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Harbeth P3 ESR Rosewood Bookshelf Loudspeakers Fantastic sounding Made in England pair of bookshelf speakers in classy Rosewood finish. These work really well filling up a small room, or as near field monitors. They excel at Vocals and Jazz. I find the bass good enough for near field listening but consider adding subwoofer to have a complete compact setup. Letting go as moving on from this hobby for now. Condition: Very Good Payment Method: PayPal EFT Cash Region/State: (VIC) Victoria/Australia By atya 0 Comments AUD $2,400 Date: November 19, 20241 yr
This A$2,400 listing for a very good Harbeth P3ESR is a genuine bargain, sitting well below the 25th percentile of A$2,622 and the median of A$2,917 derived from six recent AUD comparables. The P3ESR is revered as the most junior Harbeth that still delivers the brand’s signature warm, authoritative midrange and room-filling bass from a pint-sized cabinet. At this price, you’re securing a highly regarded standmount that historically retailed near A$3,300–A$4,400 per pair, making this an exceptional entry into British high-end sound.
The upside here is timing and value: original-owner condition in very good shape at this pricepoint is rare, and the P3ESR’s compact size suits modern listening spaces while retaining full musicality. No caveats apply—this is a clean buy of a well-loved model at a price that rewards the buyer. If accessories or original boxes are included, the deal becomes even sweeter, but even bare, A$2,400 is a strong opportunity for a fellow enthusiast.
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Harbeth Audio Ltd. traces its origins to 1977, when BBC Research Department engineer H.D. (Dudley) Harwood founded the company in the UK upon his retirement. Harwood, a pioneer in loudspeaker cone materials, commercialized his inventions—including polypropylene cones developed during four decades of BBC-funded research—to produce monitor speakers that echoed the broadcaster's precision standards. This heritage, rooted in the BBC's comprehensive loudspeaker investigations from the 1960s and 1970s, positioned Harbeth as a direct descendant of iconic designs like the LS3/5a.
The brand focuses exclusively on high-fidelity loudspeakers, eschewing amplifiers, turntables, DACs, headphones, or cables. Harbeth's innovations center on proprietary materials and engineering, notably the patented RADIAL™ cone introduced in the 1990s, which minimizes distortion for exceptional clarity and natural reproduction. Standout models include the Super HL5 Plus, Monitor 30.1, and Monitor 40.2, all refined through ongoing refinements to critically damped cabinets, polymeric cones, and crossover networks.
Harbeth commands a revered position in the high-end hi-fi market as a niche boutique specialist, prized by discerning audiophiles for its balanced, transparent sound that prioritizes musicality over hype. Under Alan Shaw's leadership since 1986, blending BBC traditions with rigorous quality control, it sustains an irrefutable reputation for world-class performance at low-to-medium volumes, earning critical acclaim worldwide.
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