KEF LS50 or Harbeth P3ESR for desktop system?

donvito, I own the 3’s but when heard other small speakers like the ls50 I still find them competent (however I did not hear the 50 at home so the comparison might well be moot) I just wonder if the harbeth is the best value proposition when considering only $ cost vs performance. Eg. at almost 2x the price is the p3 value good compared to the ls50? Of course for the OP the price may not be a factor in any case.

Just think how some 30.2's would sound with those Luxmans!!  Mmmm.

I now have the Harbeth P3 40th at home for a trial audition. I was hoping that I would prefer the LS50's and save $1500 but so far I'm loving the P3's and they're not broken in yet. I'll give it a little more time just to be sure but I think I'll be keeping them. 

Blitz - how is it going with the Harbath's?  Any change in opinion?  I am wrestling with making a change to P3s.

No change. I still really like them. As compared to the LS50 I would describe them as more subtle, precise, maybe more delicate with more inner detail. And as everyone says, the midrange is great. Voices especially. They really come into their own with high quality recordings.
The question is, are they worth more than double the price of the LS50? I'm not sure bout that. If my budget was tight I'd say no. The LS50 is really good. But I do prefer the Harbeths and so I'll be keeping them.
I'm running them with a subwoofer by the way. Without it they might not quite do it for me.
Hope that helps.