Harbeth 30.1 or legacy calibre

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.    

Avanti  I had my concerns with the Calibres for their price they are $5,500 plus a set of stands, which means $5,800.00 pretty close to the Signatures so originally we weren't intersted in flooring them.

After hearing them at the New York Audio Show, we were convinced.

The Calibre is a force unto itself. The biamped version is totally off the charts. If you consider a set of Calibres with the internal 750 watt amplifiers and a Wavelet processor which is also a preamp and a dac and you would have a fantastic compact system that is a two piece system that totally rocks. 

All you would need would then be a streamer and viola a tiny Aeris.

This is a wonderful system for a reasonable price point, under $12k for an entire system that puts many more expensive setups to shame.

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