Accurate human voice reproduction

IMHO, Harbeth SHL5 are magical for singing across the spectrum of genres but when I put on dialogue / NPR, I switch over to a set of Focal Micro Be in a hurry. The Harbeth sound is too intense for spoken words in my findings. I can also make a loose opposite argument for the Focal Micro Be which excels at speech in my setup but while doing very good vocals, does not stand out - perhaps because everything else sounds so good too.

To me, that sounds like an indictment of the Harbeth.

IME, Auditorium-23 Solovox (which I am fortunate to own) and the Shindo Latours (which sadly I will never own). Both are excellent for both singing and speech.

Harbeth P3ESR is voiced for the human voice! No other speaker I have owned comes close!

Tonian Labs. Ask my neighbors.

All the best,
Nonoise