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This is the result of 35+ years of being an audiophile...started off with a Sony clock radio that my dad got for me-wow!!  I am blessed.  This is now a 100% digital system-the Rogue Audio Perseus pre amp & Decware Tube Buffer is in storage.  My system is now very transparent, detailed, liquid, smooth, natural.  Bottom line is I am that much closer to the recorded event.  My desire to upgrade has been greatly diminished.  Only item waiting for is the Schiit Audio Gadget...come on Mike and Jason!!  Note-all of my cables/wires/stand/platforms/power cords/duplex/weights/cones are from Mapleshade-everything that Pierre writes on his website is True-not hyperbole-been using his products for over 20 years.  Last words-the best 3 tweeks-IMO:  Add Powr eau2s, Mapleshade field shaping ground plane ribbons and the MQA software update for the Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC Series 2-they all brought me closer to the feeling of being at the recorded event-realism with ease/liquidity/detail/emotion.
Enjoy!  P.S.  one more tweek-Mapleshade's optical cable-connecting Apollo R CD player to the BADA DAC-sounds awesome-is making me pull out my CDs-in some respects better than the Bryston BDP1.  
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Room Details

Dimensions: 22’ × 12’  Medium
Ceiling: 12’


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    • Bryston BDP-1
    • ModWright KWA-100SE
    • Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC Series 2 MQA
    • Rega Apollo-R CD Player
    • Magnepan MMG
    • ADD-POWR eau-2
    • Granite Audio Ground Zero Model #502
    • Acoustic Revive RR-77

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Nice setup!

I run the LRS and recently found a tweak for the stands you may want to try as they  seem identical. 

Instead of the flip down risers I placed wood blocks under the stands. 
Then on top of the stands I laid heavy weight. 
In my case I laid 3”x1” steel plate across the span from one leg to the other. 
Dumbell weight(s) on each leg would work fine too. 

This significantly reduced the “spring” in the stands and made the panel much more rigid. 
I went a small step futher and adjusted the wood riser blocks to bring the panels 100% vertical. 

Yes the are aftermarket stands that do all this but this is free and very simple to try. 

The result, as hoped, was bass improved a touch in definition but the surprise was imaging. Especially in the tweeter. 

I guess the springiness in the stands was allowing the panels to move ever so slightly on bass hits and affecting the imaging focus.

Give it shot. Hopefully you get the same results!
If it does then the neat n tidy aftermarket stands may be worth the investment to keep the nice clean setup you have. 

mocean