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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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.