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

Warm great mid range, bass shy, will not go real loud but they just sound right. Good with Naim, Rega, and other british electronics. Not a great value with dollar sliding though...

One of the better products I heard at "The Show". They sounded wonderful and I love the traditional look.

Very warm. Not transparent to what comes before them in the chain. Not highly resolving. Tweeter is fair, not great. Dynamics not great. Can be boomy in some rooms/systems. Delicious on vocals and acoustic instruments. You may love them or ask, WTF?

i have heard harbeths and spendors many times. while they won't bite your ears, they have audible cabinet colorations. something that is absent from most panel speakers.

I have said in previous posts on this website that if I only listened to vocals, jazz, chamber music, and other lighter music this would be my speaker. They DO have good bass (note some said they can be 'boomy' while others said 'bass shy'). As always things may change in your room with your system. But overall, as you can see, all you have 'chiming in' are big fans. There is something about these speakers - try them...I loved them.