Are Harbeth S HL5's As Good As Reviewers Claim?

personally they are one of the best speakers i own and will ever own. No desires to upgrade !

I've been using harbeths for 3-4 years now & really like them a lot.
No urge to upgrade to other speakers.
My current harbeths are the SHL5s. Had the P3s, C7s, M30s before and they are all great.

You know, there is a lot of people worldwide that can claim the shl5s as one of their final speakers & I couldn't blame them.
Are they perfect, no. But for some, it is as good as it gets especially at this price point.
I myself have not upgraded to other speakers in the last 3-4 years.
Each day of playing time it gets better and better.
Would I welcome other speakers in the future ? probably ? but for now, the shl5s will stay in my room.

the beauty about the shl5s is that they can sound very good be it tubes, solid state, and hybrid amps. They are easy to get along and they sound great.
As you go higher the ancillary chain, they can reveal the strengths but not so much the weaknesses. They are forgiving. Over the last few months i wanted to upgrade them. But each time i hear what was offered, i still prefer the alluring and charming nature of the shl5s. best of luck guys.

Like all things, components, speakers, room need to be tweaked so that optimimum performance can be acheived.
I have no problems at all with my SHL5 producing air, detail, soundstage, etc... if ever to nitpik the shl5, i wish it was more dynamic without giving up the fullness, i wish it can go lower in bass and slightly tighter. And a little (just little) refinement in the highs. But other than that, I can just live with them as is.