Kal was right!

Well, I was getting kind of interested in the smaller S5M monitors...until I was given the Canadian price!   Starting at $17,000 for High Gloss Black,  Gloss Ebony is $18,500.

Yikes!  That keeps them firmly out of my price range, especially for a stand mounted speaker!

The speakers finally got here Thursday night, and Steve and his partner showed up Friday to unbox them and place them in my room (thank you Steve).  I have been playing music all day and night through them since.  They have been opening up and settling now for a few days, and I am more impressed than I was in Steve's room a few weeks back.  I have been driving them with a Luxman 509u integrated and Luxman D05u SACD player.  These are the best speakers I've owned or ever hope to own (they seem to best my 5As, need to someday test that?), so non-harsh at high level (It's 6am here and I'm playing a Nat Cole CD at lowish volume, magical). Steve is having a set-up man come by Monday to place the speakers (I did my best yesterday), and I don't anticipate him moving them much from where they are.  Imaging, tonal character, deep bass, non-harsh highs, sumptuous midrange, and pure beauty.  I feel incredibly fortunate.  

Very nice review here but we both like the all new Dynaudio Audio Focus 50 Active Wireless speakers better, our last speakers we will ever buy !

https://www.avforums.com/reviews/perlisten-audio-s-series-5-1-home-cinema-speaker-setup-review.20271/

Congrats!  I love hearing stories where people hear a component and just “know” it’s right, because it’s very special and rare when it happens.  I’m a big Vandy 5a fan so would welcome your thoughts on both if you can. 

what are you using to five the Vandersteen 5As and what difference do you hear with the Perlisten speakers?

Good luck with the new speaekrs.