Harbeth vs. Tyler

well for one thing you ought to do your research. For Tyler you can read all the posts on audiogon and also on Tyler;s web site and also Sally renolyd's review on the Tyler Lin Sys 2. back in Oct 06. The Taylo i believe uses the scanspeak tweet. I prefer the Seas Excel tweet Ty uses in his Linbrook designs.
Not sure where you can find reviews on Harbeths. I did n't like the looks of any of their speakers. very cheap looking, and way over priced.

I've read individual reviews and posts on the tylers and harbeths, but not many comparing the two. Thanks for the thoughts, though.

I have had the Harbeth Compact 7es2, Monitor 30, still have the HLP3-es2.
Also had the Tyler reference monitors.
They all are very nice, but with all due respect to Tyler, and he is a nice guy too, Harbeth makes a better speaker.
Bartokfan, I must disagree about the quality of Harbeth, it is top notch. The Harbeths are put together with screws for a reason, they call it a lossy cabinet. They breathe like a fine woodwind instrument. More about the lossy cabinet can be found on the Harbeth website where they have a fine usergroup/chatroom.

Ooka,

In a large room, the Linbrooks would be more appropriate - like my 20x35 basement room.

Paritally because of the tweet difference metioned, the Taylos are slightly higher resolution and sweeter to my ear. I don't think that the tweet is the whole story, though - talk to Ty, he does not bite. You can switch tweets if you choose. In my environment, the Linbrooks came across as warmer than I was looking for.

The Linbrooks will dominate the Taylos below 60 Hz, but I am always surprised how good the low end is on the Taylos. I have a pair dedicated to my upstairs TV set-up and they will not be replaced.

If you go with either Tyler, don't skimp on power.

I have not investigated the paradigms.