The mini but mighty P3ESR speaker and brand flagship, will be available in a striking olive wood veneer in 2018, with the additional added features of Harbeth's 40th Anniversary range including; the latest WBT-nextgen binding posts, British-made audio grade poly capacitors, and Harbeth's 40th anniversary ultra-pure OFC internal cable. Each speaker will also include the Harbeth 40th Anniversary limited edition front and back badges and the metallic black and gold anniversary grille badge."This latest version of Alan Shaws subcompact monitor is so cannily designed it almost transcends the limitations of its genre. Neutrality and natural tonal balance reign supreme, but this one can also play loud and descend to depths in the bass. Exceptional driver integration, coherence, and openness also characterize the design.- Absolute Sound (USA) Editors Choice Awards Loudspeakers - 2018Read Herb Reichert's review of the Harbeth P3ESR 40th Anniversary Edition loudspeaker, below. All text and image credits are those of the author and the original website, as found in the original article atStereophile. I promise not to tell you that the 40th Anniversary Edition Harbeth P3ESR loudspeaker sounds like a bigger speaker than it actually is. It does not. Likewise, I won't suggest that it offers a large portion of what Harbeth's bigger, more expensive models doI'll leave that to the happy owners on theHarbeth User Group. But can I tell you it's good value for the money? The current, non-anniversary version of the P3ESR costs $2195/pair (footnote 1), while the souped-up, tarted-up 40th Anniversary Edition goes for $2890/pairprices I think are chickenfeed, considering all the timeless virtues and musical satisfactions I have discovered in both versions. Like Harbeth's Monitor M30.2 40th Anniversary Edition, which I reviewed inApril 2018, the limited edition of the P3ESR costs more, but it's a distinctive-looking "trophy Harbeth" with bright olivewood veneer, WBT NextGen binding posts, 40th Anniversary badges on the rear panel and under the grille on the front baffle, as well as a metallic black-and-gold badge on the grille itself. (If you think these badges are frivolous, check the prices of vintage "gold badge" LS3/5a minimonitors.) Read more. The entire HARBETH RANGE is exclusively imported by and on demo at Absolute Phase. Email us at sales@absolutephase.com, to set up a demo.
