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Quality of construction on some speakers- namely Harbeth

I have been doing, the what I am sure is impossible, looking for a great consencus speaker to try.  Because of my tinnitus and some suggestions- I am looking at cloth or other soft tweeters that emphasis mid range.  Harbeth and quite a few other BBC sound speakers are highly thought of and seem to fit my needs.  While looking at used speakers out there, I couldn't help but notice that besides being a lot of ham handed owners, a lot of these box speakers are coming apart at the the corners and their veneers are cracking.  My question is, English moist country made and then living in drier climates doom these to seperating or is it just knocking them over causing it?
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mlsstl
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There are some audio manufacturers out there that have strong opinions about various issues that run contrary to popular audiophile received wisdom. This may involve design decisions, component choices and so on. Alan Shaw is one of those contrarians on several levels and doesn't wish to waste time debating his choices. If you like his speakers, great, buy them. If you don't like them, go away.   

I've owned Spendors and heard Harbeths many times and think both brands are excellent and very musical sounding. I never had any trouble with the cabinet quality of the Spendors I owned which included two of the classic models and two of the S series. 
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