Harbeth Compact 7 ES2 v Harbeth P3ESR Head to Head

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Head to head comparison between this 2 excellent speakers. Hope it gives someone who is interested in them a rough idea before heading to a showroom. Also useful if you are like me, someone who doesnt mind buying speakers used.
This is a first attempt at a video. Listen through good headphones for best effect. There is an obvious difference between the 2 speakers despite it coming from the same family. Enjoy. Would love to hear comments on this.
Associated Equipment:
Bluesound Node 2i
Yamaha As2100 amplifier
Quad Audio Flat cables
Zoom H1 recorder
Olympus EM1 mk2

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16 сен 2024

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@Borednlonely Год назад

Thank you. This is exactly what I was looking for. Only a comparison video against a different type of speaker can highlight what the p3esr type speaker can do and what it cannot.

@jonnlennox4176 3 года назад

P3ESR is better considering its size and cost! It has a magic that the bulkiest lacks! Congratulations!

@samc269 2 года назад

I have compared C7ES2 and P3ESR many times. The C7 can handle any kind of music very well, produce better dymanics and presence with lower colouration.. The P3 is very pleasant and easy on the ears but cannot play loud and not suitable for rock music.

@TheLeicam81 2 месяца назад

Love my P3ESR XDs they are a speaker I will keep till the end of my time. They are in my second system and I’m often stopped in awe of the beauty they exhibit. There is something so human about them.

@NinJa-yg7kh 3 года назад

I love the compact 7..... it is just special how the way they sound.

@mitulvenkataramanasamy5187 3 года назад

Nice work buddy,an must watch before upgrading within harbeth family. Thanks.

@sleme1972 3 года назад

Happy to help

@rayl7225 3 года назад

Both are winners, depending on personal taste, music type, listening room/distance/volume, available electronics, to name a few.

@andreadibello5662 3 года назад

The C7s have more body and range but voices are better with the P3ESR. In my room I prefer the P3ESR with a subwoofer.

@sleme1972 3 года назад

Yes, the p3esr with a sub is a good compromise. If the room is not too big, I found that the reasonably priced Rel Tzero to be a very good match.

@dennisheadley4408 3 года назад

P3ESR has the edge with voices in my opinion. The 7 ES2 has a little more dynamics with instruments, and would probably hold up better with large orchestral works. I guess it would depend on your taste in music, and the volume levels you listen to.

@xeniavader 2 года назад

wow, this is a great video I can't believe it, but I prefer the p3. little more focused.

@sachininspright 3 года назад

C7 understandably has the better scale and presence, but P3 isn’t far behind. I found the P3 easier on the ears. The C7 sounds more intense but also a bit boxy (wonder why!). C7 demands attention while P3 can be enjoyed in the background as well. When it comes to rocking, C7 does much better, understandably so.

@sleme1972 3 года назад

I agree with your observations. P3 can do magic. It disappears!

@locmanw1583 3 года назад

@@sleme1972 I recently got the P3ESR!😊

@locmanw1583 3 года назад

Hey everyone down the road I may get HL5+ what can I expect? This model never heard of.

@shuckylad 3 года назад

Love my p3esr’s, I’ve got a pair of spendor classic 4/5 arriving soon to compare. Can’t wait to see who comes out on top. 💪🏻

@sleme1972 3 года назад

Wow... That's interesting. Looking forward to your observations. I am almost done with burning in of a pair of Burchard s400. Will do a head to head soon!!

@shuckylad 3 года назад

@@sleme1972 they’re in the house and like yourself running in process is in full flow.

@dante_517 3 года назад

And how do they compare?

@shuckylad 3 года назад

@@dante_517 the spendors went back, I just couldn’t get on with them. I really tried but in my room and set up I couldn’t get them to sing. They were very fatiguing to my ears.

@mikeuk4130 3 года назад

With the front baffles level and the P3 on open stands, like Something Solid, I think the tiddlers would have it. The vocals are so good.

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@BruceCross 3 года назад

C7ES2 might have more bass, but it also sounds more boxy.

@xsamitt 3 года назад

i concur!!!!!

@sleme1972 3 года назад

Yes! The P3 'disappears' quite easily in a room. Whereas the C7 will need a much bigger room to have the same effect.

@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 Год назад

Upper mids on the p3esr are very very good a little forward but Yamaha amp also while the vocals sound more realistic than 7s the 7s i can hear deeper into the music and more sparkle up top -

@johnmartinvillanueva6144 3 года назад

Both have exceptional midrange but with some differences in sonic signatures

@sleme1972 3 года назад

I guess its clear that they share the same dna.

