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Harbeth P3ESR XD Bookshelf Loudspeakers Location: Class A Audio, 8/585 Blackburn Rd, Notting Hill, VIC, 3168. Excellent condition ex-demo from a professional HiFi dealer, includes warranty Amazing space-saving sound THE BEST ITERNATION OF THE BBC MINI-MONITOR, BY FAR Harbeth’s development team has, once again, redefined what is possible from this use anywhere loudspeaker. The completed redesign maximises the performance potential of the Harbeth exclusive 115mm RADIAL2™ Cone Technology. Delivering breathtaking transparency, accurate bass and dynamic integration across the audio spectrum. Ar
Against your A$2,550 median and A$3,013 75th percentile, A$3,892 is clearly ambitious for this model in the current used market. It sits well above the top of the recent comparable range, so this is not a fair-price listing unless there’s something unusual bundled in.
That said, the speaker itself is highly regarded for its pinpoint imaging, natural midrange, and genuinely room-friendly scale, so a clean example can be worth paying up for if you specifically want a compact monitor with top-tier refinement. “Excellent” condition helps, but at this level I’d want standout extras or unusually strong provenance; otherwise, I’d keep shopping.
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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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