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Why do Harbeth speakers have such a cult following

Let me start by saying I'm not here to bash Harbeth speakers.I have actually listened to 3 different pairs before I bought my current speakers.I thought they sounded good but I don't understand all the hype around them.They seem to have a cult following like Linn and Naim. What is creating the cult following among Harbeth speakers?
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I loved my time with Harbeth 40.1's. There's a good chance I'll go back to them some day.
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Ditto Bobheinatz & Briangrarcom.
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I've owned SHL5's (non plus version) and am on my 2nd go-around with 40.1's.    
  • 40.1's... full bodied, refined, smooth, organic with a lot of "meat on the bones".  Not an exciting speaker, but one you can melt into your seat with, relax and spend hours listening to with no fatigue.
  • SHL5's (in comparison to 40.1's):  neutral, fast, transparent, lacking body.  I tried using with a REL Storm subwoofer, but the integration could not come close to bringing them to the sound quality of my 40.1's.  A good clean sounding speaker, but not in the same league as the 40.1's.
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