Harbeth 7ES3 or Devore Fidelity Nines?


Dear Friends,
I am torn between two choices for my Rogue Cronus Magnum (90 wpc)

1.Devore Nines - Floor Standing 8 Ohm Pretty High on the Efficiency Scale.
2.Harbeth - 7ess - 6 ohms Specs looks pretty normal for the price, but has
very strong reputation

Audition is difficult, although i know that many rogue owners have come to love
the 7es3, but none of whom i have spoken to have heard the Devore Nines.
thegoodarcher
Devore. Beautifully made and sound great: very musical across the sound spectrum. Harbeth are the kings of mid-range.
Hi Thegoodarcher,

I've tried the "Nines" with a lot of amplifiers and with all of them they sound wonderful so IMHO, get the DeVORE the Nines!

Best regards,
I think you've got things backwards. Figure out which speakers you like, *then* decide on an amplifier. In the Harbeth case, they're not too picky about amps.
price wise, the comparison is more devore 9 or harbeth super- HL5.

mike lavorgna wrote a review for 6moons about the base cronus and the devore 8 combination. other than that, i have never seen the combo discussed. but on the harbeth forums, there seem to be a number of members using rogue and harbeth.

you should definitely do whatever you can to audition before dropping $6000+ on a pair of speakers, even if it means driving a few hours of arranging a day trip via plane. or attend RMAF or whatever hifi show is nearest to you. all you'll get on a forum is other people's opinions.

btw, i recently got the cronus magnum and love it. i'm using vandersteen 2ce sig IIs but plan to get a pair of harbeths down the road.