In Reply to: RE: LS50 is ported with a flexible tube; P3ESR is sealed. Check out Aerial's 5B. posted by greg.landesman@yahoo.com on July 27, 2014 at 23:22:06:
There's rarely a free lunch.In this scenario, there is a 1:1 complete and total trade-off between "refinement" and "power."
I will cheerfully grant you that the Harbeth, which I have had several in-depth experiences with, and which I recommended to the publisher of the Steinway Pianos lifestyle magazine I previously wrote for, is more refined than the Aerial, which I characterized as "robust" and "bombproof."
But what is the need we are trying to respond to?
The OP listens to BLUES AND ROCK.
NOT to the chamber music of Olivier Messiaen.
To quote Nina Hartley, "Let's do a little thought experiment."
The test track is Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Tin Pan Alley."
Connect the Harbeths, and turn the volume up to 11.
Then, connect the Aerials, and turn the volume up to 11.
What do you think will happen?
With all due respect, anyone who can IMAGINE (because that is what is going on) that the Harbeth P3ESRs can do justice to SRV does not get out to hear live music.
Horses for courses. And the P3ESRs are not mudders.
I confess I have not heard the KEF. I have great respect for KEF's engineers but they can't break the laws of physics. KEF's 5.25-inch woofer/mid simply cannot move as much air as Aerial's 7.1-inch woofer/mid.
The OP can make up his own mind, but in my experience, when people say they like rock, they do not listen at baroque trio sonata levels.
JM
Edits: 07/28/14
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- 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)