Harbeth Super HL5+...thoughts

All, thank you very much for your inputs.  I enjoyed reading them and added color to what I’ve already read.  They’re arriving tomorrow, but I likely won’t get everything setup until mid-week.  Very much looking forward to it.

Anyone compared them with the current Spendor Classic series, their natural competitor? Very interested in the Classic 1/2, asked about them in another thread but no luck so far...

Finally got everything setup.  I’m driving the Harbeth’s with a pair of Pass Labs 60.5’s and using a Pass Labs XP-20.  Well, it sounds epic.  I’m a huge Lamb of God fan, just as much as I enjoy Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.  I’ll put the flag in the ground, these speakers rip.  Metal never sounded so good.  Plenty of bass and the highs are not fatiguing, at all; which I’ve encountered when listening to heavily compressed music/guitars.  Either way, thanks all for the input.

That's great to hear Todd.
I found the Harbeths actually did some metal and classic rock in a more satisfyingly rich manner than many other popular speakers.

I listen to about all types of music and I’m very happy with my SHL5+. I’ve been tempted by SS amps by Pass and Luxman. I too have the 40th Anniversary in Tamo Ash. I would have preferred the Walnut but they were out at the time. My pair were the demos for the Florida audio show a few months ago and were run by a Luxman 509X. I came from Sonus Fabers and I’m so happy I have the same warmish liquid midrange but a much fuller, wider, and deeper soundstage. The boxes are quite big. I’m in a 12x15x12 room treated by GIK Acoustics. When I put the speakers in the old position of the SFs I couldn’t get the sound right. I turned the room 90 degrees and put the speakers along the long wall and that was the ticket. Best of luck with yours.