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Harbeth 7es3/HL5 or Usher Dancer Mini 2?

Hi!

I feel like I'm asking you all to help me kick the tires here, but as my speaker search extends and narrows, any feedback would be appreciated.

Completely different speakers, I realize; and I've heard neither of them. But both are highly acclaimed. The Usher's a floorstander, while the Harbeths are stand-mounted. I live nowhere near where I can audition these, unfortunately.

Driven by an LSA Statement (150w/ch); small listening room; lots of jazz, folk rock, instrumental, etc.

Opinions? And if Harbeth, which one?

The dark horse is the Audiokinesis Jazz.
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lindisfarne
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I had no success with the 7 in a 10 x 11 foot room...booming bass. Your room is bigger so you may have better luck.

The 3 worked beautifully for me in my small room.
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simao OP
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No_Regrets - the HUG was fascinating - and gave me a bunch of stuff I didn't know about the product. Thanks for the tip-off!
I plan on moving to a larger listening room in a few years - thus the focus on a larger speaker.

I have Reference 3A de Capo i's right now - which are really good in of themselves.
fjn04
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They will be well represented at the Montreal Show next weekend. They will have almost every model there, as I understand it. I will have a close ear on the P3esr, and 30.1. My room is 11 X 12. I was hoping they were using tubes, but apparently Rega and/or the hybrid Pathos. I wanted to hear how they do with 25-30 tubed watts.
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