Harbeth Comparison

Not sure if you have already made your purchase or not, but I have owned my pair of M30's for a year now, and have never grown out of them. They are so accurate at reproducing sound that they are a joy to listen to, and without the slightest hint of fatigue means I can listen for hours at a time. I have REL sub hooked up to bring the frequency response a bit deeper, so keep this in mind. Any speaker of this cabinet size will likely benefit from using a sub with them.
Cheers and best of luck.

Today at Deja Vu audio in McLean VA I listened to several of the Harbeths, from the compact (C73S-3) to the Monitor 30. They all sound great, the compact amazed me ...and I am a fan of small speakers that sound great at low volume. Outstanding sound! The Super HL5 plus is a great speaker too, and a real step up from the compact yet affordable (OK, but not on a typical student or getting started-in-audio budget). The 30 is also a step up and highly desirable. All these were driven by a variety of 6L6 tube amps, great sound match. 

...I gotta get me some. Oh boy, just when I was happy with my current rigs.

I love ❤️ me some Harbeths (in case you can’t tell by my name on here) Those were the beautiful British speakers that finally got me away from electrostatics. 
I love my HL5 plus & then I heard the 40.2’s and they are final stop end of the line speakers imho. I have them In a fairly small room at the moment, and they do fine as they have such a nice soundstage I’m very happy with them at low levels, and they don’t get rumbly because I’m using a Rel carbon fiber sub with them.(sometimes more is less As counterintuitive as it might seem.) but if the 40’s didn’t show up from a friend of mine. I would’ve been happy with the 5’s for years to come.enjoy !