SF Guarneri Homage vs Harbeth 7ES3

Ggavetti, I own the SF G's and have listened extensively to the 7Es3's.... Really 'like comparing apples and oranges' as the old saying goes.
If you listen to Jazz and vocal and strings, IMHO the G's are just about unbeatable and frankly to me in a different league to the Harbeths. Harbeth's are very good and have a " BBC" sound. I like this sound, BUT again IMHO it is a coloration. You can also hear the contribution of the box with the Harbeths.
EAR make good electronics and will match well with either speaker. In the end, the best advice I can give you is to go out and see if you can hear both speakers for yourself.

Don, why are you selling your G's?

Don, If you need more bass, I suggest a sub. Usually in a small room the G's have sufficient bass, but in a larger room, then a sub that is fast and as accurate as possible, is the way to go. I personally don't really like the A's as much as the G's in an average to smaller room. In a big room, the A's are more recommendable but I still prefer the G's with a good sub.
John, the Verity Pasifals are beaten solidly by the G's IMHO, not in the bass I would agree; but the Verities do not have the midrange magic of the G's nor the high end
smoothness. Personally I don't even like them as much as the Harbeth's!

Don, You might want to consider a couple of Martin-Logan Depths. I have not heard these with G's, but a friend uses them with his 'stats and they are very fast and can go pretty deep. I'm not sure if the JL's are fast enough to keep up with the G's.

So Don, are you still selling the G's on 'Gon?

Ggavetti, you say that your friends/reviewers suggested a listen to the G's, did you not have an opportunity to do that?
Frankly, IMHO the GH is if anything underrated in its musicality and acoustic perfomance. I teach guitar as a side line and when most students hear my Taylor( That's a
respected US guitar maker) and then hear the GH's play back
of an acoustic guitar recording they are astounded at how close the playback sounds to the real thing!
Enjoy your HL-5's.

Brianmgrarcom, Have you had a real instrument, in this instance, a guitar, in the same room as the speakers and therefore were able to do an 'AB' comparison. Or, are you listening to the reproduction via speakers and then relying on your audible memory? Frankly, while the GH's are amazing in their ability to portray this instrument,and are as close to the real thing as I have heard, when you actually listen as a 'AB' comparison the audio system is clearly a facismile of the real thing and not
quite as "real" as the real thing... then again this has applied to all systems that I have ever heard in comparison to the real thing...For those who don't think so, I suggest having a quality instrument played next to your system and then telling me what you think...:0)