@chokdeesuphakiatibunchorn158 3 года назад

Good sound👍👍👍💗💗💗

@drs-Rigo-Reus 3 года назад

soundstage with c7 is clearly larger, deeper and more relaxed. P3esr is more immediate, small soundstage.

@ericmarcos7063 3 года назад

How can such a small box speaker sound so good?

@fulukuku 2 года назад

I like the sound of the 7 ES 2. the Harbeth P3ESR I cannot understand. what is the point of having a speaker like that when for 2k euros you can buy Elac Vela 403 which has a much better bass performance ?

@beachcaster56 7 месяцев назад

I have just finished a long session with my superb Celestion SL6 speakers owned from new......I don't know whether I could stand either of these speakers for a long listen. That might be just the recording but they both sounded very aggressive to me

@drs-Rigo-Reus 3 года назад

P3esr seems more coherent between high and mids.

@rmuliana78 2 года назад

well presented.... thank you.

@robertsghostv7079 3 года назад

When listening through RU-vid, the smaller speaker has a more accurate and drier bass performance and the high tones stand out better and the listener is closer to the singer! I like the performance of a larger speaker through RU-vid more, because the bass sounds are more spacious and natural and have more breathing space, and the singer does not stand next to the listener! Of course, it depends on the size of the room where the speakers are located, but I would prefer these larger versions for the apartment!

@sleme1972 3 года назад

Glad it was some help. The P3esr is brilliant for small room setup as it can be a little bass shy.

@davesheather4306 2 года назад

Prefer the clarity of the midrange of the P3...with my Sonneteer Alabaster amp....listen to stuff like Sparklehorse , Grandaddy & Willy Tea Taylor etc so guess I'm in the mellow/rock category.

@CORVUSMAXYMUS Год назад

COMPACT 7 ES2 first place , for wider soundstage vs P3ESR which is a little bit narrow.

@sheffsteel7 2 года назад

The C7 sounds better, more audiophile sound where as the P3 sounds nicer, a more mellow more coherent communicative mid range. Based on these demo tracks I slightly prefer the nicer P3ESR sound but suspect the C7 might excel at other types of music.

@carloscosta3514 Месяц назад

P3ESR!

@0robbi0 2 года назад

Both sound like the singer is singing into a cup.

@paulb.3227 2 года назад

Really ? Probably never heard them in the same room as yourself ?

@0robbi0 2 года назад

@@paulb.3227 Trust me, I'm an expert lol

@paulb.3227 2 года назад

@@0robbi0 Yes, sure 😞

@0robbi0 2 года назад

@@paulb.3227 Sure, what??

@0robbi0 2 года назад

@@paulb.3227 I took a listen again, and I stand by my convictions. Lovely treble but singing into a cup.

@ailtonpacheco1127 8 месяцев назад

The P3ESR sound better in my opinion.

@monkeyshines9060 2 года назад

S’s F’s seem hot! Recording?

@deepakghosh5880 3 года назад

Why don't you use the same song for both speakers, so that we can get a better perspective?

@sleme1972 3 года назад

I wanted to try 'hot swapping' on the fly. Maybe will do it for the next one. Thanks for the comment!

@sandyshoremann7524 2 года назад

@@sleme1972 Try recording out of doors to get rid of the room racket; distant miked reverberant room recordings are pretty much a mess sonically. Thank you regardless. What a wonderful veneer on the Harbeth - artisan built items which seem to be disappearing Cheers! - Sandy

@paulb.3227 2 года назад

@@sandyshoremann7524 Don't think that will disappear! I enjoy my Harbeth's on a daily base both optically and auditory 🙂

@frankgeeraerts6243 2 года назад

Something is wrong with the 7...........................you may call it coherence and that's better with the 3.

@kurthill7030 3 года назад

Just buy some wharfdales just injoy your music and not what you play it on 😁😁

@paulb.3227 2 года назад

Didn't you really never come to the thought that , maybe, you would enjoy your music MORE with better equipment ???

@kurthill7030 2 года назад

@@paulb.3227 No because music has always been there before equipment and people still enjoyed music

@paulb.3227 2 года назад

@@kurthill7030 Ofcause if you mean live music!

@kurthill7030 2 года назад

@@paulb.3227 no you still don't get it what sounds good to you is personal and that's why people you love music don't all have the same equipment like not everyone has your system that's why we have lots of different types of music and equipment to suit all tastes of music like my friends like jazz and vocal stuff but when I go around and play my type of music on there system it is not the same as mine because there equipment is for there taste not meaning that there system is bad just not for my taste of music would you agree on that point 👍