Harbeth 30.2 or Falcon Gold Badge

In the same size range as the Falcon, I also like the ProAc Tablette.  Played at reasonable volume levels this is a warm, rich, yet still nimble sounding speaker; like the other speakers mentioned, with sort of faked bass, but still very musically satisfying bass.  For a speaker more like the 30.2, I also like the ProAc D2.

I hope this doesn't complicate things, but these are all great sounding speakers.  They all like to be placed away from the back wall and also a bit away from the side walls.  If you need to place the speakers closer to the back and side walls, there is always the Audio Note line.  These are speakers which are so musically enjoyable one does not bother to go down an audio checklist.  Like all of the speakers mentioned, I've only heard them with tube amplification (the only kind the dealer sells).  Most of the customers coming into the shop, if they have a brand in mind, come looking for Harbeths.  A number of Harbeth shoppers actually end up getting Audio Note speakers after giving them a listen; the opposite--those looking for Audio Note, but ending up with Harbeth, is not that common.  

I don't think you will be disappointed with either the Falcon or Harbeth, but if you have the chance, try to hear ProAc and Audio Note speakers as well.

If the room is able to accommodate larger speakers, I would recommend going with the size of a 30.2 or equivalent Falcon / other speakers such as Proac D2 etc. The P3ESR or equivalent LS3/5a version is nice but they are limited in their range both scale and bass, thus making them sound slightly "incomplete". They fit into smaller rooms nicely though and that’s where they excel - small room with limited space, and nearfield listening. Just my opinion.

Although I haven’t listened to the Falcons, personally I’d try them over Harbeth 30.2. Just like Yogiboy, I’ve listened to all models in the Harbeth line including the 40.1 (not 40.2 though), all pre-XD models. They are surely nice but after experiencing the Graham which is another derivative of the BBC just like Spendor, Rogers, Falcon and Harbeth, I find that they offer something more unique. Or the Proac and Audio Note suggestions by Larryi. 

As usual, try them and see for yourself as everyone prefers different things.

Sounds like LarryI works at Deja Vu, a shop that focuses a lot of its business on Audio Note.  I owned the AN-Js for about three years, and now have a pair of 30.2s in-house.  I think they have pretty different sound signatures.  As LarryI intimated, they both sound better with tubes (they usually use Synthesis on the Harbeths).

I have always thought of the 30.2s as the "sweet spot" in the Harbeth line, so worth checking out if you have the chance to make an informed decision between the Harbeths and the Falcons. 

I got a set of 30.2s had them 3 weeks before I sold them. Most boring speaker I have ever listened to, to be fare I was likely underpowering them with my Sugden amp. I wouldn't have like them either way. 

Ended up with a pair of JM Reynauds and I love them.