Gallo Reference 3 vs. Spendor S8 vs. Harbeth Super


I am upgrading my speakers, Klipsch Heresy's,and have auditioned Gallo Reference 3 and Spendor S8. There is not a Harbeth dealer nearby but am considering a used pair of Super HL5's. Have a creek 5350se and denon 2910. Listen to classical,jazz,folk . Appreciate your thoughts and experience with any of these.
chrispumpelly

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You'll need a good sized room for the Harbeth; it's a big speaker. I've heard the Gallo at a dealer and thought it rather bland and boring but it may have been the other equipment in chain.

I think the HL5 is in the same family as the Compact 7 (which I have) and that would make it very musical with a clear, open, but easy midrange. You can check a back issue of Stereophile from this year in whcih Sam Tellig gives a pretty good description of the HL5. It will be a very different sound than you've been getting from the Klipsch.