{"product_id":"harbeth-c7es-3-xd2-2-way-bookshelf-speakers","title":"Harbeth C7ES-3 XD2 2-Way Bookshelf Speakers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3992a9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"elementor-slide-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUniquely Harbeth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-slide-description\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt the core of the C7ES-3 XD2 is our RADIAL4 cone technology, an innovation that ensures exceptional detail.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-slide-description\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe C7ES-3 XD2 offers remarkable clarity, rich tonal balance, and precise imaging, bringing your music to life. Equipped with Harbeth’s newly advanced RADIAL4™ driver technology, it ensures natural and accurate sound reproduction across a broad frequency range. Its beautifully handcrafted cabinet not only enhances acoustics but also adds elegance to any setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for audiophiles and home audio setups, the C7ES-3 delivers an immersive listening experience with Harbeth’s signature sound quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952dc22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRADIAL4 Cone Technology\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe C7ES-3 XD2 is built around Harbeth's RADIAL4 driver, a 200 mm Harbeth-manufactured bass\/midrange cone unit that represents the fourth generation of the company's proprietary diaphragm material science program. Developed over decades of internal polymer research at Harbeth's facility in Lindfield, England, RADIAL4 is engineered to achieve a near-perfect balance between stiffness, mass, and internal damping, allowing the cone to move in a controlled pistonic manner across the critical midrange frequencies without introducing the coloration, grain, or mechanical noise associated with conventional paper or polypropylene diaphragm materials. In the C7ES-3 XD2, the 200 mm format provides meaningful cone area for authoritative bass weight and dynamic impact, while the RADIAL4 material ensures that the midrange and lower treble remain tonally neutral and free of the boxiness that can affect larger stand-mount designs. Combined with a 25 mm ferrofluid-cooled dome tweeter, the RADIAL4 driver gives the C7ES-3 XD2 a remarkably coherent and full-range character that belies its stand-mount format, extending usefully to 45 Hz in free space and blending seamlessly with a wide range of music genres and recording styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eUpgraded XD2 Crossover for Enhanced Tonal Openness\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe XD2 designation reflects a substantive refinement in crossover engineering compared to the earlier C7ES-3 XD. Each speaker incorporates a redesigned crossover network in which Harbeth's engineering team has applied improved component selection and revised topology to reduce phase anomalies and amplitude irregularities at the handover point between the RADIAL4 bass\/midrange driver and the 25 mm dome tweeter. The result is a smoother, more transparent transition between the two drivers, producing a presentation that feels more unified and open across the frequency range. In practical listening terms, the upgraded XD2 crossover allows the C7ES-3 XD2 to deliver greater clarity in the upper midrange and lower treble, better imaging precision, and a more convincing sense of three-dimensional space around recorded instruments and voices. The overall character remains unmistakably Harbeth, combining tonal warmth and musicality with a new level of resolution and openness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRADIAL4 200 mm Bass\/Midrange Driver: Harbeth's fourth-generation proprietary cone material provides exceptional midrange transparency and low coloration, anchoring the C7ES-3 XD2's characteristic natural and accurate tonal balance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2-Way Stand-Mount Configuration: a 200 mm RADIAL4 bass\/midrange driver paired with a 25 mm ferrofluid-cooled dome tweeter covers a frequency range of 45 Hz to 20 kHz, offering deeper bass extension than smaller stand-mount designs in the Harbeth range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpgraded XD2 Crossover Network: a newly refined crossover design reduces phase and amplitude anomalies at the driver handover point, producing a more open, coherent, and tonally accurate presentation across the full frequency range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy-to-Drive 6-Ohm Impedance: a stable 6-ohm load and recommended amplifier power from 25 watts per channel make the C7ES-3 XD2 compatible with a wide range of tube and solid-state amplifier designs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e150W Programme Power Handling: generous power handling allows the C7ES-3 XD2 to perform in larger listening rooms and with more powerful amplifiers without dynamic compression or distortion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e45 Hz Low Frequency Extension: the larger cabinet volume of the C7ES-3 XD2 compared to the Monitor 30.3 XD2 provides meaningful bass extension to 45 Hz in free space, giving the speaker greater authority with bass-heavy programme material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarbeth-Branded 4mm Binding Posts: high-quality binding posts accommodate bare wire, banana plugs, and spade connectors, supporting a wide range of speaker cable configurations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade Cabinet with Premium 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