Tannoy Stirlings on the way!

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.

I found something that fixes my subs, but I'm not sure why.  Still puzzling over that one, but, in any case, the bass is back to more of what I'm used to.  Need to do some tuning for the Stirlings' greater output in those frequencies.  I may push the couch (my listening seat) back some and see what that does.

I ordered up some room treatments from GIK.  Found out today those won't be here till late October, though.