Apart from the mids, which are miles ahead richer an clear and lifelike on the Harbeths than on the Wilsons ( I can understand clearly lyrics on the Harbeths while some are like an unknown language on the Wilsons) my BIGGEST surprise is for the bass.
The Harbeths bass performance is all above the one of the WP8's. And this applies to deep bass, bass and high bass. I get much more power and extension and richness on the Harbeths. To a point where you can wonder if the highly unresonant and dampened Wilson cabinets do not actually suck the life of the bass in many recordings. And the richness of timbre in the bass of the Harbeths make the Wilsons sound like sono speakers. No kidding.
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