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Harbeth Owners which model?

I am looking to buy either a M30.1, SHL5, or M40.1. I owned a SHL5 in the past for about 3 years and totally enjoyed it and have regretted ever selling them. Since I sold the SHL5's a few years ago Harbeth has come out with the M30.1 and I wanted any feedback from anyone who has compared the 5's vs. 30.1? Anyone sell their 5's for the 30.1 and why? Lastly I am also interested in the 40.1's my room is 18 x 14 is that big enough to handle the 40.1?
bobheinatz
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mountainsong
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I enjoy my C7es3 and I compared them with many others.......
austinbob
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I love my SHL5s and augment them slightly with a REL T9 sub. But I wish I could compare them to the M30 and M40...
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pdreher
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I own SHL5's and previously owned the M-40.1's. Both great speakers. The M-40.1's are the best speaker I've owned... but at half the price, the SHL5's are very respectable, especially when paired with a REL sub.

Your room at 14' x18' is a bit on the small side for M-40.1's, but is probably doable if you have a properly treated room.
bobheinatz OP
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Thanks for the responses, any 30.1 owners out there?
egoben
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I haven't heard the other speakers but I own the 30.1. It is very far from being a "rock n roll" speaker, if you're into that kind of music, the bigger models are probably much better choises. However, if you mainly listens to acoustic music with lots of vocals, the 30.1's are probably tough to beat by any other speaker model or brand.
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