Get Clarity, Accuracy, Detail, and Natural Tonal Balance in Spades: Acclaimed British-Made Harbeth C7ES-3 XD Bookshelf Loudspeaker Delivers Stunning Articulation and Soundstaging

If you’re the type of listener who places a premium on neutrality, natural tonal balance, and uncompromising accuracy, you owe it to yourself — and your record collection — to hear how your favorite recordings sound on the Harbeth C7ES-3 XD bookshelf loudspeaker. Acclaimed by the likes of TONEAudio, The Absolute Sound, What Hi-Fi?, CNET, and other internationally recognized audio press outlets, this mid-sized model offers involving, emotional performance marked by three-dimensional soundstages and stunning articulation.

Made for especially demanding audiophiles who prefer purity, clarity, and the ability to hear every last detail in eloquent fashion, C7ES-3 XD looks as beautiful as it sounds. Hand-assembled by master craftsmen in Harbeth’s dedicated factory in Britain and benefiting from the company’s trademarked RADIAL2 bass/midrange driver (7.88 inches), the 29.1-pound C7ES-3 XD mates with an exceptionally wide range of amplifiers and is easy to drive (six ohms impedance, 86dB sensitivity). A one-inch ferrofluid-cooled tweeter and expertly designed crossover help account for its breathtaking levels of presence and clarity. 

For all its cosmetic and acoustic benefits, the most appealing trait of C7ES-3 XD just might owe to the fact that once you experience what it does — and how well it handles practically all types of music — you may decide to live with it forever. With a simultaneously robust, nuanced, on-point midrange and controlled low-end response that belies the speaker’s 20.5 x 10.7 x 12-inch (HWD) dimensions, C7ES-3 XD manage to be at once insightful, emotional, and faithful. 

Factor in the handmade cabinets featuring stunning veneers, Harbeth-branded binding posts, and the company’s tradition of testing everything on each speaker before placing them in custom boxes for shipping, and C7ES-3 XD is what built-to-last design and luxury audio are all about. To learn more, contact a Music Direct audio consultant at 312-433-0200. 

“If you happen to be someone that finds your joy in the music a lot more than you do in endless gear swapping and the upgrade path, your journey could end right here. The Harbeth C7ES-3 XD does so much right and nothing wrong. It doesn’t get a lot better than that.”
—Jeff Dorgay, TONEAudio, Exceptional Value Award

“Unengaging? Uninvolving? Unemotional? Not bloody likely with these speakers! Inasmuch as I’ve not come remotely close to hearing all the obvious competition, I can’t and wouldn’t pronounce the C7ES-3 XD the best compact two-way out there, but given my priorities in what I want from music reproduced in the home, it is certainly the best with which I’ve had any sort of long experience or exposure.”
—Paul Seydor, The Absolute Sound

“The Compact 7ES-3 offers an exceptionally well-integrated blend of accurate timbre, sophisticated rhythmic performance, highly articulate reproduction of performance technique, and clear insight into the artistic intent of the music. That it can do this with just about any kind of music makes it a superb ally for investigating new music, opening the door to musical adventure.”
—Steve Guttenberg, CNET

“The midrange is truly miraculous, the level of bass from such a small cabinet/driver combo is magical, and the way the speakers reveal the highest treble sounds without etching it is also clever. But by far the biggest trick these speakers pull off is making you think you’re listening to the real thing.”
—What Hi-Fi?

“These wonderful speakers from Harbeth give you the impression that you are listening to a genuine ‘live performance’ in your room thanks to their extraordinarily ‘enchanting’ and nuanced midrange, a truly deceptive and powerful bass response for the speaker’s size, and a clear, emphatic, almost perfect treble response.”
—The Sound Advocate