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Sonus Faber sonetto II vs Harbeth 7ES-3

Hello Guys,
I'm in a search for a new set of speakers and currently I'm stacked between either Sonus Faber sonetto II or Harbeth 7ES-3. The SFs are brand new and they sell for 1700 eur pair (stands not included) while the Harbeth's are used and sell for 1500 eur. The history of the Harbeths is not known, but they are in a good condition (visually).
My amplifier is Pathos Classic One MKIII. 

What would be your choice, does anyone have experience with any of the mentioned models?

Thanks
celestial__sound

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celestial__sound OP
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Thank you for your response. The excessive treble doesn't bother me as i'm used to it (currently owning q acoustics 3050i).
I'm somehow leaning more towards SFs because thy look superb and have more relaxed sound. But, the decision is not made yet :) looking forward for your opinions guys! 
celestial__sound OP
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@fjn04 also, which pair of speakers do you think would be the harder load for the amplifier? The harberths are 86db with 6ohm nominal impedence while the SFs are 4ohm nominal with 87db sensitivity
celestial__sound OP
102 posts
 
@fjn04 the pathos is rated at 70wpc at 8ohm and 135wpc at 4ohm, i think that should be sufficient for either of the speakers
celestial__sound OP
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For those who are interested, follow this link https://anyflip.com/ierm/qvce to see how Sam from stereophile describes the great magic between Pathos Classic One and Sonus Faber. Also, after seeing the interview with Paolo Tezzon (the man that ascended Franco Serblin) i’m almost 100% sure I’ll go with the SFs. This man is genius https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZG4BHRs62k
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