My room is Irregular shaped with a smaller adjoining dining area to the rear and a double stairwell to the left. The soundstage is very dark and smooth causing the instruments to be acutely distinguishable and detailed. The ELACs stand-mounts are midrange magicians so to speak but with the front of the speakers 48 inches from the rear wall, the bass is well in the background behind the main performance. The SVS subwoofer comes into play in this audio only system, flushing out the bottom musical registers, creating a well balanced sound through the full audio spectrum without bringing any attention to itself whatsoever. Very much satisfied at this point.
Speakers recently changed from Magnepan 1.7s, which I could no longer appreciate due to high frequency hearing loss. The sound presented by the ELACs somehow complement my new normal since suffering hearing loss.
Nice setup! I also have Magnepan 1.7's and the NAD M3. I'm shocked by the sound I'm getting out of these "working class" components! The 1.7's produce a lot more bass then I thought possible. Using Clear Day silver cables (double shotgun) took the system to new levels. Bass is much deeper then the Purist Audio cables I borrowed for testing, and highs have substantial better resolution. I've got to take a look at the PS audio line conditioners. Did you find a big difference plugging the M3 into your line conditioner?