I went and listened to the harbeth hl5 recently, my quest was to listen to the 40.1.That said I really enjoyed the harbeth sound,but the silverbacks are in a totally different league with regards to detail and imaging and getting into the soul of the recording.Thank you for your responses and starting to play around with positioning the speakers again to get a little more warmth/ bass. Devore is truly a great designer.
Comparison of Devore silverbacks vs harbeth 40.1
Started to look at the harbeth 40.1 compared to my silverbacks, has anyone compared the two. I am looking for a fuller more forgiving speaker with a tube amp in a 21by 22 room. The only problem is that the speakers need to be about 18 inches from the back wall and 20 inches from the sides .