Has anyone ever switched to Harbeth

i think as Jaybo pointed out, the OP is bored, and has also answered his own question.

I don't if it is boredom, but the change would certainly quite different. With the Harbeth being warmer. They are different enough for someone to have a clear preference. I personally have always liked the Spendor/Harbeth type of speaker. But that is just my personal taste, I'm sure there are others that would clearly prefer Dynaudio. I think OP is on the right track; try a used pair, you'll know pretty quickly which "house sound" you prefer.

Taters ..I own Dynaudio,never owned Harbeths but have listened to the line on a few occasions, 40.1 the most recent.I personally dont think Dynaudio has a "house sound" as stated by the above poster,very neutral which is one of their strenghts.I suggest stepping up the Dynaudio line if funds are available/confidence line or above..If a switch is in your crawl there are many speakers that out perform Harbeth,IMO

Missioncoonery wrote: "I personally dont think Dynaudio has a "house sound"..."

I suspect that is a bit like a reference to accents. Most people don't describe themselves as having an accent. Rather the word is used to refer to others who sound different. Plenty of comedy routines have been based on a character declaring "I don't have an accent!"

I certainly find Dynaudio to have a distinct house sound, one that is fairly neutral but with a shade more coolness that I ultimately like.

As far as "out-performing", that is entirely dependent on what one is measuring. To use the well-worn auto example, one can claim a car with 10% more horsepower "out-performs" another make, but that doesn't mean much if the second car's overall design is more to my liking.

Only the OP is going to be able to decide which speaker he prefers and he's going to have to hear them to make that call.

Well, if its just that you are bored at least you will be trying something significantly different sounding from what I have heard.

Here's a link to a system thread here where the owner switched from a nice pair of Dyn Confidence to Harbeth that drew a lot of interest. Check that one out.

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vevol&1176687829&read&keyw&zzdyn%20harbeth