Harbelth HL5plus

I did see the review, but was surprised by what I heard at the dealer; he even had an LFD amplifier driving the speakers.  But they were fresh out of the box.  Definitely will need to hear them again.  Its interesting you mentioned the D7; as I am interested to audition them as well.  Sadly there are not many Spendor dealers nearby; will need to plan a road trip. I hear they pair well with my Leben amplifier.
Thanks for the feedback.
MP

IMO, never bank on a speaker "breaking in" if you think you heard an aspect you didn't like.

That said...

I owned the Harbeth SuperHL5+ for a while, and have heard it numerous times elsewhere, e.g. stores.

Given it's dimensions and rated specs, I did not find it bass shy - it sounded very full throughout it's entire range (given reasonable expectations).  Of course if you place it nearer, say, the back wall you will get more bass re-enforcement.  But even well pulled away from the wall I found it sounded quite full and I wasn't thinking "this is really lacking bass."

They are fabulous speakers.  I sold them only because I felt I already owned speakers that did everything a bit better.  But whenever I heard the Harbeths, as I just did again last week in a store, I fall in love with that sound again.

Even though I own Harbeth, also check out the Graham LS5/8 or LS5/9. 

Those Grahams are a good recommendation.  Also check out the Spendor Classic 100 (less expensive than the H 40.2).

I own the SHL5+'s and adore them.  They are a bit power hungry, but as long as your amp has enough juice, bass shouldn't be an issue.  That said, I live in an older apt, and rarely crank it up too loud.  But the imagining is phenomenal.