Attractive Bookshelf - Under $3k

I just received the Fritz Carrera 7 BE’s a couple weeks ago, they are finished in striped ebony. They look and sound fantastic, especially after they break in. They sound much bigger than a bookshelf. Fritz is great to deal with, very helpful. He’s even called to check in to see how I like them.  They are a little over $3k, at $3,400, but worth it.

Monitor Audio PL100's in the "Santos Rosewood"...gorgeous! 

I bought a pair of those exact same SF speakers without demoing them as well. They perform way beyond my expectations. I use them without the grills on my bookshelf. Shockingly fantastic base and all around pleasant listening experience. I primarily listen to Jazz and some rock. You won’t be disappointed.
good luck and keep us posted on your decision.

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How about the BMR Monitors from Salk?

From what I have seen so far, Harbeths are so chock full of cheap parts on their crossover boards, you’d have to build a double crossover board and mount it externally to rid them of all their $.18-$.50 cent Chinese parts. They use over 30 of them on a 2 way bookshelf and the overly engineered crossover rack takes up the entire back wall of the removable speaker back. In fact, Danny of GR Research advises Harbeth owners to start over with a different speaker if they want the improvement quality parts guarantee. Yes, Danny guarantees cheap parts degrade the SQ, regardless of how high the SQ is. It simply would be a lot better if Harbeth didn’t use the absolute cheapest parts going. Literally.