Has anyone ever switched to Harbeth

taters will have to spend 10k plus to wind up in the same neighborhood.

As an owner of Confidence C1's and a past owner of a few Harbeth models, I think Pdreher's description of the sound of the two brands is spot on.

I had Dynaudio 1.3SE (and with a few speakers in between) now have the Harbeth 30.

For classical/acoustic/vocal/chamber at lower volume I prefer the Harbeths. I also found the Harbeths are more forgiving when matching amp/pre. My Dyns had to play loud to sound their best..

"My Dyns had to play loud to sound their best.. "

I have Contour 1.3mkIIs. They also sound best with some volume. My Triangles and OHM Walshs are probably better at very low volumes.

Allow me to gate crash with Spendor S8e or S9e. I believe spendor and harbeth are close in sound characteristics. Which one is better? And in what ways? Thanks