Bookshelf/Monitor suggestions.

All are good suggestions so far but I must admit to being surprised of no mention of the Spendor 3/5's. Since the Harbeth I heard is essentially the same, I wonder if anyone who has made a suggestion so far (to which I am grateful) has compared their suggestion to either one. Anyone heard the Spendors or Harbeth's?

Paulwp, Sorry if email was a disturbance. Yes I have a pair of P3's in my den system but they are not mine. The pair I heard at a used record store in Washington DC metro area are P3. What I'm trying to asceratain through this thread was more knowledge than what was available locally or on Harbeth's website. Specifically is the Harbeth P3 and P3ES one and the same. Apparently no. Since starting the thread I have come across an excellent article by Paul Seydor reviewing the Spendor S3/5 which is probably where I'll end up as there are a couple of good sources locally for these speakers. I rarely find much to get really excited aboutin audio these days so when I accidently find something extroidinary,it is indeed a welcome. One rarely finds good sound in a record store. Or good records in an audio store.I sent you an email as you seemed to know more about the speakers than others. Sorry if it was an intrusion. My email add has my first name (ed) and I live in MD along the Chesapeake Bay. As I said I'm interested in people's first hand experiences with these products, which is why I enjoy this disccussion group per se.