harbeth p3esr: audio research vs pass labs

[@stipeilic2611]

Hello Gianmarco, thanks for this video! I think you are first one who recorded Arc ref75 and top Pass electronic with small P3 ESR on KZbin. I have vintage Harberth LS 3/5a. I'm just wondering can you make a video comparing same amplifiers like here with your Wilson speakers? It would be great to use exactly this song because it shows all we need to hear. You wrote in your comments that Pass is the winner when put together with Wilson, but who knows, maybe some of us would prefer Arc instead?

[@gianmarcogervasi6013]

soon i will do what you ask and put the video !

[@stipeilic2611]

@@gianmarcogervasi6013 thanks man looking forward for your video. I can't believe Arc is better than Pass (and I would always bet on Pass, especially .8 top class) with small bookshelf like P3 ESR, but this video shows the truth.

[@gianmarcogervasi6013]

i have done the video you request!

[@gianmarcogervasi6013]

@@stipeilic2611 arc has been a wonferful choice for all harbeth speakers i have owned. however with my wilson audio sabrina i prefer the pass labs set up

[@stipeilic2611]

@@gianmarcogervasi6013 grazie amico, wish you are closer so I can visit you and have a listen at your place. I'm in Croatia, island Vis, apartments Valentina i Nikolina, you can check out on booking. Kind regards Stipe!

[@adrianoamatucci989]

Complimenti per i due "ensemble". Io ascolto con un ampli in classe D accoppiato alle Acoustic Research M1. Non posso giudicare perché con la compressione di KZbin si perde molto. Sono certo che la risposta delle due configurazioni è strepitosa. Saluti da Roma.

[@AudioVino1]

Definitely the ARC for me over some basic ear buds

[@gianmarcogervasi6013]

i agree, in my opinion ARC/Harbeth's is better

[@roa5359]

I guess with small speakers ARC gives a welcome sense of warmth and bloom/softness, at least with this genre of music. Not sure I’d like that with all music or larger, bass heavier speakers.

[@gianmarcogervasi6013]

it's not the main point. it is more about sinergy... pairing these ARC electronics with my wilson sabrina the result is not so good with a lack of bass (and any sense of warmth) .. the sinergy between Arc and Harbeth is very satisfing.. however in this case you can feel more warmth...

[@mariorobertopavanati8095]

Guarda mi aspettavo di più dai due pass perché li ho anch’io, mi sembra con ARC una riproduzione più godibile e vivace, poi tutto il resto non si può giudicare dal tablet

[@gianmarcogervasi6013]

come sempre è una questione di abbinamenti, ti confermo comunque le impressioni rilevate dal video; con le harbeth (in questo caso le piccole p3) gli ARC rendono il suono più vivo, corposo, armonico. in passato ho avuto altre harbeth (c7 e hl5+) ed anche con quelle l'abbinamento con elettroniche ARC era vincente. Doveroso precisare che passando alle mie wilson sabrina la situazione si inverte e preferisco nettamente i pass.

[@alexandergroth6549]

First is much louder, no fair comparison. Loud sounds always better