Harbeth P3ESR vs the new XD

@ kw6
I am pretty sure that the new XD is the same speaker as the 40th anniversary limited edition. I have owned both and found the 40th a brighter sounding speaker. I sold the 40th and went back to the original model. Your dealer is correct.
Here is a video on the comparison on both speakers!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22BwUQZ50eQ&t=1s

@kw6
Mine never changed. I sold them and located a new pair of the original ones. There are some dealers that have the original ones but they are only in black!

Harbeth is no different from any other audio manufacturer. Vandersteen, Spendor, B&W, Audio-Research, etc., etc., always have an improved version in their product line. BTW, Harbeth does use the word ground-breaking in their new speaker line up. Here is the new Harbeth introduction from the company!!
https://harbeth.co.uk/

@kw6
How can there be a 70th anniversary of a speaker that was introduced in 1975?  Sounds very fishy!

Why would they name that LS3/5a the 70th anniversary limited edition? That makes no sense to me!
https://www.rogers-hifi.uk/latest-news-from-rogers/2018/6/19/70th-anniversary-edition