Considering Harbeth C 7ES-3

Thank you yogi boy! Looks like a great shop.

I had the 7's and loved them. Now have the 40th SL's. The Analog Room in Campbell is a Harbeth dealer.

Listen to some ProAc and Spendor speakers. I had Harbeth and they were not to my taste. You might like them.

Also seek out an audition of the Spendor A4. $3500/pair. They have greater bass extension, less cabinet noise and superior resolution. If connected to high-quality ancillaries, they can sound as good as some $10K speakers. I could imagine them being the end-game for many listeners.  

Another speaker I'd take over the C7s at $3K/pair are the Rega RX-5s. What Hi-Fi gave them a luke-warm review, and despite usually agreeing with their assessments, I didn't hear any of the issues they noted. 

If someone likes the Harbeths, I doubt they'd really like the Spendor floor standers.  They don't have that lush organic sound of the Harbeths.