Comparison of Devore silverbacks vs harbeth 40.1

While the 40.1 definitely fit the bill in regards to sounding full bodied and forgiving, I'm not sure they'd be optimal for you given your limited placement considerations. I'd be concerned the bass would be over-emphasized and they'd sound boomy. If you can be flexible with speaker placement, I think they'd be a good fit for what you are looking for. I love mine and drive them effectively with a VAC 30/30 in a 15' x 21' room.

I have no experience with the Daedalus, but they do sound intriguing and have a very loyal following... but you'd have to buy new, as it's very rare that they come avaialable on the used market.

I went and listened to the harbeth hl5 recently, my quest was to listen to the 40.1.That said I really enjoyed the harbeth sound,but the silverbacks are in a totally different league with regards to detail and imaging and getting into the soul of the recording.Thank you for your responses and starting to play around with positioning the speakers again to get a little more warmth/ bass. Devore is truly a great designer.

I did the same comparison and ended up with Harbeth's but that's what worked for my room and my ears. If I ever get to start a second system (or have room for it), I would build it around Devore's. No doubt some amazing speakers.