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Sonus Faber sonetto II vs Harbeth 7ES-3

Hello Guys,
I'm in a search for a new set of speakers and currently I'm stacked between either Sonus Faber sonetto II or Harbeth 7ES-3. The SFs are brand new and they sell for 1700 eur pair (stands not included) while the Harbeth's are used and sell for 1500 eur. The history of the Harbeths is not known, but they are in a good condition (visually).
My amplifier is Pathos Classic One MKIII. 

What would be your choice, does anyone have experience with any of the mentioned models?

Thanks
celestial__sound
celestial__sound OP
102 posts
 
@fjn04 also, which pair of speakers do you think would be the harder load for the amplifier? The harberths are 86db with 6ohm nominal impedence while the SFs are 4ohm nominal with 87db sensitivity
fjn04
1,561 posts
 
I'm running C7's with a 40 (maybe 45?) watt Croft. Nice tonality but I think more power would be of benefit. Really hard to say... you could very well be ok. I believe C7's are considered one of the easier Harbeths to drive. Perhaps not on paper, but that's what I hear from people with experience. Pathos is gorgeous looking gear.
mlsstl
1,436 posts
 
My two cents concerning only these two speakers -- if you value tonal accuracy of voice and unamplified acoustic instruments over pleasant sound, go with the Harbeths.
ryder
1,689 posts
 
Harbeth for sound and music.

Sonus Faber for looks. Good for display or to impress guests.
avanti1960
1,472 posts
 
The Harbeths are easier to drive by a significant amount.   
These two speakers are on much different price and musical performance levels.  
If you need to stick in the Sonus Faber price range I would recommend investigating the Falcon Acoustics LS3/5a.  


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