Why do Harbeth speakers have such a cult following

Funny, I started an identical thread a few years ago. For a second I thought someone revived my old thread

Similar threads with positive feedback(musical,ambience,easy to drive,less sensitive to the source ) made me to buy these speakers.I would say great speakers for price.Lets you enjoy quality reproduction of music at less price compared with mega brands

The interesting link was given .Alan Shaw made statement very clear abaut their speakers as mastering speakers for recording studios.In my experience .Sometimes I create computer based music works and use for this SHL5,I can imagine in this place dynaudio c1 or s1.4 ,because they have mellow flavour to the sound.But I saw that a lot tv station and radiostations using active dynaudio speakers.May be promotion has influence to it

But it's all a matter of taste

yes,but there is one but---matter of taste has one particular feature,it likes fluctuate.I can listen harbeth for 3 weeks everyday with diffrent stereo sets,but sometimes I can listen other speakers(dynaudio) for 2 weeks or 1 month,that means that harbeth will rest for some time. The same thing applies to amps,cd players or dacs,even wires

dynamic punch can be achieved using punchy amp and source(dac) and copper interconnects modified with mundorf solder which contains silver gold etc.In my case Krell amp and bryston dac and Musical fidelity vlink192 does this trick

Harbeths are friendly to amps,especially to tube amps.With tube amps midrange become even better

well I found very nice sinergy between harbeth shl5 and synthesis roma 37dc+ amp

Started with NAD M2, Arcam, Moon and now LFD NFSE Mk II. Without the latest amp, I would have sold these speakers.

harbeths are more popular today than it was 3years ago.It was easier to sell them this year than 3 years ago:) 
Shl5 might lack body if they are in big free space .
If harbeths speakers are new ,they can sound bright and lean.Some people in this forum confirmed it.
Highs on shl5  sounded strained compared to dynaudio esotec and esotar or planar horns tweeters
Vocals ,dynamics were good on them,but horns speakers beat hartbeth in this area