Harbeth Question

Harbeths are great but the choice of the right model depends on room size and budget.

room is 14 x 19 x 7ft ceiling (bsmt). Chayro, I agree with your comment, however I already have the subs and I love them. I also build DIY OB speakers and and struggling right now so I was thinking of getting a pair of commercially available speakers to hold me over while I am screwing around with my DIY speakers lol. I was thinking of the C7ES. The model 3 seems too small.

The C7es3 are great!   What amp and pre? 

Danny Richie designed the GR Research OB/Dipole Sub (the R in GR is for Richie), along with Brian Ding of Rythmik Audio. Jim, have you considered building one of Danny’s OB speaker designs? OB speakers mate particularly well with OB subs, of course, as do planars (ESL, magnetic-planar, ribbon) and other high-resolution speakers.

bdp24, as a DIYer, I like to have a commercially available speaker that I can use as a performance benchmark. When I built my first pair, I bought a pair of B&W lower end model but decent. I was able to best them quite easily. Now that i am a little more experienced I'd like to get something good. Not saying I can design better than the Harbeth but gives me something to shoot for lol! It also allows me to chill out because when I am pulling apart crossovers it gives me something to listen to.