I've written in posts before regarding a comparison of the Spendor Classic 100 (successor to the Sp100 Mk2) and Harbeth 40.2. Unfortunately not auditioned in same rooms or systems. They struck me as a lot more similar than different. The Spendor was, perhaps, a little more rigorous, and little more forward on fortissimo brass, that kind of thing. I liked both a lot and currently own 40.2's. Which, BTW, I prefer to the 40.3 XD which is inching towards a more "modern" presentation.
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https://www.highfidelity.pl/@main-1106&lang=en the above review will help you i have the 40.2/40.3xd as well as the sp100 r2, to me they are both truly excellent wonderfully coherent big monitors with similar personalities (easeful effortless natural presentation of the music with inner detail well integrated into the overall soundstage, excellent bass response, magical with voices and acoustic instruments) harbeth is less efficient, a bit warmer/smoother, likes fine solid state amplification for best bass, sp100 r2 has a touch more forward treble and upper midrange bite, touch more air/snap, 2-3 db more efficient higher impedance, thus more suitable with tube amps than the harbeth with proper system/component matching and placement i really don't think one outperforms the other note differing tweeter placement on these two models, so stand height needs to be a bit different for the two |
looks like you are good here without any need to budget for upstream electronics upgrades as you start your journey Have fun, sir!
.In the sum, the Monitor 40.3XD possesses that difficult to define but instantly apparent impression of authority on any and all kinds of music. From the simplest to the most demanding, from a whisper to far louder than you can stand, you have the sense there is no kind of music that it cannot take in easy stride and reproduce as truthfully, beautifully, and faithfully to the source as the current state of the art will allow." - Paul Sedour, The Absolute Sound February 2017
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