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RE: They are not floor standers, so why might they be boxy?

I'm mystified. Why should a floor stander be boxy but a stand mount not boxy. I would think it depends on design. Some floor standers are boxy, some not. The same is true for stand mounts. And I wouldn't expect a company like Harbeth to make any boxy sounding speakers. A good company makes speakers that all have a family sound unless they are going for sales not accuracy.

And what has a port to do with it? The vast majority of speakers today are ported. Again it's design I know many ported speakers have some boxiness but again it has more to do with marketing. Ultimately a good closed box(there are lousy closed ones too) is very good sounding although ultimately a great closed box is cleaner than a great ported one. But a good ported one can be awfully good. And neither of them are perfect.

I suspect you'll end up liking both speakers. There will de small differences and they'll be trade offs but not huge ones. Harbeth is an excellent speaker company.


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