A move from Harbeth to... Wilson?

completely different kettle of fish is right

although i will say that modern wilsons are smoother and easier to mate with ancillaries than older ones with the metal tweeters... those could exhibit much stridency and hardness/harshness with minimal provovation

Old thread. If anyone prefers the sound of the Harbeth and desires to have a slightly more transparent, open and detailed sound, the Graham is a good choice. Basically a sound with slightly improved clarity and detail which can make a significant difference to the listening experience. My comment is based on the comparison between the equivalent Graham models to the older Harbeth pre XD models such as P3ESR, C7ES3, M30.1 / 30.2, SHL5+ and M40.1 or 40.2.

I've listened to the Wilson Sasha mk1 about 11 years ago. Sound is rather good.

Just saw this very interesting thread. I know it’s old but may still be relevant to others. There seem to be a lot of "Wilson haters" on here so I thought I would chip in as I think my experience is relevant. I owned "BBC monitor" style speakers for decades from the likes of Rogers, Spendor, KEF, B&W, et al. They are all wonderful with what my grandmother would have called a "nice tone". However, some years back I had the opportunity to audition Wilson Sabrinas. And I was sold. Wilson does not have a "nice tone" as such. They just sound, to my ears, like attending the live event! I know it’s personal. But even given the ridiculous expense, I have subsequently upgraded to the Sasha DAW and now have a pair of Alexia V on order. Harbeth and Wilson are chalk and cheese. Both are excellent at what they do. Both have a distinguished heritage. But ultimately it’s down to personal preference and budget. Would love to learn what the OP did?

all excellent, well established, successful speakers are doing something very right

it just depends if their flavor of ’right’ matches your tastes and requirements

furthermore, ’live’ music comes in vastly different flavors too. .. mid hall at boston symphony vs grandstand at coldplay concert vs third row at village vanguard jazz show... substantially different sounding ’live performances’