@d2girls--absolutely, hear them if you can but if you can't there are a few of us here that have direct, substantial experience with both brands (Harbeth and Daedalus) who can give you a good idea of what to expect should you go from one to the other. Of course, everyone's ears are different, but if you can't get an audition or get to CAF (or better yet, to Ferndale which is in a beautiful part of the PNW near the Canadian border) the views of these folks will have to suffice. You mentioned "cohesiveness" in your last post so let me weigh in on that--one thing I love about the Harbeth sound is the absence of any crossover issues. When I was looking to replace my Compact 7s with something bigger for our new room, several speakers I demoed put me off because I could not get past what I heard as obvious transitions between the drive units. My ears may have been sensitive to this because the Harbeth's are so coherent. When I finally got to hear the Daedalus speakers one (of many things) that immediately impressed was just how coherent they sounded despite being a multi-driver system. Lou has worked with one of the leading designers of complex crossovers in developing his proprietary designs and his crossovers are packed with highly sophisticated, premium parts. This is one of many reasons why his speakers simply sound like live music, as opposed to good (or even great) hifi.
