Interesting post... I had Harbeth M30.1 bought in 2015. Loved them until I happened upon a little know speaker from Canada (by way of Belgium) called the Equation 7. Not a stand mount but a narrow, shallow smaller 2/way tower. Incredibly well built with a beautiful Spanish maple finish. They were great at the shop in NY I found them at paired with a Mastersound integrated so I bought them on the spot. Took them home and immediately inserted them into my setup consisting of Chord, Hovland, Luxman/Hana - was shocked at how much better at everything the Equations were over the Harbeths. A more pleasing sound signature on almost every level. I have since moved on to a more vintage Shindo/Altec setup but I'll never forget how I was floored by a speaker that was so totally unexpected.
Current or Previous Harbeth Owners…
For those of us that have had or currently have, are there other speakers you’ve listened to that you found sounded “better”? I’m eyeing stepping into a set of 40.2 or 40.3’s, but am also willing to step in a different direction. I realize “better” is subjective, but a speaker that does what Harbeth does, but better.
I have a set of Pass Labs XA100.5’s, FWIW.