Tannoy Stirlings on the way!

Not particularly, but I don't really know what they're *supposed* to look like.  Thanks for the link!

I figured out why the low end seemed overly tight.  Nothing to do with break-in.  My REL subs aren't firing anymore.  Have to figure out what's up with that.  Maybe something came loose when I was switching the cables from the 4-ohm taps to the 8-ohm.

After letting them play in the next room all day and evening, I sat down late last night to do a little listening.  The sharpness in the treble is gone, hallelujah.  Still puzzling over why the subs stopped working.  I've reached out to REL, and turned them off in the meantime.

I sampled several things in my listening session.  The one I ended with, though.  That was magic.  It was Murray Perahia's recording of the Goldberg Variations.  When I put that on, the Stirlings dis. uh. peered.  Like vanished.  There was just the piano, hovering directly in front of me, well back of where the speakers were, and about 2 feet above them.

I've never had the disappearing speakers experience before, and I've had (and still have) some darn fine speakers.  This was the only recording the Stirlings did it on (or have done, so far), but still.  Holy cats!  I sat up till 3 in the morning listening to it.

Still getting acquainted.  I've moved them a couple of feet farther apart than I had my Lintons.  It's less convenient from a living space perspective, but I wanted to see how big a soundstage I could get in my room.  Still fiddling with it, but the signs are promising.

Happy and excited for you. New gear setup can be an awesome experience. 

Happy and excited for you. New gear setup can be an awesome experience.

Thanks, @ovinewar !  Yes, it can be.  Rediscovering music you've heard many times is a big part of the fun.

Wish I could figure out the REL issue, though.  Their customer support is stumped, as well.