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Focal Sopra 2/3 vs Harbeth SHL5 Plus

Has anybody compared the Sopra 2 or 3 to the Harbeth SHL5 Plus? Which is a more involving speaker, not only being detailed, fast and dynamic but having the capability to portray voices and instruments in their truest timbre and tonality. The Harbeth is one of the most natural sounding speakers I have heard by far. Voices and sound of instruments sound just like the real thing through them. Once I switched to other speakers music didn’t sound as real. I was wondering if the Focal Sopras could match the Harbeth in the areas of tonality and timbre.

I presume the Focals do not sound as warm or lush as the Harbeth with their leaner presentation.
ryder

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toneranger58
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Actually I have been a guitarist for over 40 years. Still play in a Rock/Blues band, majority of my Albums/CD's are guitarists. Listen to everything from Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, Hendrix, Cream, to Acoustics, Wes Montgomery etc.

The Sopra's handle all very well, thick tones, crystal clear acoustics, Gypsy acoustics, M. Hedges, and for bloom on guitar notes from Crystal clear Strat to violin lead tones, Eric Johnson's music is at the top.

The Sopra's really do it all. They do get a lot of assistance from my Hegel H300, very musical Integrated.

I did a lot of demoing before I chose the Sopra's, with over 20 completely different testing CD tracks to hear what they did best, they never disappointed.

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