HARBETH P3ESR SE BOOKSHELF SPEAKERS – CONSIGNMENT

Condition: Very good.

Includes: Original Box.

Finish: Black.

Note: These are not the XR version.

Overview

The Harbeth P3ESR mini-monitor traces its origins to the iconic BBC-designed LS3/5a although it’s anything but a legacy product. Since the mid-1980s, Harbeth has been singularly steered by Alan Shaw, also a former BBC employee, intent on radically advancing the art of loudspeaker design while building on traditional BBC advanced learning.

In 2017, Harbeth has a small but stable line up of five UK built studio monitors of which the 2-way P3ESR is the smallest. Each model is distinguished by its use of proprietary UK-manufactured RADIAL2 driver technology. But to treat this speaker as ‘entry level’ is to grossly underestimate its sonic performance in many musically important respects. For people into music with small to medium-sized rooms and/or who value vocals and acoustic music, in particular, the P3ESR may well be, like its venerated LS3/5a forebear, an end game product at a very reasonable price.

Specifications

Two-way, sealed-cabinet, stand-mounted loudspeaker.

Drive-units: 0.75″ (19mm) magnetically shielded, aluminum-dome tweeter; 5″ (110mm) magnetically shielded, Radial2-cone woofer.

Frequency response: 75Hz–20kHz, ±3dB.

Nominal impedance: 6 ohms (“easy to drive”).

Sensitivity: 83.5dB/2.83V/m.

Recommended amplification: >15W.

Power handling: 50W program.

Dimensions:12″ (306mm) H by 7.5″ (189mm) W by 8″ (202mm) D, including grille and terminals.

Weight: 14 lbs (6.3kg).