Another speaker that is somewhat similar and coincidentally garners the same sort of following is Audio Note. I think they have some similarities in their designs.Most readers here know by now that I bought Audio Note speakers. The AN speakers hit me right away with qualities that connected me to the music without analysis.
Mmike84 (Threads | Answers)
So, while Shadorne took a roundhouse by suggesting that I did not connect with the Harbeth M40 because I don't hear or "get" midrange, I think my purchase of the Audio Note speakers suggests that I do in fact get midrange. They don't do pop and sizzle either.
The M40 were not to my liking from the get-go. The Audio Notes did it immediately.