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Harbeth 30.1 or 40.1

I would like to get a pair of Harbeth, and wondering if 30.1 or 40.1 is better.  My room size is about 18’ x 16’.  I currently have a pair of Spatial Audio X5 with large 12” mid range driver.  I would say I listen in low to low-medium volume for Jazz and vocals.  Is 40.1 too big for my area?  I am afraid if I am not listening to what it is supposed to sound like if I don’t turn up the volume.

however, if I buy the 30.1, is that I should get a pair of sub?  Versus for 40.1, I assumed I don’t need subs?
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I have a pair of Harbeth 30.2s in a room about the same size as yours. I use a Line Magnetic Premium 845 amp. The bass is silly good for a stand mount speaker. I took a pair of nice subs (Axiom EP500s) out of the system. Didn't need them. The midrange? Right up there with the best I've ever heard.


Excel Audio, in Newport Beach also carries the 40.2s. Wow! They sound beautiful, but they are physically too big for my room.  But, still, I'm thinking about it.

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