In Reply to: Time for a change? posted by mace on July 24, 2014 at 06:27:57:
While all the other Harbeth speakers I have experience with have been ported, the P3ESR is a sealed box because it is Harbeth's "continuation" of the BBC-designed LS3/5A.
Honestly, I have serious doubt about using the P3ESR or any BBC-OB-monitor "heritage" speaker with a 5" woofer for serious blues and rock listening. Stevie Ray Vaughan? Dire Straits? I think not... .
At close to the same money as the P3ESR is Aerial's US-made sealed 5B, which is very robust--pretty bombproof. It gets used a lot in custom home theater installations where the speakers are hidden behind stretched fabric.
NB, Aerial's 7.1" woofer has TWICE the frontal area of the P3ESR's 5" woofer--the frontal area goes up by the square of the difference, the formula being A = Pi x R x R.
The Aerial is what I would recommended to a blues and rock lover. JA was very impressed, see his measurements, link below.
JM
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Follow Ups
- LS50 is ported with a flexible tube; P3ESR is sealed. Check out Aerial's 5B. - John Marks 10:36:25 07/24/14 (18)
- RE: LS50 is ported with a flexible tube; P3ESR is sealed. Check out Aerial's 5B. - greg.landesman@yahoo.com 23:22:06 07/27/14 (11)
- My three word answer is: Stevie Ray Vaughan (Warning: Nina Hartley Quote) - John Marks 08:45:11 07/28/14 (10)
- RE: My three word answer is: Stevie Ray Vaughan (Warning: Nina Hartley Quote) - greg.landesman@yahoo.com 08:56:01 07/28/14 (9)
- RE: My three word answer is: Stevie Ray Vaughan (Warning: Nina Hartley Quote) - keithbulls@yahoo.com 08:25:42 08/04/14 (1)
- RE: My three word answer is: Stevie Ray Vaughan (Warning: Nina Hartley Quote) - greg.landesman@yahoo.com 20:33:26 08/04/14 (0)
- No, I am talking about the laws of physics. - John Marks 07:55:47 07/29/14 (6)
- RE: No, I am talking about the laws of physics. - abs1 06:36:48 07/30/14 (3)
- Chrissy always was stuck up. Stole the spotlight from Mandy with that chair shot... - John Marks 07:30:02 07/31/14 (2)
- RE: Chrissy always was stuck up. Stole the spotlight from Mandy with that chair shot... - abs1 15:09:06 07/31/14 (1)
- heh heh heh heh heh... - John Marks 16:55:25 08/01/14 (0)
- RE: No, I am talking about the laws of physics. - greg.landesman@yahoo.com 08:16:47 07/29/14 (1)
- Then, line up the OP as a customer. - John Marks 19:43:47 07/29/14 (0)
- 110 mm is 4.3 inches - PabloP 11:33:31 07/24/14 (1)
- Which makes the disparity even larger. - John Marks 13:16:29 07/24/14 (0)
- RE: LS50 is ported with a flexible tube; P3ESR is sealed. Check out Aerial's 5B. - AudioSoul 11:08:45 07/24/14 (3)
- A review of which? - John Marks 13:12:06 07/24/14 (2)
- RE: A review of which? - AudioSoul 22:25:29 07/24/14 (1)
- OK - John Marks 14:20:55 07/25/14 (0)