proac D1 or harbeth p3esr

Great! Let me know when you get tired of the D1's and want to unload them :)

Why would you even care if someone thinks your crazy?Do what you want to do and don't worry about it.

D1 has better bass than p3. buy D1 now :)

D2 has better bass than D1 , buy D2

D18 has better bass than D2 , buy D18

D28 has better bass than D18, buy D28

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What kind of theory?

I have not heard Proac in a long while, but am in the process of demoing the P3ESR in my home. I am not a dealer, nor an expert. Just an amateur musician and music lover, so take my comments in that light.

I really like the Harbeths. They are wonderful with voice, piano, acoustic guitar, and everything through the meat of the midrange. The very top may be a little rolled off or soft, but that may just be in comparison to what I have been listening to, and it is still very pleasing to me. The dynamics of a larger floorstander are not there, but where I do most of my listening, they are very, very nice. Played around with a sub I have - I think if you go that route, oyu need good, fast, "musical" sub, not a HT type. And really, most of the time I just kept the sub off - though it added the deep end, it didn't increase my appreciation of the music. In fact, might have gone the other way.

Now, for rock, they suck. But as I age (not old, though!), I find myself listening to jazz and mellower stuff more in this particular room, and the Harbeths sound pretty darned good. Am likely to pick up a pair after I make some space (ie move some larger pieces out).

In short, yes, you can get more bass. If that is what you cave, these are not the speakers for you. But from low mids ad higher, they are pretty hard to beat. And they are easy to place, and have worked well with the carious amps I have toyed with. Hard to beat.

Have fun.

just heard a PMC demo and all I can say is wow. toss them in the mix unless these two units are all you are interested.

All the Harbeths I've heard (and I've owned the C7-2s) are a bit thick and lacking the "jump" factor I need to get me involved. Art Blakey and Buddy Rich can actually sound a bit boring through these speakers. And that includes the P3ESR.

However, this is a pure matter of taste. If you found a speaker you like better, buy it. But it may be you simply like the variety of different speakers - I'm the same way. I'm a drummer but have stuck with the same drums for years. Not the same speakers, though!