Harbeth 30.1 or legacy calibre

Legacy is not imported here, so I cannot comment on their products. However, I htink two things need to be added about Harbeth speakers. They have a very flat frequency response and are not just midrange speakers, even if their midrange is to die for. Second, that midrange quality originates in their own advanced Radial cone technology, with their proprietary cone material that was developed in a UK government funded scientific research project.
I have Harbeth P3ESRs in my desktop system, and all I can say is that they are the only speakers that I have heard that come close to the clarity of my Quad electrostats, and are similarly free from that feeling that you are just listening to sound from wooden boxes.

�Familiarize yourself with box colorations before you choose. Imo that is as critical as anything in determining which to select. 

interesting stuff.  i currently have the harbeth C7ES3 and love them but was impressed by the Calibre at the AXPONA audio show in Chicago.  they will definitely play loud and clean with lots of punch but the program material was not broad enough to provide a full range demo.  
I really cannot lose the clarity and musical timbre that the Harbeth's provide but I was impressed with the Calibres enough to seek them out for a demo, which I will do.
The other thing is they are bi-amp compatible, which makes thing interesting for the ultimate in volume and dynamic capability.  
Keep those listening impressions of the Calibre coming.....

If you want to keep the clarity and musicality but also want more volume and punch, why not add two (or even four) subwoofers? Alternatively, get the Super HL5+, or look into your amplifier: is it powerful enough? Alan Shaw himself believes in big and powerful solid state amplifiers.

good thoughts and I am carefully considering the plan for my next upgrade.  
i have a decent sub and it sounds great but to get it to play the bass with the most impact I would need to high-pass the main speakers, something I am not willing to do.  
the Harbeth SHL5+ are on the list as well, I love their sound but they are more challenging to bi-amp.  
The Legacy's on paper have the potential to be an incredibly dynamic performer- because of their efficiency and because bi-amping is an easy deal because the crossover for the woofer low pass is a very low 400Hz.  as long as they have the transparent, open sound that I am after could be the winner.