BTW, I enjoy the sound on videos you post. I know you are having a great experience when you sit down for a listen. Semi-insightful comment alert: While a great system can sometimes sound mediocre on a video a mediocre system will never sound great on one :)
One of the systems I would take in a heartbeat. Great tonality, texture, transparency, detail but most of all emotionally engrossing, the feeling of the vocalist and players superbly delivered! I was in the sweet spot 3rd row. I believe Ron was sweet spot 2nd row. Regarding videos, sometimes...
Not surprised to hear about Ed's readiness to be of help. Given his all hours availability I sometimes wonder if he is Taiko-developed AI. But then, he has too much personality for that to be true :) Love to hear your impressions after Stirling's visit!