Harbeth 30.2 or Falcon Gold Badge

Although I haven’t listened to the Falcons, personally I’d try them over Harbeth 30.2. Just like Yogiboy, I’ve listened to all models in the Harbeth line including the 40.1 (not 40.2 though), all pre-XD models. They are surely nice but after experiencing the Graham which is another derivative of the BBC just like Spendor, Rogers, Falcon and Harbeth, I find that they offer something more unique. Or the Proac and Audio Note suggestions by Larryi. 

As usual, try them and see for yourself as everyone prefers different things.

Sounds like LarryI works at Deja Vu, a shop that focuses a lot of its business on Audio Note.  I owned the AN-Js for about three years, and now have a pair of 30.2s in-house.  I think they have pretty different sound signatures.  As LarryI intimated, they both sound better with tubes (they usually use Synthesis on the Harbeths).

I have always thought of the 30.2s as the "sweet spot" in the Harbeth line, so worth checking out if you have the chance to make an informed decision between the Harbeths and the Falcons. 

I got a set of 30.2s had them 3 weeks before I sold them. Most boring speaker I have ever listened to, to be fare I was likely underpowering them with my Sugden amp. I wouldn't have like them either way. 

Ended up with a pair of JM Reynauds and I love them. 

I almost bought a set of Falcons last summer, but ended up auditioning Spendor's 4/5 model, which is their current incarnation of the classic 3/5 design. I ended up getting the Spendors and have been very pleased.

I heard all these speakers at Deja Vu (I don’t work there).  I have heard JM Reynaud speakers a while ago and liked them a lot too.

My favorite speakers are high efficiency horn systems or systems using fullrange drivers as wide range drivers in multi-way systems.