original performing space. Some will sacrifice all of the above to get a speaker whose "jump factor" can jerk zombies out of their stupor. And there are those who are prepared to lose just a little bit of everything in order to have a speaker that may not excel in any of these areas, but communicates what they want from their music in the most effective overall manner.

Harbeth Audio Ltd.
US distributor: Fidelis AV
14 E. Broadway (Route 102)
Derry, NH 03038
(603) 437-4769
www.fidelisav.com

Harbeth P3ESR loudspeaker Measurements

Harbeth P3ESR loudspeaker Measurements

Everyone wants something different from a loudspeaker. Some people value midrange neutrality above all, while others will sacrifice some of that accuracy to get extended lows or a speaker that will play immensely loud with only a few watts of power. Some want stereo imaging that is sufficiently delicate, stable, and accurate that the speakers open a transparent window on the recording's original performing space. Some will sacrifice all of the above to get a speaker whose "jump factor" can jerk zombies out of their stupor. And there are those who are prepared to lose just a little bit of everything in order to have a speaker that may not excel in any of these areas, but communicates what they want from their music in the most effective overall manner.

Harbeth Audio Ltd.
US distributor: Fidelis AV
14 E. Broadway (Route 102)
Derry, NH 03038
(603) 437-4769
www.fidelisav.com

Harbeth P3ESR loudspeaker Associated Equipment

Harbeth P3ESR loudspeaker Associated Equipment

Everyone wants something different from a loudspeaker. Some people value midrange neutrality above all, while others will sacrifice some of that accuracy to get extended lows or a speaker that will play immensely loud with only a few watts of power. Some want stereo imaging that is sufficiently delicate, stable, and accurate that the speakers open a transparent window on the recording's original performing space. Some will sacrifice all of the above to get a speaker whose "jump factor" can jerk zombies out of their stupor. And there are those who are prepared to lose just a little bit of everything in order to have a speaker that may not excel in any of these areas, but communicates what they want from their music in the most effective overall manner.

Harbeth Audio Ltd.
US distributor: Fidelis AV
14 E. Broadway (Route 102)
Derry, NH 03038
(603) 437-4769
www.fidelisav.com

Harbeth P3ESR loudspeaker Specifications

Harbeth P3ESR loudspeaker Specifications

Everyone wants something different from a loudspeaker. Some people value midrange neutrality above all, while others will sacrifice some of that accuracy to get extended lows or a speaker that will play immensely loud with only a few watts of power. Some want stereo imaging that is sufficiently delicate, stable, and accurate that the speakers open a transparent window on the recording's original performing space. Some will sacrifice all of the above to get a speaker whose "jump factor" can jerk zombies out of their stupor. And there are those who are prepared to lose just a little bit of everything in order to have a speaker that may not excel in any of these areas, but communicates what they want from their music in the most effective overall manner.

Harbeth Audio Ltd.
US distributor: Fidelis AV
14 E. Broadway (Route 102)
Derry, NH 03038
(603) 437-4769
www.fidelisav.com

Harbeth P3ESR loudspeaker Page 2

Harbeth P3ESR loudspeaker Page 2

Everyone wants something different from a loudspeaker. Some people value midrange neutrality above all, while others will sacrifice some of that accuracy to get extended lows or a speaker that will play immensely loud with only a few watts of power. Some want stereo imaging that is sufficiently delicate, stable, and accurate that the speakers open a transparent window on the recording's original performing space. Some will sacrifice all of the above to get a speaker whose "jump factor" can jerk zombies out of their stupor. And there are those who are prepared to lose just a little bit of everything in order to have a speaker that may not excel in any of these areas, but communicates what they want from their music in the most effective overall manner.

Harbeth Audio Ltd.
US distributor: Fidelis AV
14 E. Broadway (Route 102)
Derry, NH 03038
(603) 437-4769
www.fidelisav.com

Harbeth P3ESR loudspeaker

Harbeth P3ESR loudspeaker

Everyone wants something different from a loudspeaker. Some people value midrange neutrality above all, while others will sacrifice some of that accuracy to get extended lows or a speaker that will play immensely loud with only a few watts of power. Some want stereo imaging that is sufficiently delicate, stable, and accurate that the speakers open a transparent window on the recording's original performing space. Some will sacrifice all of the above to get a speaker whose "jump factor" can jerk zombies out of their stupor. And there are those who are prepared to lose just a little bit of everything in order to have a speaker that may not excel in any of these areas, but communicates what they want from their music in the most effective overall manner.

SACD mistakes

I agree with Paul Messenger's comments on the reason for the failure of the SACD format but I must note, another obvious reason.

I, after a good bit of saving, bought a Sony SACD unit when the price dropped below $1000. I also promptly bought a half dozen disks...ALL well recorded dross by 3rd rate artists.

Every single SACD disk I bought over the next 6 months was the same...

I gave up and gladly went back to CD. I realize much has changed over the last decade but it is far too late to save that format.

Audio Research quality

Anyone else notice that this is the second power amp/int amp from Audio Research that has had a "hiccup" when tested by JA? When the Ref amp was tested for the last review (that the reviewer bought I may add) there were some poor measurments that Audio Research blamed on a tube. Now this unit has issues requiring some work. Are the units reviewed "new off the line" or are they units that go from reviewer to reviewer? To question Audio Research's ability to make a product of outstanding sonic quality is ridiculous.

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